Discovery of the Day

Success From the Nest is a new addition to the list of creative blogs I read. It has great cartoons plus this great post about discovering your passion(s).

Reading Make It Great! led me to Rothacker Reviews …

which led me to the Learning Journal Worksheet…

which led me to the Meeting Planner Organizer Worksheet and 5×5s Worksheets at Studentl.inc.

Follow-up

Follow-up systems can handle:

• deferred actions
• task start and due dates
• meeting materials
• phone call-backs
• bill paying
• tickets
• tracking projects
• delegated tasks

Methods

Simplest: Mark a calendar and hold papers in a “Pending” file-idea from Stephanie Winston via Matt’s Idea Blog.

Simple: Tickler file with two folders “this month” “next month” plus two folders “this week” and “next week.”

Less simple: A complete tickler file system with folders for each month plus 1-31 for the days of the month. Hence the name 43 Folders, an integral element of GTD (Getting Things Done) methodology.

Note: follow-up systems only work if you make a habit of checking them daily and use them often.