The holiday season is now in full flow (much like the snow) so I thought I would do something a little different and a bit of fun this week. Who is up for a GTD Christmas quiz? Below I’ve come up with a few questions which revolve around Getting Things Done, that will hopefully give you all a little bit of a challenge. Leave your answers in the comments and the best ones will get a free copy of my Productivity Tips ebook!
- David Allen has written three books. The first was Getting Things Done and the third was Making It All Work. What was his second book called?
- What is the 20,000ft level of the horizons of focus also commonly called?
- “Write business report” is clearly not a next action. Provide an example of a possible next action you can have for this project.
- A typical GTD style tickler file contains how many folders? For bonus points, what two categories of folders are used in the tickler file?
- Do it, delegate it or…. ?
- David Allen says if you’re not doing it, you’re not doing GTD. He claims it’s one of the most important aspects of Getting Things Done, but what is it?
- There is a big martial arts influence in GTD. Black belt productivity, mind like water, etc. But did David Allen teach karate or judo?
- A someday/maybe list is for paperwork, projects, emails, etc. that you keep putting off taking action on. True or false?
- Give three examples of tools that can be used for ubiquitous capture.
- When it comes to choosing what next action to work on, a four-criteria model is often used, but which of the following criteria is wrong? And what should it be? Context, motivation, energy available, priority.
- The four minute rule states the entire tone of an event, date or night out is often determined in the first four minutes. But what is the two minute rule?
December 22, 2009 at 06:24PM
1. Ready For Anything.
2. Current Responsibilities.
3. Search web for topics for business report.
4. 43 Folders, days and months.
5. Defer It.
6. The weekly review.
7. Karate.
8. False, false, false!
9. Notebook, PDA, voice recorder.
10. Context, time available, energy available, priority .
11. If it can be done in two minutes do it now.
December 22, 2009 at 06:36PM
I’ll give it a shot.
1. Ready for Anything
2. I never really did memorize the different “elevations.”
3. “Decide what information I still need and (who has it) to write business report.”
4. 43. Not sure on the bonus.
5. Delete it.
6. Weekly review.
7. Karate.
8. False. It’s for projects or goals that you think you’d like to do “someday,” but not right now.
9. Paper and pencil, Voice recorder, Digital camera
10. I think motivation is wrong. Not sure what it should be, though.
11. If it can be done in two minutes or less, just do it.
How’d I do?
December 23, 2009 at 01:46PM
Good quiz. I’ve been using GTD for over a year and I’m a little embarrassed by my score. Better do a refresher!
December 23, 2009 at 08:04PM
Q: What was his second book called?
A: I’m Back for More Cash.
December 28, 2009 at 10:20PM
Very good quiz, indeed.
January 7, 2010 at 07:00PM
Thanks to everybody who gave their answers. Copies of my ebook are on their way to you. Shawn, you may have a point there…