As much as I like to think that when I wash the dishes, they will stay washed, it just isn’t so. A surprisingly large portion of our “tasks” are actually things that need to be done over and over. Rather than putting “wash the dishes” on a to do list, this type of activity needs … Read more
Household Management is what we do to keep our homes running. It is everything that keeps our homes (and lives) functioning, useable, clean, orderly, and beautiful. From the top down it looks like this: Household Management – Systems – Routines or Projects – Tasks. (graphic here) Systems are like the machine that needs to be … Read more
In a previous post about demolishing piles, I ended at the point of me starting to complete items in my “Take Action” box that take two minutes or less. Why that length of time? David Allen says in his book Getting Things Done, “The rationale for the two-minute rule is that that’s more or less … Read more
I recently read this from Adrienne Dorison: “The GAP is the distance between your GOAL and the ACTION needed to make PROGRESS towards achieving it. There are 3 areas you may have a GAP and need to fill — know this BEFORE you make an investment.” Then she lists the three GAPs as knowledge, action, and … Read more
Taming the Inbox This past weekend I started whittling away at my inbox. I’m not sure what other people use their inbox for, but for me, it is a catchall. Everything goes in here: bills, articles, flyers, photos, receipts, catalogs, artwork, school papers, broken items, extra buttons or screws, etc. In fact, there is so much … Read more
How Do You Balance Your Work Life and Your Home Life? This blog is written in response to a question posted at lifehack.org. The question was: “How do you balance your work life and your home life?” Since my work is my home, I think the balance between these is mostly a matter of seeing … Read more