Chapter
The Importance of Keeping a Minimal Backlog
14:34 - 22:27 (07:53)
To prevent being overwhelmed by new inputs, it's important to keep a minimal backlog of unclarified, uncaptured, and unorganized tasks to make sure all agreements have been renegotiated with the self. This includes organizing physical entries like receipts and digital entries like email.
Clips
David Allen explains how keeping agreements with ourselves and others can foster trust, and offers three options to help us fulfill them: say no, keep them, or renegotiate them.
14:34 - 15:42 (01:08)
Summary
David Allen explains how keeping agreements with ourselves and others can foster trust, and offers three options to help us fulfill them: say no, keep them, or renegotiate them.
ChapterThe Importance of Keeping a Minimal Backlog
Episode#384: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD)
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Keeping a backlog as minimal as possible is crucial to ensure that one is clear about all of the agreements that have been renegotiated with themselves; this includes email backlogs.
15:42 - 19:39 (03:57)
Summary
Keeping a backlog as minimal as possible is crucial to ensure that one is clear about all of the agreements that have been renegotiated with themselves; this includes email backlogs. It also prevents the feeling of being overwhelmed and missing something important.
ChapterThe Importance of Keeping a Minimal Backlog
Episode#384: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD)
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The advancements in technology have not necessarily improved productivity but have, in fact, complicated people's lives.
19:39 - 22:27 (02:48)
Summary
The advancements in technology have not necessarily improved productivity but have, in fact, complicated people's lives. Many people are turning to paper planners as they find technology too time-consuming.