Areas of responsibility versus Someday/Maybe

I've tried to have areas of responsibility and found out that many(if not all) the Someday/Maybes fit into those areas. This is because those areas fill all what I do and want to do.

An example: "buy 2GB of RAM for server" is a project that would fit into the "responsible with server" AoR. However, I tend to see at this moment this project as a Someday/Maybe because I have no intention the next week/month to actually buy the RAM.

Another example: "create a personal blog" is a project that would fit into the "web master" AoR. This project is something that I don't want to think about now because it is not an active project. So normally I'd put this project in Someday/Maybe list, which I've split into 3 parts depending on the priority of the tasks in it. On a later review, I might decide that it is time for this to become an active project.

If I'd put all these items into AoR, then the review would become something very painful because I'd have to review all items even if at this moment they're not so important for me. In Someday/Maybe, since it's just a big list, I can move and prioritize items that would someday become active in my project list.

So if I'd put items like this into AoR, the Someday/Maybe would go down to zero.

Please explain the difference between AoR and S/M. What do you do with the projects in AoR that are not a priority at this moment?

Thanks
 
Area of responsibility is not actionable list. It contains all your roles: manager, father, son etc. And you use this list to generate ideas, ups... new projects that pour your system.

Someday-maybe list contains those projects that you're not intended or can't actively move now.
 
Chesnokov;86022 said:
Area of responsibility is not actionable list. It contains all your roles: manager, father, son etc. And you use this list to generate ideas, ups... new projects that pour your system.

Someday-maybe list contains those projects that you're not intended or can't actively move now.

Ok then, let's say I have the following AoR:
"car owner"
-> keep my car clean and functional
-> pay taxes for car
"husband"
-> remember all our anniversaries
"employee"
-> keep up-to date with latest technologies

These AoR that I described here is not linked in any way with my 10.000ft projects and next actions and someday/maybes.

So I read these and then decide if I have to create projects? For example, "keep my car clean and functional" could remind me to create a project "wash the car" in the 10.000ft projects folder.

Does this seem correct to you?
 
Chesnokov;86031 said:
Exactly! You can even put a reminder in your tickler to wash your car weekly.

Thank you - it makes much more sense than what I was thinking before! It's great when you get something right.
 
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