The last step in the ‘Getting Things Done’ process is the execution of the tasks. After everything’s been captured, processed, organized, reviewed, how is it decided which task is to be performed first?
The selection/filtering criteria is:
- Context – where are you? The place you are in at the moment limits your choice. You cannot go grocery shopping if you are in the office.
- Time – the available time you have in hand is the next determining factor. You cannot draft a fifteen page proposal if all you have is ten minutes before the meeting starts.
- Energy – how much energy do you have left? Do you have enough energy to get through the task? Brainstorming ideas for a marketig campaign after a gruelling busy day? Or browsing through articles you saved to read later?
- Priority – if all the above criteria are met and you are left with more than one task, then the priority of those tasks determine which one is to be done first.
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