Do You Use a Visual Board?

Summary

The author, Jason Edmunds, advocates for the use of a visual board as a tool for enhancing productivity and organization, noting its effectiveness in tracking deadlines, appointments, projects, and goals.

Abstract

Jason Edmunds shares his personal experience with transitioning from writing on paper to using a visual board, emphasizing the benefits of having a portable and visible tool for managing tasks and goals. He explains how the visual board serves as a constant reminder of his commitments, leading to increased task completion and a satisfying feeling of accomplishment when items are erased from the board. Edmunds considers the visual board an indispensable asset since the beginning of 2021, which has helped him achieve significant goals such as learning French, driving, and completing useful certifications. He suggests that others struggling with productivity might find a visual board to be a missing piece in their organizational strategy.

Opinions

The author believes that visual boards are superior to paper notes due to their portability and the visual reminder they provide.
Visual boards are seen as a complementary tool to digital reminders and list apps.
The act of writing on the board and then erasing completed tasks is described as particularly satisfying and motivating.
The visual board is considered an essential tool by the author, who would replace it immediately if it were to become unusable.
Edmunds suggests that the visual board can be beneficial for those who have trouble managing their thoughts and ideas and are seeking to improve their productivity.

It’s a game-changer.

Long before I started writing on Medium, I just loved to write. I would write on sheets of paper; lists, memoirs, quotes, and all sorts. We all know the demerits of papers and hard copies. They get missing and all that hard work is gone.

Now when I started noting down enormous projects on paper, I hated the fact that sometimes, I couldn’t find the paper or at least visualize my timelines. That was when I got a visual board. I also settled for one that was portable. It was complementary to my phone’s reminder and list apps.

I would write:

Deadlines

Appointments

Projects

Goals

As long as an item made it to the board, it stood a good chance of getting accomplished. I would walk into my room and its content would stare at me. My brain would record it and it would bug me. Then one day, I’d get it done. Oh, and there was this exceptional feeling when it was time to erase it off. The feeling was the same for both big and small projects. The formidable projects left me on cloud nine.

I got my visual board beginning of 2021. It’s an asset. I would only toss it if it goes bad beyond repair and I would not waste time in replacing it. It’s quite indispensable.

Some goals I wrote on it and have partly accomplished include:

Learning French

Driving

Doing useful certifications

If you are struggling with productivity and your head is jamming with thoughts and ideas, maybe you should give a visual board a try. It might be what’s been missing this whole time!