Be More Productive in 2007

Clutter is a drain on productivity. One report estimates that, as a group, Americans waste an average of nine million hours each year simply looking for misplaced items. For Personal Productivity Expert, David Allen, disorganization is the result of an internal phenomenon called "incompletes" or "open loops", referring to the big and small commitments we can't help but feel responsible to "change, finish, handle, or do something about." Allen suggests that organization is a matter of time and commitment management, which can be achieved through the implementation of three basic steps:

Ideas, tasks, and commitments must be "captured", on a notepad, in a handheld device, or by some other means.

A decision must be made regarding the next steps required to complete each item.

Reminders of each action must be maintained in a system for regular review.

In his best-selling book, Getting Things Done, David Allen outlines his amazing system for gaining control over the clutter. If you'd like to receive a Gift of Knowledge Interview with David Allen, visit www.Davidco.com to learn more about how to get organized in 2007.