Ways of working
Well-known methods, and everyday routines, done the Ring List way.
The Eisenhower matrixSort your tasks by urgent and important, then do, schedule, hand off or drop each one. In Ring List, that’s the Urgent & Important view.Getting Things Done (GTD)David Allen’s five steps, capture, clarify, organize, reflect and engage, and where each one happens in Ring List.Commit to a plan, or keep your options openPromise yourself a short list and finish it, or choose as you go from what’s possible. Today’s Plan has a part for each, so you can do both.Plan your day in two minutesA morning routine: see what’s left and what’s due, pick a few tasks, put them in order and tap Ready. Or let Ring List plan it for you.A weekly review in twenty minutesOnce a week, clear the Inbox, look through each list, chase what you’re waiting on, and line up next week. Here’s the order to do it in.Empty your headGet everything on your mind into Ring List fast, in whatever way is nearest, without sorting it. Then sort the Inbox later, in one go.Get a big project movingGive the project a list of its own, a section for each stage, and small steps. Then put one next step in today’s plan, and eat the frog first.Hand something off and not forget itAsked someone else to do it? Mark the task ⏳ waiting, set a day to chase it, and check Waiting On to see everything you’re waiting for.Run a shared shopping listMake a plain list for groceries, share it with your household, add to it from anywhere and tick things off in the store.