Handling daily activities

David Allen on attention and daily activities.

Question: How do we know if the way we are handling our daily activities is right or wrong?

David’s answer: It’s not a matter of right or wrong—it’s simply, “Am I appropriately engaged with this and my commitments about it?” So you only need to pay attention to what has your attention. Only things that are not on “cruise control” are grabbing your attention. So you need to decide what you need to do about them, and park the results of that thinking, especially the next action required, in an appropriate place or with an appropriate person.

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  1. Great answer, David! It is not only important to be “appropriately engaged” with your daily tasks, but as important, to be fully engaged with the people and relationships you are in contact with on a daily basis. This is the focus of my audio, Likeable You!

    Gail Kasper, Motivational Speaker and Author, http://www.gailkasper.com
    Likeable You: 7 Communication Strategies For Long-Term Relationships

  2. I think price will still be a great factor .If Window8 talebt is more than US$200 more expensive than iPad, it may not be as competitive.But for notebook PC . Anyway we have to use Windows, and Microsoft will definitely give up supporting Windows7 someday.. 1 3

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