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:oops: :oops: I AM ABOUT TO LOSE MY POSITON BECAUSE OF TIME MANAGEMENT. IT SEEM THAT THE TASKS RUN ME.. I PLAN OUT MY DAY AND THINGS COME UP WHERE I DON'T GET THEM DONE OR IT TAKES LONGER TO COMPLETE THE TASK THAN I THOUGHT. ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD HELP.
I also like docta have too many next actions. They number in the hundreds. I typically think of something, then it goes on a next action list in a context. Usually, there are multiple things on my context lists that are related, in that they are part of the same project. I am coming to...
I think it was George Bernard Shaw who said "The secret of being miserable is to have the time to think whether we are happy or not". Anyway I find that time while driving back home from work. And I try to think about how the day went. Perfect days being few many a times I wonder what to make of...
I am not sure what button I hit ? But when I am in GTD Outlook under "Active Task By Action" Lets say in Action: @calls (5 Items) On the main tasks window I no longer see my Subject notes ?? I only see them when I double click to open the subject..?? Any ideas what I did wrong!!Would it be...
Here's a bit of a different twist on Leveraging Focus and Vision (I attended David's one-day seminar in Marina del Rey in September). Last summer, our 13-year-old black cockapoo, Gracie, was diagnosed with lymphoma. After consulting with our vet and an animal oncologist, we decided to start...
It may help to know that I use paper--three ring binder (approx 5 x 7). I have so many SDMBs that I am thinking of putting them in a seperate binder after weekly review. A lot are creative projects and content areas that I want to learn about. As I have carried them over I am finding that some...
GTD implores you to NOT prioritize tasks in any written form. I understand the reasoning behind this and would never try to do an A, B, C or 1, 2, 3 priority for Daily or Weekly tasks. However, let`s be real here, there are always things that are more important than others in your day, but they...
Does anyone have insights on helpful organizers and clutter consultants in the Boston area?
Just looking for some ideas to organize christmas lists. Currently I have a memo pad category called gifts and each memo has the person's name as the title. The memo is separated by a dashed line and the items purchased are above the line and the items/ideas not purchased are below it. At one...
Hi all, I'm new to GTD and hoping to get clarification on one thing from the book that's been bugging me. GTD method says that time-specific and day-specific actions should go into the calendar (hard landscape) while all other actions go into the Next Actions list. My question is: where do you...
I've read the book about six months ago and have followed many of the threads on here. I purchased the outlook whitepaper and recently purchased the add-in. After about 6 months, while I have realized some benefits from the system and do believe in it, I am having some trouble fully implementing...
I'd love some advice on this...it's really a process question. I am a hotel sales/catering manager, and as such I have a HEAVY amount of email correspondence that I must (eventually) print out and put in the files I keep for each event/booking. As I don't have a discrete printer in my office,...
Just finished weekly review over the weekend. I keep two someday/maybe lists beside one another; one for work related items and one for personal items. I notice, as usual, that the personal someday/maybe list is by far the longest list in my entire organiser. It seems that we have to employ...
I find that listening to music (usually music that is purely instrumental so it doesn't distract) can help me get deeper and more energetically into some tasks such as ironing, working out, or plain reading. I know this is not new, but what do you think on this issue beyond the regular general...
I remember reading in David's book Getting Things Done and somewhere on this website that one of the reasons David finally moved from paper to Palm is the weekly view. I am curious, for those of us who use a Palm or Outlook, what do you normally use, the daily view or the weekly view? For that...
Does anyone know how/if you can print the calendar with only certain items defined. For instance, there are times when I need to publish schedules for work, but don't want all my personal stuff showing up on it. Thanks, Ron
Hi I am processing my inbox. I have a letter from my bank and I need to call on it and I do (will take less than 3 minutes). The person is busy and I leave a message. I have put an entry on my waiting for and I filed this with my permanent bank statements. Is this right? Or do I file it in a...
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I just finished reading GTD and am implementing it on my Palm. What I'm not sure about is how to handle items with due dates. As an example, I have a Chinese lesson every Saturday, and have a number of standard things to do before the lesson. I currently have them in the calendar on Saturday...
Apologies in advance if this has already been discussed, but my search didn't turn up anything: I've recently noticed a huge disconnect between my system at work versus at home. At work, I'm clicking along pretty well, but no amount of discipline is actually making me conduct a weekly review at...
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