Whenever I miss it, I notice that my week has a lot more unproductive wheel spinning. This weekly planning session lays the foundation for the rest of my week. I also assign due dates to each one.Īfter I’ve sorted my tasks in Todoist, I move over to my calendar app, Fantastical, to block off the time that I’m going to use to work on specific projects in the coming week. Once I’ve completed the mind dump, I go through my inbox and start sorting tasks into work or personal items.
Brett uses this GTD “Incompletion Trigger List” when thinking what he needs to do for the coming weekĪll of the items I capture during my mind dump go into my Todoist Inbox.
I use a GTD Trigger List to help nudge my brain to think of all the things I need to do that week and use Todoist’s Quick Add to capture all those tasks as they surface. I begin my planning session with a mind dump. It all starts with the weekly planning sessionĮvery Sunday I set aside about 45 minutes to plan my week ahead. Sign up for our newsletter to get the next profile delivered to your inbox. This is the latest installment of our Productivity Profile series, where interesting people give us a behind-the-scenes look at what their day-to-day routines actually look like, including the tips, tricks, habits, and workflows they use to get things done. The McKays have two children, ages 9 and 6. He and his wife Kate now run the company, which is the largest independent men’s interest magazine on the web, out of Tulsa. Despite the name, we can attest that Brett and Kate’s articles are worth reading no matter your gender identification.īrett started the Art of Manliness for fun in 2008 while attending the University of Tulsa College of Law as a side project.
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Brett McKay is the founder of the popular website, podcast, and retail experience Art of Manliness, “a one-stop resource for actionable advice that covers every aspect of a man’s life: character, career, relationships, fitness, style, skills, and much more.” Written by Brett and his wife Kate, content includes everything from general life advice (“ How Not to Be Disappointed with Your Friends”), to style tips (“ How to Wear a Sports Jacket with Jeans”), and to how to get back in touch with simple joys of the past (“ The Lost Pleasures of Group Singing” and “ 6 Reasons You Should Own a Survival Bow & Arrow”).
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