I'm not the first person to create a list like this, but here is a list of all of the triggers use to help me clear my head and get tasks on paper.
- [ ] Commitments/promises to others
- [ ] Internal
- [ ] Individual People (or teams)
- [ ] Collaborators (Outside)
- [ ] Individual People (or teams)
- [ ] Initiate or respond to:
- [ ] Phone calls
- [ ] Voicemails
- [ ] E-mail
- [ ] Letters
- [ ] Memos
- [ ] Other
- [ ] Writing to finish/submit
- [ ] Reports
- [ ] Evaluations/reviews
- [ ] Proposals
- [ ] Articles
- [ ] Promotional materials
- [ ] Manuals/instructions
- [ ] Rewrites and edits
- [ ] Meetings that need to be set/requested
- [ ] Who needs to know about what decisions?
- [ ] Significant read/review
- [ ] Financial / Receipts
- [ ] Formal planning (goals, targets, objectives)
- [ ] Current projects (next stages)
- [ ] Upcoming projects
- [ ] Business/marketing plans
- [ ] Organizational initiatives
- [ ] Upcoming events
- [ ] Meetings
- [ ] Presentations
- [ ] Travel
- [ ] Policies/procedures
- [ ] Systems
- [ ] Phones
- [ ] Computers
- [ ] Office equipment
- [ ] Other equipment
- [ ] Utilities
- [ ] Filing
- [ ] Storage
- [ ] Inventories
- [ ] Supplies
- [ ] Waiting for...
- [ ] Information
- [ ] Ordered items
- [ ] Items being repaired
- [ ] Decisions of others
- [ ] Delegated tasks/projects
- [ ] Completions critical to projects
- [ ] Replies to:
- [ ] Phone calls
- [ ] E-mail
- [ ] Professional development
- [ ] Training/seminars
- [ ] Things to learn
- [ ] Things to look up
- [ ] Skills to practice
- [ ] Outside education
- [ ] Research--need to find out about...
- [ ] Professional wardrobe