GTD Clearout Weekend
I’ve been really wanting to do the whole GTD thing, and last night, I looked at my calendar … I have President’s Day off, and with no hockey that weekend, I’m going to make that my stuff-sorting weekend.
I might even take a floating holiday on either Friday or Tuesday that weekend and give myself even more time.
:fist of solidarity: I might even get around to buying that book. I’ve decided that I want it…but haven’t got around to buying it…
February 1st, 2005 at 12:18Geof,
Tell me why I should buy this book. I’ve been in the market for something to help me get started with getting things more streamlined and effecient. Now’s your chance to pimp GTD.
February 1st, 2005 at 12:33What Allen’s Getting Things Done does is provide you a rationale for creating a system where you collect your thoughts and process them in a rational manner. Unlike a lot of books in this genre, Allen offers advice, not ultimatums that must be met. If you stick to the core principles he’s outlaying, you’ll come up with a system that you’ll want to use, not a system designed for someone else.
February 1st, 2005 at 12:47Aaaaaaaaand I think you just sold me.
A couple of others I borrowed from someone were like that….if it wasn’t thier way, you’d suck at life according to them.
February 1st, 2005 at 13:51The GTD Zeitgeist
Merlin Mann nails it: “any idea that helps you to become more self-aware can usually help you to reach a goal or affect a favorable solution”. I am a proponent of self-awareness, although still a novice practitioner.
If I hadn’t already sold Chr…
February 9th, 2005 at 15:13Quiet Day
February 19th, 2005 at 22:00Today was a very quiet day. In fact, I hardly said a word. If you’ve ever spent time around me, you should know that I love to talk. And talk. And talk. But at times, I need to be quiet and by myself. Chrissy would claim that this makes me an in…