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Personal productivity system audit

Evaluate and optimize your personal productivity tools and workflows

Assess your current productivity system to identify what's working and what needs improvement. This audit helps you build a more effective personal operating system.

40 minutes
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Overview

Assess your current productivity system to identify what's working and what needs improvement. This audit helps you build a more effective personal operating system.

Learning objectives

  • Evaluate current productivity tools
  • Identify system gaps and friction
  • Design system improvements

Instructions

Audit productivity system:

1. List all productivity tools and methods 2. Evaluate effectiveness of each 3. Identify gaps and redundancies 4. Research potential improvements 5. Create implementation plan

Steps

1

System inventory

15 minutes

Document current tools and methods

2

Effectiveness evaluation

15 minutes

Assess what works and what doesn't

3

Improvement planning

10 minutes

Design system enhancements

Pro tips

  • Simpler systems often work better
  • Consider integration between tools
  • Test changes before full adoption

Example outcome

A productivity system assessment with 3-5 specific improvements to implement

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