Daniel Lyons' Notes

COPE Framework

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My Notes

COPE

  1. Centralize
  2. Organize
  3. Prioritize
  4. Execute

The Five Essential Lists

  1. Inbox
  2. Projects list
  3. Actions list
  4. Future list
  5. Daily list

INBOX List

PROJECTS List

  • If a task requires multiple steps, then it's not a task. It is a project.
  • This is a list of all the projects that need to be completed.

Actions list

  • The actions list comprises of all of the individual actions that you need to do in order to complete a project.

Future list

Daily list

The Workflow

EXECUTE

PRIORITIZE

ORGANIZE

CENTRALIZE

NO

YES

NO

YES

YES

Inbox

New Commitment

Still committed?

Delete

More than one action?

Projects

Define Next Step

Inbox

New Day/Week

What's the priority?

Projects

Today

Today

Focus on Priorities

New commitments?

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INBOX List
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Actions list
Future list
Daily list
The Workflow