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Capture everything that you need to concern yourself with in what Allen calls "buckets": a physical in-box, an email in-box, a notebook you take with you, a little tape recorder, etc. Don't try and remember everything!
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You can put the thing you need to act on itself in your in-box (a bill, an assignment) or write a note on a single sheet of paper ("change oil in the car").
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when you feel like there are lots of things on your mind, sit down and do a "mind sweep" of everything you are concerned about.
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Now it's time to empty all those "buckets." Start at the top of the in-box, pick up each item and ask yourself "is there an action I need to take about this item?"
If there is no action you need to take, either throw the thing away, file it for reference, or make a note on your "Someday/Maybe" list.
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If there is an action you need to take, can you do it in two minutes or less? If so, do it now!
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If not, decide what that next action is, and enter it on your "Next Action" list
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If one action won't finish this off, enter the overall goal on your "Project" list.
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you want to have enough lists to keep everything straight, but not so many that you are never sure what list to use
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- Next Action: what is the very next thing you need to do to get your thing done? (E.g., "read chapter 4 and take notes," or "email a copy of my report to Anne for review"
- Projects: chances are, many of your things will need more than one action to accomplish. Keep track of those multi-action things here. (E.g., "class presentation on Dante," or "write year-end report for boss")
- Waiting: often we depend on others to help get things done. If you are waiting on something, write it down here, so you don't forget. (E.g. "get back revised version of report from Anne")
- Someday/Maybe: for when you have a great idea or long-term goal that you just can't make time to work on now. You don't want to forget about it, but you don't want it to clutter up your Projects list.
- Context-sensitive lists: e.g., "Phone calls," "Errands," etc.
- Calendar: try and use your calendar just for appointments and other things that have to happen on a particular day/time.
- Filing: keep a simple, easy to update filing system. Don't let files pile up in a slush pile. Get comfortable with putting a single piece of paper in a folder, labeling it, and filing it away.
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You'll have to review your Next Action list and your calendar every day (and probably several times a day). Set up an appointment with yourself to do a weekly review, where you process all your in-boxes down to empty, and review all lists to be sure you are on top of things.
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Martha Hardysummary of Getting Things Done strategies by Steve Lawson
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Get everything out of your head. Make decisions about actions required on stuff when it shows up—not when it blows up. Organize reminders of your projects and the next actions on them in appropriate categories. Keep your system current, complete, and reviewed sufficiently to trust your intuitive choices about what you're doing (and not doing) at any time. (p.16)
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The tips and techniques presented here are mostly from Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (find in a library or buy from Amazon) by David Allen. Allen has also written a companion book called Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Princ
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auxonne auxonneThe tips and techniques presented here are mostly from Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
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The System In Ready For Anything, Allen says that when he has to describe his approach in under a minute, he usually says something like this: Get everything out of your head. Make decisions about actions required on stuff when it shows up—not when it blows up. Organize reminders of your projects and the next actions on them in appropriate categories. Keep your system current, complete, and reviewed sufficiently to trust your intuitive choices about what you're doing (and not doing) at any time. (p.16) It's that simple! And that difficult! Below are the major components to the GTD system
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