Process - The Journey to Productivity and Effectiveness

Guild member @BrianP has a question we dive into this week: how do you best pick your daily most important tasks?Links:Most Important Tasks (MITs) - The Personal MBAHow to be More Productive by Using the “Eisenhower Box”009: The Most Important Tasks - Productivity Guild Community

Justin discusses how we productivity enthusiasts (including himself) can verge on the line of being over-productive and some strategies to avoid it.Links:Pareto principle - WikipediaAmazon.com: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (9780525536512): Cal Newport: BooksProcess Episode 2: What is Productivity?

Justin gives up on Scrum for OmniFocus, abandons his pursuit of a more full reference system, and gives an update on his struggles with margin.Links:Tools They Use Episode 36: Common Productivity Dilemmas, Managing Tasks and Reference Materials with Justin DiRoseOmniFocus 3 Tour with Justin DiRose (2019) - YouTubeProcess Episode 3: Check-In #1Channels of Work | Using OmniFocusHyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction: Chris Bailey: 9780525522232: Amazon.com: BooksHyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction: Chris Bailey: 9780525522232: Amazon.com: Books

Justin discusses four main strategies to consider when approaching building a productivity system in the corporate world.Links:AutoHotkeyCapture OmniFocus Tasks on Windows with AutoHotKey - Digital Tools - Productivity Guild Community

Justin shares some strategies managers (and corporate employees) may find useful for their productivity systems in the corporate world.Links:Home | Manager ToolsEmail Three Times A Day - Part 1 | Manager ToolsEmail Three Times A Day - Part 2 | Manager Tools

Justin wrestles with how to implement margin and discusses some of the ideas he's reviewed to do better to implement it in his life.Links:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change: Stephen R. Covey: 9780743269513: Amazon.com: BooksThe "Big Rocks" of Life by Dr. Stephen R. CoveyThe Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play: Neil Fiore: 8601400338544: Amazon.com: BooksParkinson's law - WikipediaZiglar Inc - The Wheel of LifeMike Schmitz -The Hyper-Scheduling Experiment — MacSparkyThe Pain of Change – John Maxwell

This is our first check-in episode. Justin is making progress on his goals, hasn't really figured out what he wants to do with Evernote, and doesn't really seem to use his task manager.Links:The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months: Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington: 9781118509234: Amazon.com: BooksToastmasters International -HomeSTREAKS. The to-do list that helps you form good habits. For iPhone.STREAKS WORKOUT. The personal trainer that you actually want to use. For iOS.The 1 Percent Rule: Why a Few People Get Most of the RewardsAn Overview of How I Use OmniFocus – A Learn OmniFocus Webinar | Using OmniFocusJoe Buhlig | leverage the digital and welcome real lifeHomepage | Scrum.orgEvernoteDEVONthinkReinvented Software - Keep It for MacConquer your to-do list with the GTD Technique – The Crossover Blog – Medium — By failing to put things where they belong (a to-do list, a calendar, etc.), you become stressed by trying to remember everything. This leads to what Allen calls emergency scan modality, which he describes as a continual state of “scanning the horizon looking for the next fire to put out.” Needless to say, this is no way to be productive.

Description Justin explores the definition of productivity, how it needs to change, and what we can do to better define productivity for ourselves (hint: it has to do with our definition of success). Links Drafts Launch Center Pro OmniFocus 3.2 ProdCon 2019 Mike Vardy Mike Schmitz Carl Pullein Peter Drucker Victor Frankl Productivity Guild Pro Membership - Productivity Guild

Links:Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen: 9780142000281: Amazon.com: BooksProductivity Guild – The online community for macOS and iOS productivity tools and resources.Mac Power Users - Relay FMOmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni GroupMerlin Mann - WikipediaThe Hit List for Mac: Handles life’s little tasks & big projectsThe all-new Things. Your to-do list for Mac & iOSTodoist – The Best To Do List App & Task ManagerBear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and MacDrafts. Where Text Starts. | DraftsVisual Studio Code - Code Editing. RedefinedDeveloping the Leader Within You: John Maxwell: 9780785281122: Amazon.com: BooksHyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction: Chris Bailey: 9780525522232: Amazon.com: BooksA Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story: Donald Miller: 9781400202980: Amazon.com: BooksBlue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality: Donald Miller: 9780785263708: Amazon.com: BooksDeep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World: Cal Newport: 9781455586691: Amazon.com: Books