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5. Getting things done
★ Introduced by David Allen in 2001 (book)
★ Has become very popular
★ Cult-Like status
★ Essence =
manage all of your life’s stuff and
transform that stuff into next actions
6. Benefits of a productivity system
★ It’s a skill — learn to be productive
★ Applying systems teaches you productivity
★ Systems create habits
★ Systems avoid complexity
★ Systems need reflection
★ Systems are conscious choices
9. #1: Capture & collect
Three success factors for capturing well
★ get it all of your head
★ minimize capture locations
★ empty capture tools regularly
14. #3: Organize
To manage actionable items, use:
★ a list of projects
★ storage or files
★ next action categories
★ calendar: “schedule”
★ reminders: “list”
★ waiting for: “delegate”
16. #4: Review
Critical success factors:
★ Gather and process all your stuff
★ Review your system
★ Update your lists
★ Get clean, clear, current, and complete (Analogy:
Imagine cleaning up shortly before your holidays)
17. #4: Review
When?
★ Every last Sunday of the month, pre-planning the month
★ Every Sunday, pre-planning the week
★ Every morning (or evening), pre-planning the day
18. #5: DO
At this point, you should always
know what your next action is.
V1.0
19. #5: Do
4-criteria for choosing actions now:
★ Context - done anywhere, or location-dependent or
tool-dependent (ex. Internet access)
★ Time available
★ Energy available
★ Priority
20. #5: Do
Evaluate daily work via three different activities:
★ Doing predefined work
★ Doing work as it shows up
★ Defining your work
21. V1.0
What’s your experience?
Have you implemented GTD once, but didn't use it
consistently? Why? What is holding you back?
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