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I have a dry-erase board, month-at-a-glance calendar, and gCal synced to my iPhone. Every task, be it personal or professional ends up on these. Why am I so obsessed with calendars?

It has been my experience, only things with deadlines looming get done. It forces me to see what is coming up, evaluate where I am in a project relative to its delivery date, and coordinate everything with the rest of my life. Here is my ten cents on getting things done, and done on time.

First, before anything goes on a calendar I ask myself if it will be worth my time. If the answer is no, then it will not make it past that point. If it is, in fact, worth my time, then I put it in the appropriate gCal (personal, family, business) and make any notations about it along the way. For example, let’s say I am meeting with an established client and they want me to figure out some solutions to Problem X, sometime between now and then I actually have to DO that. I schedule times to do the work in the interim, and then ensure I complete it a few days early so I may review it again before meeting with the client. All of this is transcribed on my dry-erase so I have to see it everyday, a not-so-subtle motivation.

What method do you use to ensure you get everything done that you need? Are there any productivity tools you find helpful?

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