Getting organised in the Google era

There are some simple ways to help our memory deal with the chaos and frustration created by dozens of tasks vying for our attention.

One is to streamline. On Monday morning, for instance, combine reading over financial statementys with back-to-back meetings on financially related matters.

Tuesday afternoon, focus on two projects that involve the same technology or client. The less frequently you have to unload all the detail regarding a specific business problem from your mind and reload a different data set, the better (via financial times).