One of the best strategies I have developed for clearing my mind and desk is to literally PILE IT ALL UP in one spot.
Let it sit (ferment) for one day to one week. It all depends on your patience level.
Then, grab a legal sized yellow note pad.
Next, go to work going through the pile and noting what needs to be done with the crap in the pile in priority order. Granted, this is a very simplified version of what I do, but it works.
Priority for me is:
- Revenue generating items, first
- Legally-bound-to-respond-to, second. (Why should they be first? No revenue, no business, right?)
- Pet projects, third.
- All other crap, last.
This simplification of business life is very effective at getting my most important things to the top of the list and getting them wrapped up quickly.
Adios. Here’s to huge profits and productivity.
