One, it *gets* that long lists of next-actions arranged by context--thorough, as they may be--are uninspiring.
Two, the guys at Asian Efficiency--themselves huge fans of GTD (the backbone of my organisational system)--give it big props.
Qualifier: I've only begun to check it out. I don't even sense I've got the whole yet.
Two disciplines I've adopted so far:
- On Mondays, list three things you'd love to have accomplished by Friday. And put them in terms that actually inspire you.
- Each day, first up, list three significant things you want to do in the day.
Clarity, motivation, focus. I'm less distracted, and less distractable. And these lists aren't replacing my vast organisational system (GTD), they're just giving some texture, some colour to an otherwise vast, grey, flat landscape of to-dos.
Keen to check it out? To be honest, I've found it... awkward to look into. The main website is clunky to navigate around. There's no downloadable book-sample pdf. The best 'way in' is probably Meier's 30 Days of Getting Results website. This post, on his blog, is also a quick way in (long post, scroll to halfway down to '3 Wins to Rule Your Day').
