GTD Is An Attention Management System
I’ve always wondered how best to describe GTD to people. I’ve found that once you get through the hyping up and the fancy wording that David Allen increasingly uses when discussing his methodology, it’s a fairly straightforward system (though of course, understanding it and being able to use it on a regular basis are two entirely different things). However, that doesn’t really help me when somebody comes along and asks what the hell it’s all about.
What’s The Root Cause?
I’ve always frowned upon the whole idea of tracking your time in detail. As useful as it might be to know you spend 40% of your time at work, 5% of your time commuting and 10% of your life on Facebook, if you do genuinely need to know that information there are deeper issues to resolve. Such data might reveal to you where time is being wasted, and that by taking a different route to work and paying less attention to Facebook, you may resolve that problem. But it doesn’t resolve why you’ve got that problem in the first place (anyone want to suggest what the root cause may be?).
My Top 10 Productivity Blogs 2009
A couple of years ago I shared my top ten favorite productivity blogs. However a lot has changed since then. Sites have shifted topic or died away, and new ones have appeared on the scene. I avoid following hundreds of blogs and I don’t even use an RSS feeder, so to keep me focused I regularly identify a handful of sites that interest me. With that in mind here is my current top ten of productivity blogs.
Ideas I’ve Implemented To Get More Done: My Thoughts
Last week I came across a great post by Glen of the PluginID blog discussing five ideas that he has implemented to get more done, and it gave me the idea to share some of my own. As Glen said on his site about his own methods, the ones I’ve detailed below have not only helped me to be more productive, they’ve allowed me to enjoy what I do more. I’ve like to read your thoughts on these. Why not share your own ideas in the comments?
Organize IT Recap: The Productivity Map, 7 Hidden Lessons From GTD And How To Escape From Your Toxic Friends
Organize IT recap for 12th June 2009.