A system to never miss any important task

After reading this post, we’ll see:

• Why it's hard to keep track of small (but important tasks).

• My simple system to avoid the above problem.

TL; DR:

Create a recurring meeting in your calendar. Drop low - impact tasks into it throughout the week. This way you’ll never miss them.

Imagine this - you check your personal mail. You see an important update - your drivers license will expire in 2 weeks. You realize, you have to work on this soon. Then your phone buzzes - your school group is planning a reunion. Excited, you join them virtually to make plans.

20 minutes later, you're bored and think which movie to watch this weekend. The day goes on.

A few weeks later, it pops back in your mind - your license has expired! You completely forgot to plan & renew it as soon as you saw the mail.

I'm sure you can relate to this kind of a scenario. So.... why did this happen?

• We live in an age of distractions.

• Attention spans are trending downwards.

• Too many things to do , not enough time.

What if I told you, I have a simple system to ensure:

• You never miss an important task

• You do more in less time

• Works 100 % of the time

Enter General Catch All (GCAL in short). My system to ensure you never miss an important task.

How to get started?

• Find a 1 - 2 hour slot in your week when you're free.

• Create a recurring meeting at that time in your calendar.

• Throughout the week: if something comes up (and you don't have time to do it right away). Stop everything and add it under GCAL (or whatever you've named it as).

Then, every week when your calendar reminds you, sit down and get things done 😀 

That's it!

But why does it work?

• It's automatic. No deciding when , where to do something. It's already decided. Your only job is to add stuff to this slot as things come up.

• Batching. As I've used this system for a long time, I see a bunch of simple tasks. These can be done one after the other. By batching low - intensity tasks together, you save a ton of time.

Some inspiration ( sneak peek at my previous GCAL slots) :

That’s it!

I hope this simple system helps you to never miss an important task. If you think this will help your friends, share it with them.

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