P.A.R.A. V: The Project List Mindsweep

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A version of this article was originally published on the Evernote blog

In Part 1 I argued that the Project List was the lynchpin of not only P.A.R.A. and your broader PKM (personal knowledge management) system, but to your entire working life.

Your Project List is like the driveshaft in a car — a robust but loosely coupled linkage between two independent systems. Instead of transmitting torque and rotation between the front and rear wheels of a car, your Project List is transmitting information between your actionable and non-actionable systems.

In this article I want to introduce you to the Project List Mindsweep, a guided, step-by-step exercise to make sure you’ve properly captured every project in your work and life. The first step to gaining a sense of relaxed control over your projects is getting clear on the current reality. It all starts with a simple list of all the outcomes you’re committed to.

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