Throughout any given day we are bombarded with new tasks. Whether they are emails to respond to, articles to read, or phone calls to make. All of these tasks have different priorities and time requirements.
To keep these tasks under control, decide what action is required the moment something arrives on your plate.
By getting it out of the way immediately you won’t be wasting time writing it down, prioritizing, or even thinking about it again. Your to-do list will stay shorter, and you will have less on your mind.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen outlines a complete organization system for managing your personal and professional workflow. The popular GTD method is based on the idea that every task should be given a place and a time. By putting items in the proper buckets, to be dealt with at their designated times and in their appropriate places, your mind is free to focus on the present.
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