BrettJarman commented on the following stories on BizSugar
How Can I Make More Time? Improving productivity in business
"Hi Martin. In my original draft for the item I did explain why I chose 7 but didn't include it in the end. In short, 7 is the the magic number mainly because that easily fits within the scope of how much information most of us can hold at any one time. As a general rule, we can remember 7 plus or minus 2 (i.e. between 5 and 9) items quite easily then beyond that most of us get into a bit of a brain fade (memory experts excepted of course). For that reason, 7 items seems 'manageable' for most people and thus a good target to aim for. Of course, if the nature of your work is that you have lots of quick tasks then more could easily be accomplished. To answer your question about GTD, yes, I am a GTD fan which you probably picked up from the distinction between 'tasks' and 'projects'. The seven task target doesn't arise from GTD though (at least not that I recall) but the mix of task types, as opposed to 'most urgent', I would have originally picked up from GTD. Do you follow GTD yourself?"Subscribe
“Rachel: Great to hear! Thanks for your kind words! :)
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Martin...”
“Thank you, Martin. That's a fantastic motto... and I couldn't agree more!...”
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Time Management Strategies: Put Them on Steroids with Time Mastery - Brett Jarman
"Hmmm, That's a good question Lyceum. David Allen comes to mind because I've read his book and implemented some of his stuff but beyond that it's just been bits and pieces I've picked up from here and there, being curious about how others do things. The time mastery side of it probably doesn't come from time management leaders, but rather from those who talk about metaphysics ant timelessness rather than time itself - Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Derek Rydall, Eckhart Tolle and the like. No I haven't heard your podcast. Do you have a link?"