commit 31c41ff71f7d377508b9dd287d8ae15c1db33c03 Author: Ken Sternberg Date: Thu Jun 16 12:10:43 2011 -0700 Initial check-in. diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b25c15b --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +*~ diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f82c4d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +TriggerList.tex - A Getting Things Done stress reducing exercise +======================================================================== + + +## The Point + +TriggerList is derived from [The 43 Folders Trigger +List](http://wiki.43folders.com/index.php/Trigger_List). If you're +not familiar with a Trigger List, the idea is simple: this is all the +spheres of your life, in general, that you care about. If you're +stressed out and not sure what to do next, print this out, and line by +line either scratch off or annotate what you need to do next. + +## Compiling + +This is mostly written for xelatex. So: + +$ xelatex TriggerList.tex + +## Contributors + +Typesetting by [Elf Sternberg](http://elfsternberg.com), who is still +old-school. + +Original list from David Allen's amazing book "Getting Things Done," +typos repaired by Joe Rodgers and Merlin Mann. diff --git a/TriggerList.pdf b/TriggerList.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2654f9 Binary files /dev/null and b/TriggerList.pdf differ diff --git a/TriggerList.tex b/TriggerList.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4a96ee3 --- /dev/null +++ b/TriggerList.tex @@ -0,0 +1,348 @@ +\documentclass[10pt,landscape]{article} +\usepackage[landscape]{geometry} +\usepackage{fontspec, xunicode, xltxtra} +\usepackage{multicol} +\setlength{\parskip}{1ex} +\setlength{\parindent}{0ex} +\linespread{0.9} +% \setromanfont{Bembo Std} +\begin{document} +\begin{multicols}{3} +\subsection*{Professional} +\begin{itemize} +\item Projects started, not completed +\item Projects that need to be started +\item Commitments/promises to others \begin{itemize} +\item Boss/partners +\item Colleagues +\item Subordinates +\item Other people in organization +\item ``Outside'' people \begin{itemize} +\item Customers +\item Other organizations +\item Professionals + +\end{itemize} + + +\end{itemize} + +\item Communications to make/get \begin{itemize} +\item Internal/External \begin{itemize} +\item Initiate or respond to: \begin{itemize} +\item Phone calls +\item Voice-mail +\item E-mail +\item Pages +\item Faxes +\item Letters +\item Memos + +\end{itemize} + + +\end{itemize} + + +\end{itemize} + +\item Other writing to finish/submit \begin{itemize} +\item Reports +\item Evaluations/reviews +\item Proposals +\item Articles +\item Promotional materials +\item Manuals/instructions +\item Rewrites and edits + +\end{itemize} + +\item Meetings that need to be set/requested +\item Who needs to know about what decisions? +\item Significant read/review +\item Financial \begin{itemize} +\item Cash flow +\item Statistics +\item Budgets +\item Forecasts/projections +\item P\&Ls +\item Balance sheet +\item Credit line + +\end{itemize} + +\item Planning/organizing \begin{itemize} +\item Formal planning (goals, targets, objectives) +\item Current projects (next stages) +\item Upcoming projects +\item Business/marketing plans +\item Organizational initiatives +\item Upcoming events +\item Meetings +\item Presentations +\item Organizational structuring +\item Changes in facilities +\item Installation of new systems/equipment +\item Travel + +\end{itemize} + +\item Banks \begin{itemize} +\item Receivables +\item Payables +\item Petty cash + +\end{itemize} + +\item Administration \begin{itemize} +\item Legal issues +\item Insurance +\item Personnel +\item Policies/procedures + +\end{itemize} + +\item Customers \begin{itemize} +\item Internal +\item External + +\end{itemize} + +\item Marketing +\item Promotion +\item Sales \begin{itemize} +\item Customer service + +\end{itemize} + +\item Systems \begin{itemize} +\item Phones +\item Computers +\item Office equipment +\item Other equipment +\item Utilities +\item Filing +\item Storage \begin{itemize} +\item Inventories + +\end{itemize} + + +\end{itemize} + +\item Supplies +\item Office/site \begin{itemize} +\item Office organization +\item Furniture +\item Decorations + +\end{itemize} + +\item Waiting for... \begin{itemize} +\item Information +\item Delegated tasks/projects +\item Completions critical to projects +\item Replies to: \begin{itemize} +\item Letters +\item Memos +\item Calls +\item Proposals +\item Requistions +\item Reimbursements +\item Petty cash +\item Insurance +\item Ordered items +\item Items being repaired +\item Tickets +\item Decisions of others + +\end{itemize} + + +\end{itemize} + +\item Professional development \begin{itemize} +\item Training/seminars +\item Things to learn +\item Things to look up +\item Skills to practice/learn especially re:computers +\item Tape/video training +\item Resumes + +\end{itemize} + +\item Outside education +\item Research--need to find out about... +\item Professional wardrobe + +\end{itemize} +\subsection*{Personal} +\begin{itemize} +\item Projects started, not completed +\item Projects that need to be started +\item Commitments/promises to others \begin{itemize} +\item Spouse +\item Children +\item Family +\item Friends +\item Professionals +\item Borrowed items + +\end{itemize} + +\item Projects: other organizations \begin{itemize} +\item Service +\item Civic +\item Volunteer + +\end{itemize} + +\item Communications to make/get \begin{itemize} +\item Family +\item Friends +\item Professional +\item Initiate or respond to: \begin{itemize} +\item Phone calls +\item Letters +\item Cards + +\end{itemize} + + +\end{itemize} + +\item Upcoming events \begin{itemize} +\item Special occasions +\item Birthdays +\item Anniversaries +\item Weddings +\item Graduations +\item Holidays +\item Travel +\item Weekend trips +\item Vacations +\item Social events +\item Cultural events +\item Sporting events + +\end{itemize} + +\item R\&D--things to do \begin{itemize} +\item Places to go +\item People to meet/invite +\item Local attractions + +\end{itemize} + +\item Administration \begin{itemize} +\item Financial \begin{itemize} +\item Bills +\item Banks +\item Investments +\item Loans +\item Taxes + +\end{itemize} + +\item Insurance +\item Legal affairs +\item Filing + +\end{itemize} + +\item Waiting for... \begin{itemize} +\item Mail order +\item Repair +\item Reimbursements +\item Loaned items +\item Medical data +\item RSVPs + +\end{itemize} + +\item Home/household \begin{itemize} +\item Landlords +\item Property ownership \begin{itemize} +\item Legal +\item Real estate +\item Zoning +\item Taxes +\item Builders/contractors + +\end{itemize} + +\item Heating/air-conditioning +\item Plumbing +\item Electricity +\item Roofing +\item Landscape +\item Driveway +\item Walls/floors/ceilings +\item Decoration +\item Furniture +\item Utilities +\item Appliances +\item Lightbulbs/wiring +\item Kitchen things +\item Washer/dryer/vacuum +\item Areas to organize/clean +\item TV +\item VCR/DVD +\item Music/CDs/tapes +\item Cameras/film +\item Phones +\item Answering machine +\item Sports equipment +\item Closets/clothes +\item Garage/storage +\item Vehicle repair/maintenance +\item Tools +\item Luggage +\item Pets + +\end{itemize} + +\item Computers \begin{itemize} +\item Software +\item Hardware +\item Connections +\item CD-ROM +\item E-mail/Internet + +\end{itemize} + +\item Health care \begin{itemize} +\item Doctors +\item Dentists +\item Specialists + +\end{itemize} + +\item Hobbies \begin{itemize} +\item Books/records/tapes/disks + +\end{itemize} + +\item Errands \begin{itemize} +\item Hardware store +\item Drugstore +\item Market +\item Bank +\item Cleaner +\item Stationer + +\end{itemize} + +\item Community \begin{itemize} +\item Neighborhood +\item Schools +\item Local government + +\end{itemize} + +\item Civic issues + +\end{itemize} + +\end{multicols} +\end{document}