THIS MORNING

What did you do first?

Write it down!

What did you do next?

Write it down!

Place them

next to each other

Repeat

until you left for work

READ IT

Organize

your tasks in a

left-to-right flow

Tell

your story from

left to right

Fill in

missing details

I’ll call this left-to-right order

the narrative flow

WHAT ABOUT

YESTERDAY

Was there anything

different?

Write it down!

Bad mornings?

Write it down!

Your ideal morning?

Write it down!

distill your

backbone

cluster

similar sticky notes

label

activities

put them on

TOP

HURRY!

Pretend you just

overslept!

Put that on a sticky note on the left near the top

draw a line

slicing

through the middle

from left to right

Move all the tasks

below that line

if you wouldn't do them

to reach the goal

FILL IN

tasks that are missing

That's It!

You’ve learned all the important concepts:

Tasks are short

verb phrases

that describe what people do

Tasks have different

goal levels

Tasks in a map are

arranged in a left-to-right

narrative flow

The depth of a map contains

variations

and

alternative

tasks

Tasks are organized by

activities

across the top of the map

Activities form the

backbone

of the map

You can

slice

the map to identify the tasks you’ll need to reach a specific

outcome

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Summary

Tasks are short verb phrases that describe what people do

Tasks have different goal levels

Tasks in a map are arranged in a left-to-right narrative flow

The depth of a map contains variations and alternative tasks

Tasks are organized by activities across the top of the map

Activities form the backbone of the map

You can slice the map to identify the tasks you’ll need to reach a specific outcome