Capture & next actions
Everything captured in an inbox and sorted into projects and next actions by where you can do them (calls, errands, computer, home), what you're waiting on, someday and maybe, and a weekly review that keeps it all current.
Busy people with a head full of open loops who want one trusted place for all of it.
Order as is goes straight to the order form, where you choose the days, binding and address and see the price before you pay. Change it first opens the whole book in the editor. No account needed for either.
Front pages
All your projects with their next action, someday and maybe, what you're waiting on, your horizons from purpose to goals, checklists and reference.
- Projects (table)A table headed Projects, with columns for project, next action and due.
- Someday / MaybeIdeas and projects you are not doing yet but do not want to lose. The Someday/Maybe list comes from David Allen's Getting Things Done.
- Waiting OnWhat you are waiting for from other people: who, what, and since when. Getting Things Done calls this the Waiting For list.
- Horizons (questions)Horizons: purpose, why I do any of it; vision, three to five years out; goals, this year and next; and areas I keep up, with lines to answer.
- Checklists (note box)A box headed Checklists, ruled with lines, to write in.
- Reference (note box)A box headed Reference, ruled with lines, to write in.
Every month
Areas to look at, projects finished, someday looked at again, a project tracker, a monthly review and what you're waiting on.
- Areas to Look At (note box)A box headed Areas to Look At, ruled with lines, to write in.
- Projects Finished (note box)A box headed Projects Finished, ruled with lines, to write in.
- Someday, Now? (note box)A box headed Someday, Now?, ruled with lines, to write in.
- Project TrackerOne row per project, with its next action, due date and status, so nothing stalls unnoticed.
- Monthly ReviewA few questions at the end of each month, with lines to answer them. It starts with what worked, what did not and what changes next month, and the questions can be your own.
- Waiting OnWhat you are waiting for from other people: who, what, and since when. Getting Things Done calls this the Waiting For list.
Every week
An inbox to capture into, next actions by where you can do them (calls, errands, computer, home) and the weekly review.
- Inbox (Brain Dump)An open box to empty your head into before you plan. Get everything down first, then sort it into lists.
- @Calls (note box)A box headed @Calls, ruled with lines, to write in.
- @Errands (note box)A box headed @Errands, ruled with lines, to write in.
- @Computer (note box)A box headed @Computer, ruled with lines, to write in.
- @Home (note box)A box headed @Home, ruled with lines, to write in.
- Weekly Review (checklist)A checklist headed Weekly Review: inboxes emptied, calendar checked, every project moving, waiting-ons chased and someday looked at.
The whole book, laid out.
Every page dated and ready to print at home or as a bound book. Move, resize or take out anything, and Memari lays out every page after.