28th January 2011
To Do List versus To Think List
I’ve always had issues with To Do Lists
It’s not just the discipline or even the stuff that happens after writing the list.
As David Allen, author of Getting Things Done points out, we can’t do if we don’t first think.
What outcome do we want? What is the first step?
The challenge is to find the time and space to think.
This is what I provide as a mentor and coach, and as a facilitator of workshops, offsites and forums.
Mind you, nothing beats just going for a walk. Turning off the clutter of media and noise and opening your mind.
There’s a German expression Du must loslassen, zu kommen lassen….You have to let go to let come.
Then you can write your to do list…. and do it.