One of Meg’s favorite Horizons is Horizon Two: your areas of focus and responsibilities.
Reviewing your areas of focus and responsibilities helps you step back and see the bigger picture beyond your day-to-day tasks and projects. This is where your job roles, health, finances, relationships, and hobbies live.
These are not items you can check off like a project. They are the steady elements of your life that need attention to keep everything in harmony.
Why Horizon Two Matters
Horizon Two is especially useful when scanning your next actions or project lists does not reveal anything that motivates you to act. Looking at your areas of focus and responsibilities can spark insight and generate ideas for meaningful work.
This is one of the main reasons Meg keeps Horizon Two front and center in her GTD practice.
You can use this horizon in several ways: as a trigger list, as part of a mind sweep, as a way to organize, or as a way to prioritize. Some areas of focus may not require projects or next actions immediately, but keeping them visible helps you notice opportunities and respond when the timing is right.
If you haven’t reviewed your areas of focus and responsibilities recently, now is a great time to do a mind sweep. It often surfaces things that have been on the sidelines or that you haven’t consciously considered.
Next, tune in to Meg’s GTD Gems video, where she demonstrates how she uses Horizon Two to organize, prioritize, and create projects that align with her vision and purpose.
Cheers,
The GTD Focus Team
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