GTD Review
Tantek's digested GTD
- to do -
- done -
Binary task accomplishment sytems are inefficient.
collection -> inbox (new stuff goes here)
processing -> next actions (stuff to do here)
"Stuff" that has been collected needs to be processed by some method. There are 7 general categories of post-processed items.
- Waiting for - This is likely the easiest item to table because it requires no action on your part to accomplish
- Action: de-prioritize until $action is released
- Date-time dependent (calendar, to use MM's term)
- "Your calendar is sacred" - Do not put anything on your calendar that you can't do later. i.e. timing is externally imposed; dr. appt, etc.
- Action: Execute time dependent task
- Trash - Is this really important?
- Action: toss, take off list, /ignore
- Reference - Piece of information to be filed
- Done - Can you accomplish this task in 2 minutes?
- Next actions - Is $item actionable?
- Are there consequences of not getting it done?
- Is this action in direct correlation to the goal?
- What is the completion criteria?
- Someday/maybe - pixie's note This seemed to be the most amorphous category and was defined/understood by different people in different ways
- What will hapen if $item doesn't get done?
- Do I care if this gets done?
- Is this a "pie in the sky" goal/task?; Read $book, Travel to $place...
- Action: Reprocess. Move to Next actions if relevant. Prioritize. Do.
Priorities for "Next actions" can only be defined by you and the process for readjusting priorities is as fluid as you would like it to be.
Periodic review of the process
Interesting Notes n' Quotes
- Do not use time as a coarse and poor substitute for priority
- At the end of the day/month/year what would you rather have done (re: assigning priorities)
- Failing in a controlled manner
Tools
- Notebook for "inbox" and "next actions"
- Text Wrangler
- Text Edit
- tool that chris uses, didn't take that note
Misc
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