How to Get Things Done in the Time You Have

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[kenacliffordful]

wow. you guys are awesome! such a Blessing! Thank you!

[saintinlower]

I notice it when I stop using my Next Actions List. That alone has been most helpful! Very good video, April!

[shannondparkerify]

Great video! So helpful to have all the visuals. I like that you gave a category "open loops" for all the things left over after completing tasks, ie. After helping your teen son clean his room, there were things for him to sort on his own, things that belonged elsewhere in the house, and books Eric needs to go through and may keep and need to go somewhere in the house. I usually try to label those items, even if just with a note on piece of paper on top, as a reminder of what it is and who is responsible to take care of it. Thanks for sharing your examples with us and some of the factors that can be applied to decision-making and task completion.

[julias]

Thank you April! Your videos have been super helpful to me.

[jkufalk]

This was an incredibly helpful video. Thank you April!

[Emkfry]

This is great! I do many of these things, but all are good reminders. Thanks April!!

[mariacastillo]

You’re absolutely awesome at explaining and illustrating the streps.

[jaynemarshall]

Such a great video! Thank you, April! As most do, I have both multiple appointments and levels of activites at home - and these steps will help me focus and dovetail work time into wait times! A question: On the white board, does the drawing after the faucet mean to turn off notifications as the 5th step? You mentioned this briefly in the last example with creating the outline, but ...?

[Vishy-bhls]

Love this video! Can you explain with examples how you can use buffer time when cleaning a room? Typically if I stop doing something like that, and switch to say discussing something fun with my child, I will not get back to the main task again to close out any open loops. I think your point is quite valid but I am not able to visualize the concept of how creating a buffer will look like in real world examples (without creating a bigger mess to deal with, for later). Maybe this can be a separate video, if that’s easier for you.

[ltaylor]

Hi April & Eric, how would I identify a class program? is that a project that should be worked on in microbursts? The class is online so I can work on it on my own time but my schedule is busy with bigger priorities and other tasks. How could I fit a class into my week? Thanks so much!