Sign up for the David Allen's GTD newsletter at . Self management can be interpreted as how well our actions match our priorities, or simply how good our choices are about what we’re doing.
Can you have one without the other—control without perspective, or vision without control? Ultimately, no. If you’re out of control, it’s almost impossible to maintain appropriate perspective. And if you can’t see things from the right altitude, you’ll lose control at some point. But relatively speaking, yes—there can be an imbalance. - David Allen There are horizontal and vertical aspects of productivity:
Horizontal - Quiet distractions and maintain control over all inventory of things to do across a spectrum Vertical - View what you're doing from the appropriate horizon and shift perspective as needed This template shows you how you cannot have control without perspective; vision without control. Here is a matrix showing the 4 quadrants of control and perspective:
Quickstart
1️⃣ Add tasks to your list 2️⃣ Click the dropdowns for Control and Perspective and see your tasks in a quadrant view