Attention Lifehackers
Jan. 30th, 2008 03:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Any of y'all disciples / detractors of Getting Things Done?
Entering into another transitional state as I am, I have an opportunity to sniff at new productivity philosophies. This one seems to have a substantial amount of cred among full-time net-babblers, but not necessarily among anyone I know personally.
Still, I am starting to get the impression that my own "four pillars" system may be an attempt to implement it without actually having read any of the source material (but being vaguely aware of it for years).
Entering into another transitional state as I am, I have an opportunity to sniff at new productivity philosophies. This one seems to have a substantial amount of cred among full-time net-babblers, but not necessarily among anyone I know personally.
Still, I am starting to get the impression that my own "four pillars" system may be an attempt to implement it without actually having read any of the source material (but being vaguely aware of it for years).
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Date: 2008-01-30 08:21 pm (UTC)You might want to watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo7vUdKTlhk
David Allen giving a talk at Google.
I also highly recommend the book. It's given me a lot of good ideas at least.
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Date: 2008-01-30 08:52 pm (UTC)I like how he says near the start of the talk that he himself falls off the GTD wagon all the time, but the system's engineered to be real easy to get back on any time.
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Date: 2008-01-30 09:10 pm (UTC)My major problem with it is that, like most process philosophies, there's way too much of it. But it's easy to pare it down to something reasonable.
me heart GTD
Date: 2008-01-30 09:12 pm (UTC)If you want to not go whole hog, try Simplified GTD.
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Date: 2008-01-30 09:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-31 01:11 am (UTC)That was almost 4 years ago, and I have yet to implement any of the ideas. They -sound- good, but I already have a filing system and a calendar on which to write appointments. Maybe if my life gets more complicated I will revisit the book and try out those checklist thingies.
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Date: 2008-01-31 01:12 am (UTC)So after being strongly encouraged, etc., to read the book, and hearing, "I'll buy you a copy if you promise to read it!" I finally said, "Alright already," and I did end up skimming it.
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Date: 2008-01-31 01:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-31 03:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-31 11:00 pm (UTC)Then again, I was the lead technical guy at a hospital and massively overworked and underpaid. GTD turned into my ticket queue from hell.