Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Open Loop Project

I'd like to tell you about a small project of mine for these last days of year 2011.

David Allen defines Open Loops as "anything pulling at your attention that doesn’t belong where it is, the way it is." Open loops could be large tasks like finishing your degree or very small ones like buying light bulbs. The point is that all the open loops of your life cause you stress pulling you in their direction.

I suggest you take three days to write down EVERYTHING that comes to your mind that you think you should do. When you're finished, spend one day organising these to appropriate lists (to do right now, tomorrow, next year, someday maybe etc.) and discard the ones that are unnecessary. Then start taking care of these things. Remember: if it takes less than two minutes, you should do it now.

I started this yesterday and already feel less stressed.

This project will give you more energy and freedom to set challenges for next year.

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