A Day with Zen To Done

There are several descriptions on the blog for a day with the system https://zenhabits.net/how-i-work-zen-habits-applied-to-my-life/ https://zenhabits.net/purpose-your-day-most-important-task/ https://zenhabits.net/tips-to-establish-a-morning-evening-routine-with-an-august-challenge/


 * https://archive.org/stream/ZenToDoneTheUltimateSimpleProductivitySystemByLeoBabauta/zen_to_done.Leo_Babauta-jorel314_djvu.txt

When he does one of his MITs, Steve clears his desk, turns off the Internet and phone, closes all programs on the computer except the one he needs to do his work, and focuses completely on the task at hand- using a notebook as a "capture" tool, carrying it wherever he goes, and has a section (marked by a little Post-it) where he writes down thoughts and tasks as they come to him.

Today also happens to be the day of his Simple Weekly Review, so he does a quick run-through of his system, spending only 30 minutes on the review. He goes through his to-do list (which he keeps at the back of his Moleskine notebook), and weeds out tasks he doesn't really need to do, leaving only those that are most important.

He reviews his Single Goal for this year, ensuring that some of his Big Rocks for the next week are related to moving that Single Goal forward. He also looks at the progress he's made on that Single Goal in the last week, and is pleased that he's actually ahead of schedule. He crosses off some tasks that were completed, and then emails a few tasks to others that he doesn't really need to do himself. Satisfied that his list is simplified as far as possible, he now plans his Big Rocks for the coming week, ensures that his inboxes are empty and his filing system in place.

Evening Routine

Steve's day goes pretty much as planned. He accomplishes his three MITs, which is satisfying, and gets most of the batch tasks done near the end of the day. He clears out his email inbox and his physical inbox by the end of the day. A few other tasks came up, but he disposed of them quickly, adding one to his to-do list at the back of his notebook.

After he's cleared out his inboxes, finished his batch tasks, and checked off his lists, Steve does the rest of his evening routine. He gets lunches prepared for his kids for tomorrow morning, reviews his calendar and to-do list to see what he needs to do tomorrow, selecting his three MITs. He reviews his day, writing in a journal to record his progress and thoughts.