Answer: Keep these lists:
- Promises you’ve made;
- “Doing the right thing” things e.g. reply to A’s email, apologize to B for…, congratulate C for…, ask D about her… etc;
- Mini-projects you’ve got on the go, along with the next action step for each;
- Your key time-wasting activities;
- Your “cognitive-net” checklists to remind you what to do in various situations e.g. out-and-about errand list, final-edit check, what-to-take-when-travelling list;
- Your various routines e.g. anticrastination routine, concentration routine, start of day routine, end-of-day routine, end-of-week round-up;
- Key time-management questions to ask yourself during the day;
- Key time-management affirmations;
- Motivating time-management quotes;
- Completed mini-projects;
- Small wins;
- Current implementation intentions (“if-then” statements for habit-building);
- Current habits under development;
- Skills you’d like to learn;
- Obstacles–real and mental–blocking your progress.
- Goals for today, this week, this month, this year, in 5 years’ time, etc.
- Lessons learned.
- Magic phrases to use on others to control time.
- Acts of prevention.
- Things pending.