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Trog Bar displays your meeting agendas automatically, at the right times, if you process tasks and appointments correctly. It’s easy once you get the hang of it. Here’s how to make it work.

First, remember that Total, Relaxed Organization and GTD teach you to assign contexts and/or categories to your tasks when you process them. We refer to this as tagging. With that in mind, we’re ready for the rules for agendas in Trog Bar. [Read More...]

The president of a large organization once related that Frances, his beloved wife, fell down the stairs and lapsed into a coma. He was gravely concerned and took up vigil by her bedside. For about 18 days she lay motionless, not moving a single muscle. He cried, as did the children and grandchildren. Then one day her eyes opened, and he raced to her side. He said, “You’re back. I love you.” She replied, “I love you, too, Tom, but we’re in serious trouble.” He thought, What do you know about trouble, Frances? She said, “I forgot to mail in our fourth-quarter income tax payment.”

If tasks are constantly on your mind or cause stress, your time management system needs adjustment. Tasks weigh on your mind when you aren’t confident that you will be reminded at the right time. In GTD or TRO parlance, that particular task still isn’t collected or processed adequately. What can you do about it? [Read More...]