Tag: “Work-flow”

Within the Getting Things Done workflow, the Someday/Maybe list occupies a unique place. It’s not an action list, even though it includes “potential” actions. It’s something similar to what would be called a reserve warehouse in logistics: a space where you store things that have potential future value, but which, for the time being, don’t require any commitment on your part. In some places, it’s called the incubator.

Hello everyone!

Hello everyone!

There’s a habit so widespread among people trying to get organized that almost no one questions it: when something comes up (a task, an idea, a pending call), they write it down directly on the list where they think it belongs. On the “calls” list, the “errands” list, or the list for the corresponding project. Or worse, on a single to-do list. Quick, clean, no middlemen.

You’re already getting into the habit of capturing everything that catches your attention. Instead of trying to remember things or letting them slip away, you’ve realized that getting them out of your head and putting them in a safe place (your notebook, your notes or to-do app, whatever) gives you a clearer view of your reality.