📴 Daily Shutdown Process
by Michael Potter · 7 things on Twos
- A shutdown ritual means taking a few minutes at the end of the day to think about what you’ve done, organize your work for the next day, and disconnect from work, both physically and mentally.
- Capture things to do: Capture the loose notes you have generated during the day in your trusted system. If ideas for improving processes, thoughts about long-term projects, or any relevant insights have come up, capture them in your system so you can process them later.
- Empty your inboxes: Completely process your physical, digital, and mental inboxes. Everything you’ve received throughout the day should be clarified according to the GTD flowchart.
- Update context lists: Make sure that new actions are correctly categorized by context (@calls, @computer, @errands, etc.). This ensures the next day you can choose what to do based on your actual situation.
- Review the next day’s schedule: Be aware of your commitments in order to schedule your time between them. Also, check if any preparation is required for upcoming meetings or appointments.
- Identify critical next actions: What specific next actions will move your most important projects forward? Doing this will allow you to choose the most important actions to take the following day.
- https://facilethings.com/blog/en/the-importance-of-shutdown-rituals-in-personal-productivity