Can I have the flowchart please? I first pass it sound like someone just reinvented the notebook which doesn't sound that impressive to me.
On 12 Jan, 15:13, "Mike De Bruyn" <[email protected]> wrote: > O.K. I read the instructions, got confused, drew a flow chart (which I gave > to Mark) and now that I have it figured out and implemented, I conclude that > it is possibly the simplest and most effective system for EXECUTING the > DOING phase of time management. It does not deal with filing, or planning, > or any number of other issues one might encounter. It is FOCUSED on DOING > the RIGHT task and keeping MOVING while FILTERING OUT the "someday/maybe" > things in an ongoing way. > > Don't expect this system to make your morning coffee, but it is so damn > efficient that it boggles the mind. And I'm not even messing with a > computer implementation. I'm just using my pocket notebook and it is super > simple and effective. > > You've GOT to sign up for beta testing. (Which is an odd term because what > you get is an email with a list of instructions on how to set up a > notebook.) But once you figure out how to do it, you'll wonder why no one > thought of this before. One place it REALLY shines is getting past the > whole tangle of projects v. next actions v. actions. Simply put, it does > not matter. Put anything on the list and when you get to it, you'll know > what to do next ... and if you don't finish it, it goes back on the list for > the next pass. Brilliant. > > Just my $0.02. > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Steve Wynn > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I would say simplicity - think of GTD without the bells and whistles. For > > the most part you deal with one list - two if you want home and work to be > > separated. > > > Splitting the one list into pages - splits the one list into workable > > units, that are by default Closed Lists. In other words once a page is full > > - nothing new is added to the page. Hence it is Closed/Defined. All new > > items get added to the last page. In contrast to GTD - a context list has > > items completed and new items added. That is in essence an Open list - of > > typical ToDo list fashion. What Autofocus does is combine the power of the > > Open List format - the ability to continually enter new items as they > > surface. With the structure of the Closed List format - you work on a page > > at a time - moving forwards through the pages. > > > There is more to it than this because it utilises something called > > 'structured procrastination' - but as the system itself is in a beta phase > > in order to get the full instructions you would need to sign up. Mark has > > requested for the moment that the instructions are not made publicly > > available. > > > To set it up within MLO takes a matter of minutes really - it is so easy to > > adapt MLO to suit this type of working it does seem to fit really nicely. > > > I would give it a try if you use GTD - because if you thought GTD was > > simple/easy to use - then this is even simpler. If you have any doubts - > > check through the discussion group on Mark Forster's website - you will see > > the typical issues/questions people are having with the system, > > >http://www.markforster.net/forum/ > > > All the best > > -- > Cheers, > Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/myLifeOrganized?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
