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www.markforster.net Mark Forster explains and demonstrates “Autofocus”, his new system for managing your to-do list. Mark Forster is the author of “Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play” and “Do It Tomorrow”. Find out more about Taragh at www.taragh.co.uk
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I want this video on my XP1 phone.
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No the list doesn’t show things in deadline order, however you are scanning the whole list every day so you can see which deadlines are coming up, then choose to work on those tasks. What this system doesn’t do is tell you if you have taken on too much, or how much time you need to work daily to get a task done. I’ve never been good at estimating, so blocking time into a diary (a totally different approach to Autofocus) didn’t for me. Find what works for you. This is just one approach.
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if you work with a lot of deadlines that don’t have dates one after the other, then your list won’t be shown by those deadlines. You could have things due in a month on one page and something that comes up tomorrow that’s due in a day.
This guy’s list only works if you’re already good at prioritizing. If not, this system will only make it overwhelming as you’re constantly chained to rewriting a giant list of equally visually important items. There’s no grouping or prioritizing built in
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You can add any kind of task to the list. It’s advisable to break big tasks into smaller steps or tasks, or add the first small step or task, then once it’s complete add the next. Regarding prioritising, you can write a deadline date with the task if the date is something you are likely to forget. As you are ideally reviewing all tasks every day, you stay aware of deadline, so your “feeling” will likely be “I know I must work on this to meet the deadline.” Hope that helps
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This is bullshit. It only works if you have little things to do like “do laundry” or “feed the cat” that you can do when you ‘feel’ like it. What if you have time-sensitive items or things with varying deadlines to prioritize? The whole point of trying to organize is to not have to think about ‘feeling’ you need to get it done but to show you when to get it done by.
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@inzevortex Thanks for your comment
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He says – Closed list effect. You get a sense of completing your list, rather than seeing a never-ending stream of next actions. Mark has a new updated system on his website now. See the link in the panel top right
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Sorry my hearing is on the blink but @ around 1:30 into the video Mark is says “it creates a _____ effect”. What is this effect? closed-list / closer / kloser / closet???
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I just get lost in the administrivia of GTD.
This ALMOST looks too trivial to be useful. Which, almost immediately after I thought it I realized is one of those great signs of accessibility.
Looking around for the right notebook now.
v. nice.
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Hi Mark. I’m pleased you found it interesting especially as it is one on my longer geekier videos.
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i might actually do this…!
seriously, it makes sense to me.
oh, and thanx for bringing this to my attention, taragh.
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We are all different, and so different systems work foror or different people. Mark has done a great job with offering various ideas around time management that we can pick from. I’m pleased you found that ” do it tomorrow” works for you.
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Hi Audrey. Mark offers so many ideas in his books. I’m sure you will find many valuable ideas if you buy them all! You can try the autofocus system straight away if you visit his website – there is no book for this new system. Best wishes T
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I read and enjoyed Mark’s book Do It Tomorrow, but this system looks more like the works of a madman to me. I mean, where are we as a species, if we need such a construct to do our stuff. Think about it: You might as well just do what’s on your mind, the result will be the same. And we also need to question David Allen as well. I like GTD, but I am not a robot, nor an obsessive compulsive.
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Taragh…Absolutely amazing information you have
shared with us on Mark Forster’s system. I am going to try this..myself. I also am going to purchase the books you showed at the start of the video by the same author. Perhaps I can make things easier for myself. Thankyou so much for this type of video. It is fab! xx Audrey
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JD – Ahhh. Thank you for the kind words. I love this stuff and was delighted to be able to make a video with Mark.
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Thanks for watching. Yes – this one is very simple indeed.
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Taragh you are the best advertisement for Mark’s methods. You and Jason bates have to be two of the most productive multi-talented people I know. I am delighted to find out that you are fellow Forster fan too. JD
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Thanks, this is a very attractive method! It’s great to see more good ideas from Mark Forster.
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Great. Yes I was hoping that it would still be clear after editing. Thanks for watching
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Clear video; Mark gets the base of the system across by showing his own list. Thanks for sharing!
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