A few weeks ago I decided to finally take the plunge and whole-heartedly embrace the "Getting Things Done"(GTD) productivity system. So far, I've experienced a bunch of positive changes as far as workflow goes, but probably the biggest impact is in the priority determinating department.
I'm starting to see that having a lot to do doesn't necessarily mean that you need to feel frazzled or overwhelmed.
As long as you're able to determine what are your most important tasks and also handle as much incoming info on the front end as you can, then you don't really reach "emergency status" that often. Wow--what a revelation.
Also, knowing what is truly urgent and what can wait allows me more freedom to relax when I'm not working. When I'm out of the office, I no longer feel that nagging tug at my mind that says, "You should be in the office working cuz there's so much that needs to be done."
Now it's more like, "Everything is okay; everything is on schedule." I can relax more knowing that there are no real emergencies.
So, GTD is making a big impact on my entire life, not just my work, and I wanted to share some of the really helpful stuff I've learned so far in a new post of mine over a Coachamatic called "HowTo Manage Workflow: Stop storing info in your brain".
It's sort of a continuation/elaboration of my previous post on eSoup "HowTo have more peace of mind and increase your productivity" and goes more in depth on the concept of open loops.
If you'd like to explore some of the GTD concepts that make it possible to relax your mind while still getting stuff done, you'll want to check it out.
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