Great advices. As a side note, I would add that it is important to be able to estimate the effort to do your tasks. Underestimating the time required to do something is a very dangerous trap. Moreover, I would also recommend to set up time for resting (your eyes and your mind) throughout the whole day.
I have made progress watching Carl’s videos. However, I still find myself sometimes getting off track with my calendars, reminders, etc….I use to be so organized I was helping others get on track. 😄 But, the one thing I have learned and I work at daily is trying not to let myself get stressed about not meeting my daily planned goals.
I hear this, I am definitely a task overloader… then once they’ve been on there too long to be effective I end up deleting them anyway… would be so much easier to just not add them to begin with 🙄
Indeed, but often when we add something to our inbox, we do want to do it. It's after we have reflected on it for a little while that we decide we no longer want to do it and that's perfectly fine.
When I get back to work after holidays 2022, I will try NOT putting emails on my task list and just set a time to go through them. Let's see if that works. I often feel overwhelmed in the morning because that is when most of meetings are, and I want to reply before overseas colleagues leave. But do I need to? Will consider that as it may help with my overwhelmed feeling, thought it may trigger fear of missing something urgent.
I've found if you have a consistent time fore responding to your email, people quickly learn your routine and you soon become comfortable responding to mails once a day.
Great advices. As a side note, I would add that it is important to be able to estimate the effort to do your tasks. Underestimating the time required to do something is a very dangerous trap. Moreover, I would also recommend to set up time for resting (your eyes and your mind) throughout the whole day.
You're quite correct there, Gianpiero.
I have made progress watching Carl’s videos. However, I still find myself sometimes getting off track with my calendars, reminders, etc….I use to be so organized I was helping others get on track. 😄
But, the one thing I have learned and I work at daily is trying not to let myself get stressed about not meeting my daily planned goals.
I always look at it this way: Tasks in my task manager are optional. Calendar are events mandatory (although I can reschedule them if I need to)
I hear this, I am definitely a task overloader… then once they’ve been on there too long to be effective I end up deleting them anyway… would be so much easier to just not add them to begin with 🙄
Indeed, but often when we add something to our inbox, we do want to do it. It's after we have reflected on it for a little while that we decide we no longer want to do it and that's perfectly fine.
I want to say thank you for your videos they helped me so much. I hope you get the 100k subscriber soon!
Thank you. I hope so too. :-)
Brilliant as always!!! Thank you Carl , for your continuing contribution to our productivity
Thank you, Annez. Glad you liked it.
Another great video - thank you for all your hard work. Well done.
Thank you, Rob.
WoW 🎉❤😊awesome thank u so much 🎉
You're very welcome.
Very nice good work
Thank you.
Great stuff as always!👍
Thanks, Sam.
When I get back to work after holidays 2022, I will try NOT putting emails on my task list and just set a time to go through them. Let's see if that works. I often feel overwhelmed in the morning because that is when most of meetings are, and I want to reply before overseas colleagues leave. But do I need to? Will consider that as it may help with my overwhelmed feeling, thought it may trigger fear of missing something urgent.
I've found if you have a consistent time fore responding to your email, people quickly learn your routine and you soon become comfortable responding to mails once a day.
Your video with great information inspired me. So I started implementing what you said with Things 3 and Apple Calendar. Greetings from Turkey...
Good luck, Mehmet. And greetings from South Korea.
Beautiful 👍
Thank you.