Comments on: The Art And Science Of The Next Action http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/06/30/the-art-and-science-of-the-next-action/ Work smart, play smart Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Seb http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/06/30/the-art-and-science-of-the-next-action/comment-page-1/#comment-33726 Seb Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:25:31 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=513#comment-33726 I really enjoy your blog and the posts you do. Your writing is really clear, captivating and has a really nice swing to it. Thanks for your great tips, and I couldn't agree more with putting a final deadline on a task so you can tick it off as done and not have it hovering over your head I really enjoy your blog and the posts you do. Your writing is really clear, captivating and has a really nice swing to it. Thanks for your great tips, and I couldn’t agree more with putting a final deadline on a task so you can tick it off as done and not have it hovering over your head

]]> By: Francis Wade http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/06/30/the-art-and-science-of-the-next-action/comment-page-1/#comment-26697 Francis Wade Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:51:32 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=513#comment-26697 I have found that when I schedule an action to take place in my calendar, I am much more precise that when it's simply added to a list. I think the fact that a user confronts the time required to get something done pushes him/her to think about it more deeply, as it now requires a start and end time, and an understanding of what actions and outcomes are involved. I have found that when I schedule an action to take place in my calendar, I am much more precise that when it’s simply added to a list. I think the fact that a user confronts the time required to get something done pushes him/her to think about it more deeply, as it now requires a start and end time, and an understanding of what actions and outcomes are involved.

]]> By: Shanel Yang http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/06/30/the-art-and-science-of-the-next-action/comment-page-1/#comment-25013 Shanel Yang Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:16:01 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=513#comment-25013 The end result definitely used to be the most difficult part for me when I had a lot of supervisors that each wanted me to tweak whatever I'd written to include some obscure law that they knew existed somewhere. Then, when I got high enough up the corporate ladder that I was the supervisor, I had to tell myself when good enough was good enough, and it was usually the deadline that dictated that decision. Surprisingly, it was <em>always</em> good enough. That says a lot about the efficacy of the 80/20 rule. From there I was able to stop at good enough even without a crushing deadline. But, now that I have my own blog and I keep hearing that content is king I'm constantly tempted to keep tweaking my posts beyond what is probably good enough. Thanks for this post to remind me that productivity and efficiency are also part of my life goals, and so I am once again steering toward what is simply good enough. The end result definitely used to be the most difficult part for me when I had a lot of supervisors that each wanted me to tweak whatever I’d written to include some obscure law that they knew existed somewhere. Then, when I got high enough up the corporate ladder that I was the supervisor, I had to tell myself when good enough was good enough, and it was usually the deadline that dictated that decision. Surprisingly, it was always good enough. That says a lot about the efficacy of the 80/20 rule. From there I was able to stop at good enough even without a crushing deadline.

But, now that I have my own blog and I keep hearing that content is king I’m constantly tempted to keep tweaking my posts beyond what is probably good enough. Thanks for this post to remind me that productivity and efficiency are also part of my life goals, and so I am once again steering toward what is simply good enough.

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