Step 1: Brainstorm your Lists
- Writing down everything you’re working on right now
- Check to do lists
- Check emails
- Check calendars
Step 2: Follow 10-15 Rule
- The point of a project list is focus. It makes the invisible progress you do everyday, visible
- When you get stuck on a project, projects helps you switch to other projects seamlessly
Step 3: Identify False Projects
Common items that sneak into a project list:
- Dreams: Projects with no deadline
- Hobby: Projects with no specific goal
- Areas: Ongoing areas of responsibility that don’t really end
- Megaprojects: A collection of sub-projects
Step 4: More than 15 Projects?
- Move to least urgent to “future projects” note
- Say no or negotiate your commitments