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Productivity

Thoughts on productivity and operating with efficiency and enduring effectiveness.

GTD’s Horizons of Focus

In their September 22 episode of the Nested Folders Podcast, Scotty Jackson and Rosemary Orchard discuss the GTD Horizons of Focus. This is something I thought GTD didn’t cover very well when I first started learning the system back in the early 2000s. Coming from Stephen Covey’s system, with its heavy emphasis on roles, I was glad to see David Allen include this higher level of planning. (Perhaps I just missed it the first time around. That’s entirely possible.)

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Tracking Goals in OmniFocus

BLUF: You can use OmniFocus (or your task management app of choice) to track your quarterly and annual goals. If you use Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus Planner, the information in this post works perfectly with an OmniFocus/FFP hybrid set up. [Read more…] about Tracking Goals in OmniFocus

Using OmniFocus with the Full Focus Planner

BLUF: Stay focused and avoid the distraction of technology throughout the week by using OmniFocus’s Forecast perspective in your weekly review to enter appointments and tasks for your upcoming week into your Full Focus Planner.

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Avoiding False Due Dates with OmniFocus

BLUF: Avoid using false due dates in OmniFocus. Use the power of tags and custom perspectives instead.

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Automating the Documentation Process for Teachers

Why Documentation Matters

Educators at every level of instruction—from pre-school to grad school—understand the importance of documentation. If we raise a concern about a student’s recent change in behavior, for example, we’re expected to be able to support our concern with objective data and concise, non-accusatory observations. And while we like to think our administration would support us no matter what, if we don’t have proper documentation in a parent conference, the result is more often than not one with which we won’t be happy. In a situation where it’s our word against a student’s or parent’s word, we lose more than we win.

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Gregory Pittman
Music Educator • Conductor • Professional Musician
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