focus on what I'm supposed to be doing

Doing a combo of GTD (David Allen) and Eat That Frog (Brian Tracy). I cannot seem to just use GTD. It gets time consuming sometimes for me.

I’ve used this method for almost 2 months now. So far so good. Helps me to return my focus on what is important.

Big Rocks (Project or Next Actions)
- major deliverables for the week, no more than 5 items
- updated weekly
- listed in an index card, size (2×3.5)
- posted in the left wall of my desk

Small Rocks
- deliverables for the day, no more than 8 items
- some are next action to my big rocks
- others are just tasks due for the day
- updated daily
- listed in an index card, size (2×3.5)
- sits on my desk

Pebbles
- unscheduled things that crop up during the day
- may need to be done within day, or
- may need to be logged as Small Rock for another day
- listed in a notepad as todo item

cool, witty, and true. i wanna remember this.

http://www.43folders.com/2008/08/14/who-moved-my-brain

stardate :: 25 June 2009

today i set out to challenge myself (as if I have not enough challenges, but still i will forge on) and do my best to eat my frogs first thing in the morning.

as Mark Twain says

“If you eat a frog first thing in the morning, the rest of your day will be wonderful.”

“if you have to eat a frog, don’t look at it for too long”

• EATEN – create a root-cause analysis document – list all of my errors for the last couple of months. this will help to analyse what i did wrong and also help me to identify my needs-for-improvement.
• TRIED EATING / PUT IN THE FRIDGE – try to create 1 working step definition using cucumber/celerity – my achilles heal. i need to overcome this one.

• DONE – organize Public folder
• DONE – organize My documents folder
• FORGO – file re-imbursement for cab

• do not open googlereader at the office
• read email/twitterfox only when the reminder pops-out (i’ve scheduled reminders at intervals for this)
• schedule time for viewing 43things page. hahaha.

I know multi-tasking sounds like a good thing. But it I think I have over-used that skill and it is giving me negative side effects.

Now my brain feels like a hand with fingers reaching out to five different directions at the same time. Most of the time.

Not so good when I am trying to focus on a single IMPORTANT task.