Posted on Sep 23, 2014
What method do you use to organize your work "to do" list?
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MSG Wade Huffman
Maybe we can all just use 1SG (Join to see) s Outlook account... and with any luck he'll knock out our to do lists as well!!
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SPC Randy Torgerson
You know what? I have Outlook and didn't even realize there is a "to do" list available...haha, thanks.
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SPC Randy Torgerson Outlook has so many gadgets it is unbelievable. Hope it helps you out, I am always learning with outlook.
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SPC Randy Torgerson
OMG, I didn't realize that it is under the "tasks" section. I also like how my flagged emails are shown here....
In fairness I just subscribed to the Microsoft office 365 products a couple of weeks ago. But I really like it.
In fairness I just subscribed to the Microsoft office 365 products a couple of weeks ago. But I really like it.
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I use Asana.com - it is a similar tool and I have pushed it to my team so I can manage projects through it along with my personal tasks. It is free - decent and works well on my iphone as well.
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SPC Randy Torgerson
Its a list you put together of activity you need to accomplish in a given day, week, month or whenever.
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SPC Randy Torgerson I understand what a to do list is sir. I just made a poor judgement on telling a joke.
Me being a PFC with a year and some change in I dont really make to do lists. I just follow orders from my NCO
Me being a PFC with a year and some change in I dont really make to do lists. I just follow orders from my NCO
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SPC Randy Torgerson
Then you only have one thing on your "to do list", and its easy to remember so its more of a mental to do list....haha Some days I wish I was back in your shoes PFC Pal. Sorry I didn't catch the joke but it was a good one.
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I approach my work very much like project management would. I avoid any of the low hanging fruit as I can easily delegate that to someone. The more complex issues I drill down and break it apart using a WPS (work breakdown structure) Who's needed, what's needed and when is it needed with each task. Often times I additionally look at the cost of each task as I need to know the cost/benefit for me in order to pursue an action item. I also have three categories: boulders, stones, and pebbles. 70%, 20%, 10% respectively with my time. Biggest thing is to set deadlines as a perpetual task is an exercise in futility.
at home I just do what my wife tells me do.
at home I just do what my wife tells me do.
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I honestly just use the "sticky note" program in microsoft. I keep a sticky on the right side of my computer desktop with my current due outs. For appointments, obviously Microsoft Outlook, but I find having a sticky note in my face all day keeps things in my mind. I literally take my hand written notes from any meeting and type them out onto the sticky so that it's right on my desktop.
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SPC Randy Torgerson
So you combine a paper stickynote with a computerized version of stickynote? I do use outlook calendar for appointments and just discovered this morning, thanks to SFC (P) Richard Gilley, that there is a "to do" program in Outlook 2013.
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The most boring and menial stuff sinks to the bottom for the After 2:30 energy drain while everything else is assorted according to priority: Right when I get in, After my coffee break, After my other coffee break and After Lunch.
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