You probably know that I created and teach two task (to-do list) management systems: the One Minute To-Do list (1MTD) and Master Your Now (MYN). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first, 1MTD, is a great starter system, and it’s \u201cgood enough\u201d for many people to get control of work. It\u2019s the topic of my book by the same name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But MYN handles a lot\nmore tasks.<\/strong> You see, 1MTD normally gives out after you have more than about\n100 total saved tasks. And that\u2019s normally when I recommend moving to MYN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But you can extend 1MTD<\/strong>, perhaps double its capacity, without moving to MYN, by using the lessons in the 1MTD Video Course<\/a> (see Videos 9 and 10). Or by using the corresponding videos in the Outlook Inbox Ninja Tasks<\/a> videos (Lessons 4.9 and 4.10). So definitely consider that if you aren\u2019t ready to move up to MYN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But really, MYN is by far the more sophisticated<\/strong> and useful system of the two, and that\u2019s primarily because of its very powerful use of the Start Date field on tasks. It also takes a bit more study to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it about using\nthe Start Date field that is so key?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Two things: the ability to schedule tasks to the future (thus hiding them from your list till then). And the ability to\u00a0automatically sort<\/em> tasks with older start dates lower in your list The start date scheduling feature is especially useful<\/strong> because it gives you a way to make a time commitment on tasks<\/em> without declaring a false due date. You see, fake or false deadlines will absolutely kill a to-do list system since the fake deadlines lead to a \u201ccry wolf\u201d phenomenon and they water down real deadlines—soon you lose faith in all<\/em> due dates you set on tasks. Using the start date<\/em> on all tasks in a strategic way solves that, and the creative way MYN does that is nothing short of brilliant (if I may say so myself!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many other things <\/strong>in MYN that go well beyond 1MTD. You can learn more about the differences and see next-step study actions at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And please leave in comments (reply) your<\/em> thoughts if you have upgraded from 1MTD to MYN, and how it worked out for you. I’d like to hear!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You probably know that I created and teach two task (to-do list) management systems: the One Minute To-Do list (1MTD) and Master Your Now (MYN). The first, 1MTD, is a great starter system, and it’s \u201cgood enough\u201d for many people … Continue reading
(usually tasks like that lack energy). <\/p>\n\n\n\n