Read to see the various horizons and how they're useful to you.
Managing the flow of work is best approached from different altitudes, meaning different levels of defining what your work is. These levels can be classified as the horizons of focus. This way of defining levels of your work has proven to be valuable. The 5 horizons are current actions (ground), current projects (horizon 1), area of focus and accountability (horizon 2), one-to-two year goals (horizon 3), long-term visions (horizon 4), and life (horizon 5). Author, David Allen, states that it makes sense that each of these levels should enhance and align with the ones above it. This links back to the work flow diagram that was talked about in my other blog post. Each level has its own specific criteria and should be treated with such. The lowest level, the ground, includes a huge volume of actions and information like emails, calls, and errands. Horizon 1 is current projects, these take more than one action step to complete. Horizon 2 is areas of focus and accountability, which is figuring out a clear and current evaluation of what the areas that you should be focusing on are. Horizon 3, one-to-two year goals, should be focused on where you want to be in a couple of years from now. Horizon 4 is long-term visions, these are focused on in a farther time frame compared to Horizon 3. You want to consider how external factors could influence changes in your timeline. The last level, Horizon 5, is life. This is the most important in my opinion. You should be looking at the bigger picture of your occupation and how you’re making an impact on the world and community
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