| Gather all loose papers | Empty your paper inbox into your processing pile. |
| Process all notes | |
| Check all voice mail | Note relevant information in GTD and delete. |
| Review Email Inbox | Move each item to an action, waiting, or reference folder. |
| Review Email action box | Put next action reminder into system for each one, delete completed emails, or move to waiting on or reference boxes as appropriate. |
| Review Email waiting on box | Put waiting on reminder into system for each one, delete completed emails or move to reference box as appropriate. |
| Review previous calendar | Transfer any missed actions into system |
| Purge agendas | Review this week's meeting agendas and notes. Capture any projects, actions, waiting ons, or references. Ensure deadlines and deliverables are defined. |
| Review upcoming calendar | Capture actions about arrangements and preparations for any upcoming events |
| Empty your head |
Put in writing any new
projects,
actions,
things you are waiting for,
references,
and someday/maybes that are not yet in the system. |
| Empty your gtd-php inbox |
Use the 'Set Type' button to convert each one into a project, action, reference or waiting-on |
| Review Projects list |
3 of your 4 projects have no next action. Evaluate the status for each, consider the desired outcome,
and work out what the next action is for each. If you cannot devise the next action for a project, then
either it should have a Waiting-On marked as a next action, or it should be classed as a someday/maybe project.
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| Review Projects with no outcomes |
All of your projects should have a clear statement of the desired outcome.
The following 2 projects currently have no desired outcome specified:
For each one, ask yourself: "What would wild success look like?". What would
the situation look like, in order for you to be able to mark this project as
complete?
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| Review Actions list | Mark off any completed actions, review for reminders of further actions to capture. |
| Review WaitingOn list | Mark off any items which have now happened; for each such item's parent project, decide what the new next action is. |
| Review Lists | Review relevant lists for actionable items or projects. |
| Review Checklists | Review relevant Checklists for actionable items or projects. |
| Review Someday/Maybe List | Add new fun things, move any existing items into Projects if they are ready to go |
| Review support files | |
| Review Goals | Check off goals from this week. Define goals for upcoming week |
| Brainstorm |
Get creative with any new projects or
someday/maybes that may further your values, visions, goals, or areas of responsibility.
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