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Get it done book3/2/2024 But all the other things – and that includes not only work stuff, but also getting groceries or birthday presents – need to get out of our head. There are things on our mind, that we can’t get rid of. The recommendation is to keep at least 40% of free disk space to allow the PCs to run smoothly. It’s kind of like having a hard drive in your PC that is also nearly maxed out. It is true, the more you have to hold in your head, the lesser “free space” you do have. Conclusionīesides the two ideas from his book that I just described, I think this sentence boils down the whole idea of the book. David Allen, Getting Things Done, page 277, pos. Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. This brings me to the third and also last quote from the book. It all boils down of getting things out of your head. Therefore you can clear your mind of the burden of thinking about everything. For example “Go buy David Allen’s book as a birthday present for Aliah on Monday” is a better way of writing the same action down.īy defining clear next actions, David Allen proposes a way of knowing what to do and also when. By defining clear next action steps you can also clear your mind. In other words, you still have that on your mind, instead of your ToDo list. If you write something down like “Birthday present Aliah”, it is not really clear what you need to do. I already wrote about this in another article and I can stress this here now also: If you are making ToDo lists, it is crucial to know how to do that. David Allen, Getting Things Done, page 17, pos. Thinking in a concentrated manner to define desired outcomes and requisite next actions is something few people feel they have to do (until they have to). Writing a ToDo list can help | Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters Getting Things Done with creating next actions Some thing need to get done. But after I have done them, I don’t need to think about them anymore. Sure, sometimes unimportant small tasks fill up my morning. So the two minute rule by David Allen helps actually and I used this for quiet a while now. Time thinking about a problem is probably the same as solving it. There are also so many small tasks and I always thought, that it does not make sense to write them down. I myself organise the things as they come along and sort it based on how important they are. Do I do it now, tomorrow or next month? I don’t find it particular difficult to answer this question. In the process of organising your day or week you are always faced with the question when to do something. So this is also something I didn’t know and I quiet like. David Allen, Getting Things Done, page 39, pos. If an action will take less than two minutes, it should be done the moment it is defined. Getting Things Done with the two minute rule Two aspects did resonate with me and I would like to present them here in more detail. This book is geared for people who have none or little sense for organisation. He teaches about planning projects, setting up workspaces, visioning the outcome and also most importantly defining next actions. Practicing Stress-Free Productivity and also 3. Naturally, I did need to read it also at some point and now I did. It is generally referred to as the GTD method. In every video, blog post or also comment, the book gets referenced as providing the rules for organisation, productivity and even lifelong happiness. Reference materials - This list is not for actions, but for various important information.For productivity nerds, Getting Things Done by David Allen is somewhat of a bible.Calendars are also used for items that aren't actions – they can be things that will need attention at a specific time. These can be events, meetings, deadlines, etc. Calendar - The calendar is useful for things that have a specific time and/or date tied to them.This is also a bucket for things that haven't been condensed into a concrete idea or task yet. If there is a deadline, use the calendar bucket. they don't have a specific deadline, but they should be done at some point. Someday/maybes - The someday/maybes bucket is for items which do not have to be done right away, i.e.If there is a known date for getting the trigger, use the calendar instead, but if there is no known date, the waiting-for list comes in handy. The trigger can be anything from someone's input, a rate from a company, a payment, etc. Waiting-for - The waiting-for bucket is for actions that are waiting for a trigger.Projects support - The projects support bucket is for various resources which are used to support a project's actions.With this natural project management, every project becomes a simple list of concrete steps to take.
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