tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post1498042745478452592..comments2024-03-20T02:17:35.429-05:00Comments on Giftie Etcetera: Simple Brilliance: Tick MarksGiftie Etceterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-3168122915014290252015-06-24T09:39:56.826-05:002015-06-24T09:39:56.826-05:00I've only just come across this post and it...I've only just come across this post and it's a really good idea. <br /><br />I just wanted to say that it's reminiscent of the 'red dot system' for handling paperwork which I have used for most of my working life. I'm afraid I can't remember where the idea came from. <br /><br />The red dot system suggests that every time you pick up a piece of paper from your in tray (or piece of mail) and put it down again without action, place a red dot in the top corner. It helps you to see when you are putting something off so that you can decide to action, delegate or ditch it. <br /><br />Maxine Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-82542755168159460482014-01-06T08:22:41.316-06:002014-01-06T08:22:41.316-06:00Hahaha I would need to be born English to be able ...Hahaha I would need to be born English to be able to point any writing mistakes... But I can do it very well if you write in Portugues ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-2299436449476790602014-01-01T08:25:49.257-06:002014-01-01T08:25:49.257-06:00Thanks for the post! Marking the number of times ...Thanks for the post! Marking the number of times a tasks is moved might just help me to resolve some of those lingering items.<br /><br />Gail BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-59364165521201204832013-12-28T18:21:46.959-06:002013-12-28T18:21:46.959-06:00Through the holiday season, I was juggling 4-5 eve...Through the holiday season, I was juggling 4-5 events. My little planner was getting a real workout. My days were full but everything ran smoothly. Christmas came and most of my events were over. Right now my days are a little empty of tasks to do. I am missing my time with my planner.<br /><br /> Thanks for your post. I love your blog and videos. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-51365756434095959222013-12-28T16:54:04.664-06:002013-12-28T16:54:04.664-06:00I need to adopt this idea. I'm horrible about ...I need to adopt this idea. I'm horrible about putting things off. The ticks will give me a way to tell myself I've put them off too long. Thank you!!!yezeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474206963830365458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-62173457717926298512013-12-28T14:15:12.182-06:002013-12-28T14:15:12.182-06:00I haven't read her book and just thought of th...I haven't read her book and just thought of this on my own. However, someone said something similar is in other places, though I don't think using a tick mark method. At least, I don't remember reading that anywhere! (As you might imagine, I read a lot of productivity books.)Giftie Etceterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-16511541390632561712013-12-28T13:24:45.185-06:002013-12-28T13:24:45.185-06:00Thank you so much for this post! I finally have ti...Thank you so much for this post! I finally have time today to work on moving into my new planner but find myself paralyzed because of trying to find a task dismissal system that works for me. I once read, "If you have moved a task forward <i>five times</i>, you are facing a 97 percent chance that you will <i>never</i> do it." (Liz Davenport in <i>Order from Chaos</i>) After that I started writing a number after rewriting a task so that I could look at deleting it if it had gotten rewritten five times, but your system is even better. (I'm still annoyed, though, that in her book Liz Davenport listed no source as to where this statistic comes from.) RobbieKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879069758344945795noreply@blogger.com