Bonni Stachowiak shares how she improves her productivity through a structured, weekly review.

Podcast notes

The Weekly Review

Getting Things Done, by David Allen

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. – David Allen

• Having a system you trust
• GTD Methodology Guides
• LifeHacker’s guide to the weekly review

GET CLEAR

• Scannable
• Inbox zero for all inboxes (physical and electronic)
• Drafts app
• Brain dump / sweep

GET CURRENT

• Review task manager (I use OmniFocus)
• Review calendar (last week, next 2 weeks)
• Review Waiting
• Review Project Lists
• Review Checklists

GET CREATIVE

• Review someday/Maybe List
• Add new projects
• Refine system

Recommendations

Bonni recommends:

Give a weekly review a try for one month… and share how it goes…

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