# The rule of 3 - Choose 3 things you want to achieve instead of getting overwhelmed - 3 outcomes (i.e., results) at each level - 3 outcomes for the day - 3 outcomes for the week - 3 outcomes for the year - Outcomes != activities - Focus on results, not on being busy - Outcomes are simple visions - Effectiveness - Doing "right" thing - Setting right targets to achieve an overall goal - Doing the right things to achieve goals - Goal-oriented - Efficiency - Process-oriented - Doing the thing right - Do something in the most economical way possible - Good input to output ratio - Three-Fold Nature of Work (David Allen) - Pre-defined work - Work as it appears - Defining works - Thinking about what needs to be done - 4D's - Do it - Drop it - Delegate it - Defer it - Urgent & important - Do it now - Important but not urgent - Decide when to do it - Not important but urgent - Delegate it - Not important and not urgent - Drop it ## References - http://sourcesofinsight.com/the-rule-of-3