Allen's Input Processing Technique

Managing Your Workflow Effectively


Email, mail, and telephone.

Learn to manage your workflow and become more productive.

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Many of us sort through a huge amount of incoming information every day. For example, you probably receive dozens of emails, telephone calls, voicemails, meeting requests, invoices, and other documents.

This is in addition to work that you need to do to achieve your goals and objectives.

So, how can you process this incoming information effectively, while still staying productive?

Allen's Input Processing Technique is a common-sense approach that helps you do this. In this article, we look at this tool, and we explore how you can use it to manage incoming information.

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References


Allen, D. (2002) Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, New York: Penguin Books

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