This list is from [Getting Things Done](http://www.davidco.com/) and is
useful for when doing brain dumps to trigger your memory about open
loops that might be floating around in your head.

[Professional](#professional) \| [Personal](#personal)

## Professional

-   Projects started, not completed
-   Projects that need to be started
-   Commitments/promises to others
    -   Boss/partners
    -   Colleagues
    -   Subordinates
    -   Other people in organization
    -   "Outside" people
        -   Customers
        -   Other organizations
        -   Professionals
-   Communications to make/get
    -   Internal/External
        -   Initiate or respond to:
            -   Phone calls
            -   Voice-mail
            -   E-mail
            -   Pages
            -   Faxes
            -   Letters
            -   Memos
-   Other writing to finish/submit
    -   Reports
    -   Evaluations/reviews
    -   Proposals
    -   Articles
    -   Promotional materials
    -   Manuals/instructions
    -   Rewrites and edits
-   Meetings that need to be set/requested
-   Who needs to know about what decisions?
-   Significant read/review
-   Financial
    -   Cash flow
    -   Statistics
    -   Budgets
    -   Forecasts/projections
    -   P&Ls
    -   Balance sheet
    -   Credit line
-   Planning/organizing
    -   Formal planning (goals, targets, objectives)
    -   Current projects (next stages)
    -   Upcoming projects
    -   Business/marketing plans
    -   Organizational initiatives
    -   Upcoming events
    -   Meetings
    -   Presentations
    -   Organizational structuring
    -   Changes in facilities
    -   Installation of new systems/equipment
    -   Travel
-   Banks
    -   Receivables
    -   Payables
    -   Petty cash
-   Administration
    -   Legal issues
    -   Insurance
    -   Personnel
    -   Policies/procedures
-   Customers
    -   Internal
    -   External
-   Marketing
-   Promotion
-   Sales
    -   Customer service
-   Systems
    -   Phones
    -   Computers
    -   Office equipment
    -   Other equipment
    -   Utilities
    -   Filing
    -   Storage
        -   Inventories
-   Supplies
-   Office/site
    -   Office organization
    -   Furniture
    -   Decorations
-   Waiting for...
    -   Information
    -   Delegated tasks/projects
    -   Completions critical to projects
        -   Replies to:
            -   Letters
            -   Memos
            -   Calls
            -   Proposals
            -   Requistions
            -   Reimbursements
            -   Petty cash
            -   Insurance
            -   Ordered items
            -   Items being repaired
            -   Tickets
            -   Decisions of others
-   Professional development
    -   Training/seminars
    -   Things to learn
    -   Things to look up
    -   Skills to practice/learn especially re:computers
    -   Tape/video training
    -   Resumes
-   Outside education
-   Research--need to find out about...
-   Professional wardrobe

## Personal

-   Projects started, not completed
-   Projects that need to be started
-   Commitments/promises to others
    -   Spouse
    -   Children
    -   Family
    -   Friends
    -   Professionals
    -   Borrowed items
-   Projects: other organizations
    -   Service
    -   Civic
    -   Volunteer
-   Communications to make/get
    -   Family
    -   Friends
    -   Professional
    -   Initiate or respond to:
        -   Phone calls
        -   Letters
        -   Cards
-   Upcoming events
    -   Special occasions
    -   Birthdays
    -   Anniversaries
    -   Weddings
    -   Graduations
    -   Holidays
    -   Travel
    -   Weekend trips
    -   Vacations
    -   Social events
    -   Cultural events
    -   Sporting events
-   R&D--things to do
    -   Places to go
    -   People to meet/invite
    -   Local attractions
-   Administration
    -   Financial
        -   Bills
        -   Banks
        -   Investments
        -   Loans
        -   Taxes
    -   Insurance
    -   Legal affairs
    -   Filing
-   Waiting for...
    -   Mail order
    -   Repair
    -   Reimbursements
    -   Loaned items
    -   Medical data
    -   RSVPs
-   Home/household
    -   Landlords
    -   Property ownership
        -   Legal
        -   Real estate
        -   Zoning
        -   Taxes
        -   Builders/contractors
    -   Heating/air-conditioning
    -   Plumbing
    -   Electricity
    -   Roofing
    -   Landscape
    -   Driveway
    -   Walls/floors/ceilings
    -   Decoration
    -   Furniture
    -   Utilities
    -   Appliances
    -   Lightbulbs/wiring
    -   Kitchen things
    -   Washer/dryer/vacuum
    -   Areas to organize/clean
    -   TV
    -   VCR/DVD
    -   Music/CDs/tapes
    -   Cameras/film
    -   Phones
    -   Answering machine
    -   Sports equipment
    -   Closets/clothes
    -   Garage/storage
    -   Vehicle repair/maintenance
    -   Tools
    -   Luggage
    -   Pets
-   Computers
    -   Software
    -   Hardware
    -   Connections
    -   CD-ROM
    -   E-mail/Internet
-   Health care
    -   Doctors
    -   Dentists
    -   Specialists
-   Hobbies
    -   Books/records/tapes/disks
-   Errands
    -   Hardware store
    -   Drugstore
    -   Market
    -   Bank
    -   Cleaner
    -   Stationer
-   Community
    -   Neighborhood
    -   Schools
    -   Local government
-   Civic issues