{"id":183,"date":"2005-06-06T15:42:25","date_gmt":"2005-06-06T20:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/06\/06\/two-great-uses-for-postit-notes\/"},"modified":"2010-08-24T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T20:15:49","slug":"two-great-uses-for-postit-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/06\/two-great-uses-for-postit-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Great Uses for PostIt Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marcusvorwaller.com\/blog\/images\/molesticky.jpg?resize=400%2C100\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Molesticky\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n1. Task focus tool. <\/strong>Before I sit down at the computer at home I take a sticky note and write on it what I plan to accomplish in that sitting.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve found that despite my todo lists and best intentions, if I don\u2019t have something phyically in front of me that I can check off as I go, I\u2019ll often find myself aimlessly browsing the Internet and forget why I came to the computer in the first place. I try to make sure that what I write on the sticky is only as much as I can (and want to) accomplish in the time I\u2019m sitting down. Once everything is crossed out, which is a great feeling every time, the aimless browsing can commence.<\/p>\n<p>Sound simple? Try it. It works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Goal keeping tool.<\/strong> I\u2019ve decided to write my goals, along with a very basic estimate of my progress every morning on a sticky note and stick them on the most recently used page in my pocket Moleskine notebook. Each time I open it, I\u2019m reminded of my goals.<\/p>\n<p>An example goal might be:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c3\/2007 &#8211; Earn $1000 passive income each month (600)\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Where 3\/2007 is when I\u2019d like to have it accomplished and 600 is the amount I\u2019m currently earning a month. The last number could also be a percentage or other indicator of progress. Writing the goal down serves the purpose of reinforcing my committment as well as forcing me to re-evaulate\u2013is this a goal that I\u2019m working towards actively? How far have I progressed? Do I still think this is a worthy goal?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Message from Certkiller&#8211;<br \/>\nWhether you are interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.certkiller.com\/CCNA-Security-certification-training.htm\">ccna security<\/a> or want to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/www.certkiller.com\/CCNA-Voice-certification-training.htm\">ccna voice<\/a> exam to make career in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.certkiller.com\/CCNA-Wireless-certification-training.htm\">ccna wireless<\/a>, our online training will provide you guaranteed success in days!<br \/>\n&#8211;Message from Certkiller&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>At night, I take the PostIt note out and stick it in a folder. Reviewing past notes shows me how goals have evolved and progressed. Saving the notes is also motivation to do it every day\u2013mentally I don\u2019t want to break the record of writing my goals every day for so many days.<br \/>\n<!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/gtd\">gtd<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/lifehacks\">lifehacks<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/productivity\">productivity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Task focus tool. Before I sit down at the computer at home I take a sticky note and write on it what I plan to accomplish in that sitting. 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