The Commitment Inventory
Table of Contents
- 1. Why
- 2. Look at 统筹法
- 3. List out all of your commitments
- 4. Add up the percentages, trim your list, repeat
- 5. Make sure each category has enough time to do it well
- 6. Set up categories and projects
- 7. Think in checklists rather than to-do lists
- 8. Work in "bursts" aligned with your categories
- 9. Related
- 10. Refs
Make sure every area of your life gets the time and energy it deserves.
2. Look at 统筹法
3. List out all of your commitments
Initial list sample:
- Writing articles
- Research for articles
- Writing Blog
- Kids (driving, helping with homework, etc.)
- House (grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, home repairs, etc.)
- Personal business (doctor's appointments, paying bills, etc.)
- Travel
- Exercise
- Quality time with friends / family / kids / husband
- 资治通鉴
- 西方美术 / 艺术哲学
- Emacs
- Org
- Reading
- Watching
- Work
- Professional development
- House
- Exercise
4. Add up the percentages, trim your list, repeat
- Writing articles
- Research for articles
- Kids (driving, helping with homework, etc.)
- House (grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, home repairs, etc.)
- Personal business (doctor's appointments, paying bills, etc.)
- Exercise
- Travel / Quality time with friends / family / kids / husband
| Item | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Total | 1. |
| Writing articles | 35% |
| Research for articles | 25% |
| Kids | 10% |
| House | 5% |
| Personal business | 5% |
| Exercise | 5% |
| Quality time | 15% |
5. Make sure each category has enough time to do it well
| Item | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Total | 1. |
| Writing / researching articles | 40% |
| Professional development | 15% |
| Kids | 15% |
| Exercise / House / Personal / Hobbies / Travel | 15% |
| Quality time | 15% |
| Item | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 100 | 355 |
| 资治通鉴 / 西方美术 | 20 | 70 |
| IGet / Reading | 20 | 70 |
| Work / Professional development | 30 | 110 |
| Emacs / Org | 10 | 35 |
| House / Exercise / Hobbies / Watching | 10 | 35 |
| Quality time | 10 | 35 |
6. Set up categories and projects
7. Think in checklists rather than to-do lists
8. Work in "bursts" aligned with your categories
When your flight is about to take off, and you only have five minutes left on wifi, you can crank out more emails in those five minutes than you've written all day.
When the timer goes off, start the next item right away, even if you haven't finished. Otherwise, you'll get distracted, and your attention will lag.