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# Posted: 17 Jan 2009 11:04
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Hi Dave,
Scheduling and meeting deadlines works well for many. I don't always use it but when I find myself getting too distracted by unproductive activities, I use a few tools to get back on track.
I use a wall calendar (though a digital calendar or personal planner would work equally well), MS Word, and MS Excel to help me refocus on the 20 of the 80/20 rule.
I always use a those three tools when planning a project.
At two of the four colleges that I attended (completed two degrees), we used MS Project. We also created a web page to accomplish the same. This method works great for creating and managing projects, which involve defining, scheduling, and monitoring progress with project tasks.
You might consider one or more of the above options for Project Management. I have found each method to be very helpful at times.
How you categorize, manage, and complete the tasks is up to you.
These days I mostly do it by instinct but on occasion I have found it helpful to list tasks, sort them by a small handful of general categories , and assign a priority rating to each list item.
Then I work through the items highest on the list that I feel are more or less urgent. I then work through some of the less urgent tasks.
You can do this for short term, medium term, and long term tasks and you might label them as such.
Be as formal or as informal as you like - according to your current needs and style. Feel free to switch out the methods over time :)
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