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It's the bible of productivity and so worth reading. But hey' there's been a lot of books that have expanded upon the ideas in this book, and so it could feel redundant.
As for me It helped me reaffirm my belief that stress free productivity means setting realistic goals and taking actions, and reviewing your process to improve.
As for me It helped me reaffirm my belief that stress free productivity means setting realistic goals and taking actions, and reviewing your process to improve.
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There are plenty of great insights in GTD but I felt the basic concepts could have been delivered in far fewer pages. As I progressed through the book, I found it was harder to "get done," personally finding much of the material dry and boring.
GTD can be summed up with the encouragement to always determine the very next physical action step for any task, drill down to find it; make a habit of clearly defining every task and activity, define the outcome (goal) by asking and finding the answer to "what" and "why" questions; and getting things out of your head and into a system that you are absolutely certain to review on a regular basis, without fail.
GTD can be summed up with the encouragement to always determine the very next physical action step for any task, drill down to find it; make a habit of clearly defining every task and activity, define the outcome (goal) by asking and finding the answer to "what" and "why" questions; and getting things out of your head and into a system that you are absolutely certain to review on a regular basis, without fail.
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So this is basically: Write Things Down and Then Review Your Lists Regularly - A Manifesto. But like, yeah dude!!!! Write things down and then review your lists regularly!! You’re so right!
Anyway - move over Cal Newport, I have a NEW best friend <3
Anyway - move over Cal Newport, I have a NEW best friend <3
One of those books that changes your life, especially if you're Type A, a procrastinator, or a worrier. The methods described in the book are a bit outdated, especially for the younger crowd, but the principles are solid gold.
Being a hardcore productivity nerd, I've found this to be the best book on the subject. In short, the GTD philosophy is this: your brain is a terrible place to keep things you need to do. If you remember them at all, you'll remember them in the wrong place. For example, you remember that the flashlight needs new batteries when you pick up the dead flashlight, not when you're at Walmart and could buy them. Your brain becomes very stressed out by knowing you have things to do, so it's actively trying to remember all of them all the time, not just when you need the information. (Why this philosophy is great for people who worry or are anxious!) The idea is that you need to get everything out of your head and written down in a system you trust; one you will review regularly and be able to trust it won't lose the information (or make it hard to find). That's it.
Personally, I implement the system with a physical inbox at home and at work, Remember the Milk for lists accessible on all my devices, and Google Calendar for appointments. I'm currently experimenting with using Wunderlist to gather my "keep in mind" lists, such as a bucket list and writing topics. The initial purge of information from my brain was one of the best feelings ever. I sat down and just wrote pages and pages of things that needed to be done.
Read reviews of GTD methods and see what you think would work best for you, then try a couple of them. For ideas on how to implement GTD, the blog Lifehacker is a great resource, both for reviews of tools for the system (such as RTM, Producteev, Orchestra, Wunderlist, etc) and little things to make those tasks easier. (Best blog EVER.)
Being a hardcore productivity nerd, I've found this to be the best book on the subject. In short, the GTD philosophy is this: your brain is a terrible place to keep things you need to do. If you remember them at all, you'll remember them in the wrong place. For example, you remember that the flashlight needs new batteries when you pick up the dead flashlight, not when you're at Walmart and could buy them. Your brain becomes very stressed out by knowing you have things to do, so it's actively trying to remember all of them all the time, not just when you need the information. (Why this philosophy is great for people who worry or are anxious!) The idea is that you need to get everything out of your head and written down in a system you trust; one you will review regularly and be able to trust it won't lose the information (or make it hard to find). That's it.
Personally, I implement the system with a physical inbox at home and at work, Remember the Milk for lists accessible on all my devices, and Google Calendar for appointments. I'm currently experimenting with using Wunderlist to gather my "keep in mind" lists, such as a bucket list and writing topics. The initial purge of information from my brain was one of the best feelings ever. I sat down and just wrote pages and pages of things that needed to be done.
Read reviews of GTD methods and see what you think would work best for you, then try a couple of them. For ideas on how to implement GTD, the blog Lifehacker is a great resource, both for reviews of tools for the system (such as RTM, Producteev, Orchestra, Wunderlist, etc) and little things to make those tasks easier. (Best blog EVER.)
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