![]() A productivity system must capture most, if not all, of your tasks related to your various responsibilities a system that only captures work, but fails to capture family or community responsibilities is not balanced. Supporting theories are capture, organization, and consistency. These ideas, and much of my execution strategy comes from David Allen and his best selling book Getting Things Done. Although your brain/ nervous system is pretty amazing, it sucks at multitasking, so if you are a die-hard multitasker, you need additional external systems to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. ![]() The main theory that supports my own personal productivity is that the grey matter between your ears is a terrible place to keep stuff. As I am writing this, I am flipping back and forth between emails coming in, scheduled calls, and my task list, which may or may not require me to get out of my chair, AND whatever else pops in my brain. In this article, I will explain tips and tricks and theory of productivity using Microsoft Outlook. There is a balance and there is a way back, and the tool I use to be truly productive is Outlook Tasks, a default module in Microsoft Outlook. There has to be a balance between focus and important distraction, and there has to be a way back from the brink of complete and utter unmitigated chaos – no plan, no list, no schedule, just do what comes to mind first. The reality is, I’m not going to segregate my day to some robotic schedule that does not allow for real life and real business. So there is science, and there is reality. ![]() Just to be clear, there is a school of thought that suggests that multitasking is unproductive.
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