Getting Things Done (@Camp) Time & Life Management in the Style of David Allen

Mind Like Water The ability to focus 100% of your attention on the task at hand Try this: Spend 15 seconds thinking about the most pressing thing you need to do. On a piece of paper draw 2 columns. Spend 60 seconds writing the things you need to do to complete this task in the Left Column and the other “to do” things that pop up in the Right Column

The ability to focus 100% of your attention on the task at hand

Try this:

Spend 15 seconds thinking about the most pressing thing you need to do.

On a piece of paper draw 2 columns. Spend 60 seconds writing the things you need to do to complete this task in the Left Column and the other “to do” things that pop up in the Right Column

Mind Like Water II Capture Everything that needs to be done Get it All out of your head Train yourself to always identify the Next Action

Capture Everything that needs to be done

Get it All out of your head

Train yourself to always identify the Next Action

What’s Bugging You? Think of the thing foremost in your mind (the one to which you keep coming back) Write in one sentence what is a successful outcome for this issue Now write down the very next physical action required to move the situation forward *

Think of the thing foremost in your mind (the one to which you keep coming back)

Write in one sentence what is a successful outcome for this issue

Now write down the very next physical action required to move the situation forward *

The Beauty of The Next Action Identified the place to start Ready to go on a moment’s notice Next Actions At Meetings

Identified the place to start

Ready to go on a moment’s notice

Next Actions At Meetings

Getting Control of Your Life in 5 Easy Steps Collect Process Organize Review Do

Collect

Process

Organize

Review

Do

Collect Corral Your Stuff Desktop Drawers Files Car (who lives out of their car?) Mind Sweep

Corral Your Stuff

Desktop

Drawers

Files

Car (who lives out of their car?)

Mind Sweep

Process Trash/Recycle Complete less than 2 minute jobs Delegate Sort Next Actions into your system Identify Projects

Trash/Recycle

Complete less than 2 minute jobs

Delegate

Sort Next Actions into your system

Identify Projects

Process

Organize Set up the Right Buckets Inbox Projects List Calendared Actions Next Action Lists A “Waiting For” List Reference File (Simple Alpha System) Tickler: 3D Calendar

Set up the Right Buckets

Inbox

Projects List

Calendared Actions

Next Action Lists

A “Waiting For” List

Reference File (Simple Alpha System)

Tickler: 3D Calendar

Review Keeps the System Functional A.M. Review: Calendar, Tickler File, Action Lists Weekly Review

Keeps the System Functional

A.M. Review: Calendar, Tickler File, Action Lists

Weekly Review

Do Context Time Available Energy Available Priority

Context

Time Available

Energy Available

Priority

Practicing Stress-Free Productivity

Practicing Stress-Free Productivity Set Aside The Time Set Up The Space (mobile system for mobile people) Get The Tools

Set Aside The Time

Set Up The Space (mobile system for mobile people)

Get The Tools

The Hipster PDA Flow Chart Calendar Next Actions Waiting For… Agendas Someday/Maybe Contacts

Flow Chart

Calendar

Next Actions

Waiting For…

Agendas

Someday/Maybe

Contacts