I was just telling Justin yesterday that my latest solution is to use a small glass for water. I drink water constantly throughout the day (another great tip for keeping your energy and mood stablized), but lately, instead of using my Nalgene bottle (which holds a full liter of water), I’ve been using a small mason jar that I found in the kitchen here at the studio. It holds maybe 8 ounces. This forces me to get up and go get water every so often, thereby resting my eyes for a moment. I stay hydrated, move around some, serendipitously run into co-workers in the hall, and lessen fatigue all in a few trips to the water cooler with my small water glass. Brilliant!

Mad thanks for posting your “to-do” list process. I’m still of the mind that process is somthing that doesn’t get enough attention — even when it comes to the seemingly mundane minutiae of a “to-do” list.

-royc.

P.S. Drive safe today.

Don’t get into the trap of making lists and organization systems all day because it’s easier than doing the work. Sometimes you just have to start doing what needs to be done.

Avoiding work is never good. My system isn’t about spending time making lists, it’s about recording a promise at the moment you make it so as not to forget to fulfill it. Sometimes a head down approach to working leads to forgetting promises or missing priorities. I should let people know that my job these days is all delegation, so what works for me, may not work for a doer.

That being said, with the Internet it’s easy to quickly find ways to help you be more productive. One site I subscribe to that has some good stuff is 43folders.com.

Aaron, I made sure to preserve the Illustrator editing capabilities when I made that PDF, so feel free to tweak it as necessary. :) Oh, and thanks for the tag.