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ADVANTAGES OF TRACKING
TASKS
 Tasks that have been acted upon are still visible, permitting you to track the
evolution of a task from initially added to a list to eventually deleted, delegated, or
canceled.
 By adding status indicators to tasks, you can track the progress of each task.
 You can view a completed list of tasks and feel satisfied at a job well done.
 Additionally, you can use task lists to review categories of tasks in order to monitor
and improve performance.
BULLET JOURNAL
 From the BulletJournal website:
"The Bullet Journal is a
customizable and forgiving
organization system. It can be your
to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and
diary, but most likely, it will be all of
the above. It will teach you to do
more with less."
FRANKLINCOVEY
 FranklinCovey is a productivity
company focused on performance
improvement.
 According to the company's website,
"We help organizations achieve
results that require a change in
human behavior."
 Co-founded by Stephen Covey,
much of the content is based on
Covey's book, The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People."
SKETCHNOTE WORKBOOK
 Mike Rohde, author
 In the Sketchnote Workbook, Mike
Rohde walks readers through
specific ways to enhance visual
notes and organization.
UNKNOWN SOURCE
 I recently came across this set of
indicators, but was unable to
relocate the source for this post.
However, I wanted to include it
because it is slightly different than
those included thus far.
 The small circles remind me of the
achievement tests I had to take in
school and of the satisfaction of
filling in each circle completely with
my #2 pencil.
DOUGLASGPRATT.COM TASKS
 As I have previously written in a post
on my DIY planner, I dedicate one
section of my weekly planning pages
to tasks.
 My set of indicators is modified from
the FranklinCovey indicator list.
DOUGLASGPRATT.COM NOTES
 In a separate section of my weekly planning
pages, I also have space for notes from
meetings, observations, and other interesting
tidbits. When taking notes from various
meetings, I usually use some sort of bullets to
record each agenda item. If an action item is
assigned to me - or I assign it to myself - I use
the status icons below to ensure that it stands
out from the routine agenda items.
 I also use this set of icons when making notes
on handouts or other documents. In these
situations, I usually create a task list on the
first page of the document.
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Task status icons

  • 2. ADVANTAGES OF TRACKING TASKS  Tasks that have been acted upon are still visible, permitting you to track the evolution of a task from initially added to a list to eventually deleted, delegated, or canceled.  By adding status indicators to tasks, you can track the progress of each task.  You can view a completed list of tasks and feel satisfied at a job well done.  Additionally, you can use task lists to review categories of tasks in order to monitor and improve performance.
  • 3. BULLET JOURNAL  From the BulletJournal website: "The Bullet Journal is a customizable and forgiving organization system. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and diary, but most likely, it will be all of the above. It will teach you to do more with less."
  • 4. FRANKLINCOVEY  FranklinCovey is a productivity company focused on performance improvement.  According to the company's website, "We help organizations achieve results that require a change in human behavior."  Co-founded by Stephen Covey, much of the content is based on Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."
  • 5. SKETCHNOTE WORKBOOK  Mike Rohde, author  In the Sketchnote Workbook, Mike Rohde walks readers through specific ways to enhance visual notes and organization.
  • 6. UNKNOWN SOURCE  I recently came across this set of indicators, but was unable to relocate the source for this post. However, I wanted to include it because it is slightly different than those included thus far.  The small circles remind me of the achievement tests I had to take in school and of the satisfaction of filling in each circle completely with my #2 pencil.
  • 7. DOUGLASGPRATT.COM TASKS  As I have previously written in a post on my DIY planner, I dedicate one section of my weekly planning pages to tasks.  My set of indicators is modified from the FranklinCovey indicator list.
  • 8. DOUGLASGPRATT.COM NOTES  In a separate section of my weekly planning pages, I also have space for notes from meetings, observations, and other interesting tidbits. When taking notes from various meetings, I usually use some sort of bullets to record each agenda item. If an action item is assigned to me - or I assign it to myself - I use the status icons below to ensure that it stands out from the routine agenda items.  I also use this set of icons when making notes on handouts or other documents. In these situations, I usually create a task list on the first page of the document.