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I\u2019m nominating Wannabe<\/em> as the official anthem of productivity<\/em>. Sure, there are probably a load of other songs that come to mine (Take This Job And Shove It<\/em>, for instance), but this is one that makes me sing along and actually get stuff done.
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I just want my systems to talk with me like the Spice Girls\u2026
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Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

I mean it\u2019s all about time management, right? (Don\u2019t go off on me about not being able to manage<\/em> time\u2026I\u2019m having fun here)
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If you want my future, forget my past
If you wanna get with me, better make it fast
Now don’t go wasting my precious time
Get your act together we could be just fine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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From that point on, the song totally breaks down as a Productivity Anthem<\/em>, but those two stanzas are enough for me!
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When I think about it, I\u2019ve got tasks in several different systems, and reminders for those tasks in even more. I\u2019ve got events in my calendar<\/em>, and sometimes I put a reminder on them so I don\u2019t forget where I\u2019m supposed to be at a specific date\/time combination. I\u2019ve got recurring notices coming from Reminders<\/em> for things like checking my blood sugar, checking bank deposits, packing stuff for a trip. I have tasks in Todoist<\/em> that often have reminders attached to them. Both Reminders<\/em> and Todoist<\/em> also tell me to do things when I\u2019m either arriving or leaving a location (one of the coolest features of both apps). I have regular checklists in 2Do<\/em> that help me get through the drudgery of house cleaning and all the monthly financial stuff I have to do.
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All those apps work to tell me What I want<\/em> to do. Or at least what I said I was going to do when past me<\/em> was taking the time to figure out what I should be doing. When past me<\/em> take the time to do a weekly review and plan the upcoming week I usually work pretty smoothly. And when I check things the night before to make sure nothing new has cropped up, I do even better.
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Unfortunately, making sure the weekly and daily reviews and updates occur is still a struggle. But I\u2019m getting better. The kids laugh at me because I have a reminder that pops up on Sunday around noon that tells me to Do A Weekly Review<\/em>. One of them even went so far as to question why I couldn\u2019t remember to do it. My answer is that it\u2019s not that I don\u2019t remember<\/em>, it\u2019s that I don\u2019t actually do it. So when the reminder comes up I then have to go through the motions of either ignoring the reminder, postponing it, or canceling it. I\u2019ve learned that the first and third options aren\u2019t in my best interest, so I either postpone it to a more appropriate time during the day\u2026or I take option four: I do the weekly review<\/strong>.
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But the same things holds true for more mundane items, like taking out the trash. I know I have to do it a couple times a week. I know the trash truck will be on the driveway early on Friday morning. I can see the stupid trash cans close to overflowing. But without the reminders I\u2019m scrambling around in my PJs at zero dark thirty on Friday trying to beat the trash man to the cans. I\u2019ve gone so far as creating two reminders, one for early in the week for our \u201cfirst trash dumping\u201d and one for Thursday that warns me of the dire consequences of not taking out the trash. It sounds like overkill, but it\u2019s not.
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I don\u2019t have to think about the trash when I walk past the trashcan. I know that I\u2019ve got a system in place that will help me figure out when to get it to the curb. So I can focus on other things\u2026potentially more important things.
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Like finding the actual lyrics to Wannabe<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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