Episode 66 –  If you struggle to get things from your to-do list actually done, then ALPEN is for you. We have a look at this great method…

Look at all this stuff we covered:

• Why it’s different from other to-do list methods
• You don’t have to work long hours to be effective
• Professor Lothar J Seiwert – who is he?
• Why we don’t like the word ‘productivity’ (again)
• Two acronyms (depending on your language):
  • Activities
  • Length
  • Plan Buffer
  • Establish Priorities
  • Note Success
• OR:
  • Aufschreiben
  • Lange schatzen
  • Pufferzeit einplannen
  • Entscheidungen Treffen
  • Nachkontrolle
• Activities – Get them written down
• Length – Work out how long each one will take
• Plan Buffer – Add in 40% (we tell you why)
• Establish priorities – Decide on which ones you’re going to focus on
• Note Success – Review the day and identify what worked well
• The Sydney Opera House planning disaster
• What Helmuth Von Moltke the Elder said
• Reviewing your list every week
• The Two Minute Rule

Here are the links to the resource where you can find out more:

• OECD stats working hours across the world
• How to prioritise
• Episode 7 – Habits and the Write Stuff (featuring Eisenhower Matrix)
• Professor Lothar J Seiwert talking about what he does
• Find out more about Lothar J Seiwert
• Yodelling: Astounded Christopher J Astbury Switzerland

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