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I must confess that a to-do once lived on one of my next action lists for three three years before I crossed it off. Three years. What was this monstrous task, you ask? Writing a PhD thesis, perhaps? No. It was to send a thank-you email that would have taken not . . . → Read More: The Three-Year To Do
The weekly review is the linchpin of the Getting Things Done method. When I started GTD, I bypassed the weekly review, thinking it was unnecessary and that I could get by without it. Turns out I couldn’t. The weekly review is, fundamentally, a time to synchronize your system with real life . . . → Read More: How to Run a Successful Weekly Review
One of the key ideas of Getting Things Done, is the ‘next action’. Like much of GTD it’s a simple idea that makes a big difference. Next actions are the steps you take to complete a project. For example, your project may be ‘sell my old CD collection. That’s a typical . . . → Read More: Why 'Next Actions' Make Big Projects Easy to Tackle
When I first read Getting Things Done four years ago, I didn’t know the profound impact it would have on me. I thought it was a good, though not extra-ordinary, book on organization. However, over time and through constant application of its principals, it is no hyperbole to say that Getting . . . → Read More: Book Review: Getting Things Done
When starting with Getting Things Done, the weekly review is the most hassle and seems the least important. Why, if you are following such a perfect system, do you even need a weekly review? The dark secret of the weekly review is that what you actually need is an imperfect system. . . . → Read More: Weekly Review Secret: Allowing Productive Mess into Your Life |
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