The Best Productivity Workflow (for Me)

When it comes to productivity, one-size definitely does not fit all.  But I’ve worked hard over the past several months trying to narrow down and perfect a workflow that works for me.  Take a look, use it or parts of it, but try to get the information flow in your life forced through deliberate channels that you have control over.  It’ll help reduce anxiety, and keep you with a clear picture of where you’re headed.

First, state your goals of your productivity system and workflow.  For me, I wanted a quick easy way to get ideas out of my head, a way to organize those ideas, and a way to turn those ideas into actionable goals and items.  Seems simple, but when you try using a million different tools to get it done, it turns into a sloppy mess of a nightmare.

Next, we’ll take a quick inventory of tools or resources we currently use, would like to use, or need to find.  My list included three different todo applications!!  How am I supposed to be productive when I’m using so many different programs that all do that same thing? I narrowed down my list to the following items - below each item is a notation about what role it plays in my personal productivity workflow: Read more