From a5aa91c07b7455bd9ccbfcbca8304d60cb5aa390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:59:22 +0000 Subject: Write down the goal of a project --- projects-next-actions.mdwn | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/projects-next-actions.mdwn b/projects-next-actions.mdwn index 875608f..3cdcaea 100644 --- a/projects-next-actions.mdwn +++ b/projects-next-actions.mdwn @@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ time, though the time will be much longer. Next actions should typically be doable within half a day (but shorter is better), whereas projects might last up to a year. +It's a good idea to write down the goal of a project in a sentence or +a paragraph. This concentrates your thinking to be directed at achieving +that goal and makes it easier to avoid spending time on things that are +related to the goal, but don't help you achieve it. + Keeping track of projects and next actions: the art of lists ------------------------------------------------------------ -- cgit v1.2.1