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Getting Things Done

@marialangat

TOO MUCH STUFF

Unfinished tasks and unfulfilled commitments cause most of your

everyday stress

What is GTD?

Incredibly practical process that can help busy people regain control of their lives

Getting Things Done

Action & Time Management System

All about Front-end Planning

Complements our inefficient “Mental Reminder System”

The Matrix of Self-Management

Reactor Micro Manager

Crazy Maker Master & Commander

High Perspective

High Control

Low Perspective

Low Control

THE HOWTHE HOW

5 Stages of Mastering Workflow

Doing

Reviewing

Organizing

Processing

Collection

1. Collect

First thing to do is

Empty everything out of your head and into your “bucket”...

Write it down

2. Process

Start at the top, one item at a time

Never put anything back to ‘in’

Decide What is the next step?

3. Organize

Projects and Actions

Put everything in its place

There are many tools, Keep it Simple

4. Review

Decide the to be doing right now, and do it.

At least once a week, review and reorganise

Most important thing

5. Do it!

By keeping your head clear, keeping your to-do lists organised, and your projects

under review, you’ll find it much easier to actually things!DO

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BUT REALLY, HOW?

Workflow Examples

1. Email: Newsletter from iHub2. Email: Can you recommend a hotel?3. Meeting: JIRA Issues4. Class: Here is your term paper topic.5. Home: Child sick6. Talk: Investment opportunity

How would you step through the GTD workflow for the above?

My Personal GTD Tools

Gmail + GTDNotebook – “bucket”Diary – Daily ListsExcel – project plan

TAKE -AWAYS

Write it down

What is the next step?

Keep it Simple

Most important thing

DO

Resources

GTD – The book

Getting Things Done FAQ at Zen Habits

Gmail + GTD at LifeHacker

Various resources at SlideShare

THANKS.THANKS.