Gtd In Practice

Maintain YourselfSelf improvement tips and ideas

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GTD® in Practice

Doing it My Way

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The Idea

Do not spend time and energy on items you can

do nothing with them at the certain time and

place




Basics

The implementation base on 3 lists

1. Ongoing list, main list2. Short term list, the working list3. Someday list, incubation list




Ongoing To Do List1. Wright down all To-Do items related to active items

and projects2. Focus on the major items (projects)3. Start with the titles4. Drill down with the sub items5. Avoid dealing with the small things (phones,

mails...)6. Now you have a projects oriented To-Do list7. Use an internet application for it, the list will be

available everywhere GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company.



Ongoing To Do List

Every item in the list gets one of the following statuses

– Next action– Waiting for

The “Ongoing” list is the main working list




Next Action

Next action status use for items have to be done by you

It will allocated to you unless you decide to delegate it

Mostly, no need to make a due date or a reminder to them

In case of long future actions (month or more), reminder is

needed




Waiting For

Use the Waiting for status for items that have to carry out by othersAllocate them to a personMake due date and reminder for check outUsually, these items are preliminary to others




Short Term To Do ListThe Short term list will contain all the items that can be execute the same day or next day (short term)To this list, add all the small things you should make in these days, email, phones ect.The Short term list is, actually, your working listIt contain only the items, relevant to the time and place.The 2 minutes rule apply on this list

Because of the short life of this list, it can be hand written on a paper or on the PDA

The short term list is the only list you need on your PDA




Someday To Do List

Use for far future items, mostly projectsThese items or project have a good probability to execute next yearNo need for due date or remindersNo need to allocate them

The Someday list can be a good place for ideas, Wishful thinking...




Methodology

Check the Ongoing list every 2-3 days

– Update– Mark completed– Add new– Delete– Move to the Someday list– Pull out to a Short term list all the items that can

be execute the same day or next day




MethodologyCheck the Someday list every month

– Add new– Delete– Move to the Ongoing list

This list updated with new items every time you move items from the Ongoing list and every time you have an idea.However, once a month is a good period to check the items, one by one.




Methodology

Most important

– Do all the Next action items in the Short term list

– Check all waiting for items


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Gtd In Practice