Too Many Projects? The 10-to-15 Rule Will Save You!

Channel: Tiago Forte

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[0:00] in this video we're digging into the P

[0:02] of my para organizing framework creating

[0:05] a dedicated place for each of your

[0:08] projects this starts with making a

[0:10] simple list of every active project you

[0:13] are currently committed

[0:17] [Music]

[0:18] to now making a list might not seem

[0:21] monumentous but the reality is that

[0:24] deciding what projects you're working on

[0:26] and clearly defining them is the key to

[0:30] gaining Focus Clarity and momentum in

[0:33] your digital notetaking and your

[0:35] creative work first to recap what are

[0:38] projects projects are outcomes that you

[0:41] are working toward that require a

[0:42] dedicated effort within a certain time

[0:45] frame projects must have two things

[0:47] first a clear goal that you want to

[0:50] achieve and second a deadline or even

[0:52] just a rough timeline you want to

[0:54] complete the project by finishing an

[0:56] essay or a piece of writing by next

[0:59] Thursday is a project going on vacation

[1:02] to a certain country by the end of this

[1:04] year is a project redesigning your

[1:06] website this quarter or reading a book

[1:08] in the next 2 months are all projects

[1:11] every project has a specific outcome and

[1:13] a timeline to achieve it even if that

[1:16] timeline isn't completely precise with

[1:18] that in mind here's how to craft your

[1:20] project list step one brainstorm your

[1:22] list let's create our project list

[1:25] together which I'm going to do on paper

[1:27] for illustrative purposes for your first

[1:29] project list you want to start by

[1:31] writing down everything you're working

[1:33] on right now whether or not you're sure

[1:36] it's a project yet we'll winow things

[1:38] down in the next step I'm going t

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