The Keep It Super Simple (K.I.S.S.) Productivity Award

Watching the Academy Awards recently has inspired me to suggest nominations for the Keep It Super Simple (K.I.S.S.) Productivity Award. The criteria for winning is to be the simplest method or tool. Some methods and tools are obvious winners, but the results are undecided in some categories. Add your nominations and cast your votes at the Daily PlanIt facebook page.

THE SYSTEM

Nominations in the Priorities category:

• Alan Lakein’s ABC Method
• Stephen R Covey’s time management matrix
• Leo Babauta’s Most Important Tasks Method (MITs)

And the winner is: The MITs or Most Important Tasks Method from Zen Habits

Nominations in the Paper Category:

• DIY Planners
• A Mead pocket calendar with a set with a weekly planning form plus five daily planning forms (pdf) or a notepad.
• For GTD practitioners: The GTD mini system

No clear winner in this category.

Nominations in the Apps for Lists Category:

• Evernote
• Google Drive
• Other

The Daily PlanIt Keep It Super Simple (K.I.S.S.) System uses Google Calendar and Google Drive for lists.

THE ROUTINE

Nominations in the Take a Break Category are:

• The Pomodoro Technique: work 25 minutes/5 minute break
• Tony Schwartz’s Ultradian Rhythm: work 90 minutes/20 minute break
• Peter Bregman’s 18 Minutes: set timer for hourly reminder to stretch, breathe, and re-focus.

And the winner is: Peter Bregman’s 18 Minutes, since this method is flexible enough to work with most jobs.

THE FOCUS

Nominations in the Find Your Focus Category are:

• Map Your Values
• Energy Audit
• Unique Selling Proposition

I declare a 3-way tie! These are all Daily PlanIt tools, and they each have a place in finding focus.

THE PLAN

Nominations in the Weekly Review and Plan Category are:

• David Allen’s Getting Things Done
• Stephen R Covey’s Six Step Weekly Planning Process
• Leo Babauta’s Zen to Done

Probably Zen to Done, what do you think?

It’s not too late! Add your nominations and cast your votes at the Daily PlanIt facebook page.

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