ep37. Organisation - West Park Park Bench Podcast

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... it was like God was taking flash photography. I actually go to yoga on a Monday night. I did search, if I want to know something that I don't think I know. I do tend to ask Mr. Google and if it is something that I want a little more of an extensive answer before I go searching I might ask ChatGPT.

Don't take an umbrella!

At the heart of episode 37...

What is it that you need to organise?

I attended Producers Pool a couple of weeks ago now and this was something that came up someone asked what was the best organisation tool and of course everybody would go I use this and I use this and I use this and everybody uses something different. The people who are most successful are the ones that have an organisation structure, and the tool has grown around them. To find that tool first of all you need to know how you can organise yourself and not spend your whole time working out how a platform works, because they're quite complex.

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SUMMARY

tools, organise, organisation, find, work, notebook, Google Drive, Asana, digital, park, paper, apps, platforms, list, Trello, folder structure, folders, structure, Google,

Reference Resources

Tomorrow - easy to get started ToDo app - https://www.tomorrow.do/

Producers Pool - https://www.chrisgrady.org/producers-pool/

Producers’ Pool is a network of creative producers training in, working in, or managing the theatre and creative sector. It has no office, no membership subscription, no board, or hierarchy.

ep37. Organisation - West Park Bench Podcast

• Thunderstorm to end thunderstorms. 0:04

  • Welcome to episode 37

• Yoga in a thunderstorm. 1:05

  • Going to yoga on a Monday night.

  • APTS - apps, platforms, tools and services.

• Where do you start with planning your days? 3:11

  • How to choose the right tool set for you.

  • The first step is to go back to basics.

  • Start with a to-do list.

  • Tomorrow App.

• Using notes on your phone. 7:37

  • Using a paper notebook and taking notes on phone.

  • Using search.

• The best park bench I've found. 9:19

  • Best park bench of the podcast so far.

  • West park, Long Eaton, East Midlands.

  • Organising a drive is the key to success.

  • Don't add technology to things.

• Google Ecosystem. 12:53

  • Gmail - primary email reader.

  • Google Drive and Chrome Extensions.

• The transition from paperless to digital. 14:19

  • Paperless had to translate into digital.

  • Google Drive, google docs, excel spreadsheets and word.

• The importance of having a folder structure. 16:00

  • The first folder structure.

  • The danger of creating a big folder structure.

  • The first stage of digital organisation.

  • How to find the best organisation tool.

• Tools that have the most in common. 19:29

  • Moving from a single to-do list to multiple boards.

  • Collaboration in Asana.

• Organising your to do list. 22:01

  • Organising a paper to-do list.

  • A done list, a Google drive.

  • Finding balance going into the summer.

  • What her word for 2024 will be.