Once a week, do a thorough review of all your projects in as much detail as you need to. If you do, your systems will work. If you don't, no system will work.
Interpretation
Regularly reviewing your projects is essential for an effective system.
David Allen emphasizes the importance of thorough and regular reviews of one's projects to ensure that systems function properly. He suggests that without this practice, even the best systems will fail, highlighting the necessity of reflection and ongoing assessment in achieving success and maintaining order.
In practice
In a team meeting, to encourage consistent project reviews for better outcomes.
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I invented nothing new, I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom there was centuries of work.
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