3. ches
GTD techniques tea
how to work
tively and without
effec
stress
s - GTD
The popular time-management technique
organize your
(Getting Things Done) - will help you to
problems one
working process and teach you to solve
at a time, in priority order.
5. concentr ate on
one important
task
tifications
scard all distracting programs (Skype, no
Di
one
t new messages, etc.) and concentrate on
abou
once (for
task at a time, and not several tasks at
k your
, you cannot talk on the phone and chec
example
email at the same time).
6. our mind of all
free y
is unnecessary
that
e given moment
at th
7. ll
free your mind of a
that is unnecessary
t
at the given momen
om your
nload» distracting tasks and thoughts fr
«U
orage
ad simply by writing them down on «a st
he
m). Thus
m» (paper day planner or special progra
mediu
le to solve
you will free your brain’s RAM and be ab
problems more effectively.
9. eat a frog
per day
tend
ant tasks that you continually postpone
Unpleas
e of such
to pile up very soon. Try and perform on
unpleasant tasks every day.
11. discard
reminders!
h your task
Do not set reminders - just look throug
(when you com
list whenever you change your location
to your office, home, etc.).
13. Discard
junk mail
at the entry
point of its
ter out unnecessary information at the
Fil
you have any
emergence (avoid email subscriptions). If
tion, you can put
doubts about the usefulness of informa
it aside for future consideration.
15. pl an your
working day
before it starts
to allocate
A regular review of tasks will help you
priority
your time effectively and single out first
tasks.
17. keep
s
as and task
all ide
e
in one pl ac
ments and
It is very convenient to keep your docu
store them
notes in electronic form, and it is best to
will easily find
within one program. In such archive, you
necessary information.
19. set a stable
work pace
n is more
step-by-step systematic working patter
A
itions.
effective than working in peak-load cond
lems
cy decreases sharply when, at first, prob
Efficien
in a rush, in
are completely ignored, and then solved
deadline mode.
21. en
differentiate betwe
events and tasks
rangement to
Fixed events (business appointments, ar
ework of
see a doctor, etc.) constitute a rigid fram
e not
ur time schedule. And the tasks, which ar
yo
ocated
bound to any specific time, should be all
y of free
depending on their priority and availabilit
working hours.