The Weekly Tweak?

[samilator]

Has anyone felt the need for a weekly system tweak to keep it from becoming stale? Not necessarily a thorough revamp; just a slight tweak to reinstate GTD excitement.

When I first started to mind map projects and areas of focus, it felt absolutely great. But when I repeated it the next week, it was already dull, and I needed something new again. I gather this is why I visit this forum a lot. I’m on the look out for ideas for my weekly tweak.

Maybe that’s a reason one of DA’s points in his weekly review checklist is to think of new, hare-brained, risk-taking ideas to add to the system - for invigoration as well as improvement.

[GTDWorks]

Samilator:

I wouldn't say I do any major tweaking, but I do do mini reviews whenever things get crazy (like today!) and I need to get back to zero and confirm that I'm moving in the right direction.

For me, it looks like this:

*Check my calendar and make sure I'm still on top and on time;
*Depending on where I am, check my context list so I'm not mssing anything important;
*Some days I'll even do a quick Mind Sweep to clear up the clutter that's gathered from my appointments, meetings, calls, or projects. That may be in my Notetaker Wallet, my Treo, or in a Rollo letter-sized notebook I keep on my desk for capture purposes.

If I can hold the world back for a few minutes, I'll take the stuff I've captured and add them into my MacBook Pro or into my Treo, depending on location. That way I'm clear and don't have to wonder if everything is in my trusted system at days' end.

[Brent]

Nope, don't have this problem, personally. Maybe I'm just dull.

[LJM]

This is one reason why I use an inexpensive on-paper system. I re-write a few of the index cards every week whether I really need to or not, to prevent the "staleness" from setting in.

[samilator]

This is one reason why I use an inexpensive on-paper system. I re-write a few of the index cards every week whether I really need to or not, to prevent the "staleness" from setting in.

If I don't have any new tweaks, I resort to rewriting some pages too. That's one reason I also use an inexpensive paper system, filofax. Still, tweaks feel a lot better. Even if it's just using a different colored pen for a new code.

[Cpu_Modern]

artwork. I do add art. like the ancients did in their churches and temples -if it is special and holy, it gets art.

for example cover pages like covers for books or music albums. or ascii-art titles. special typesetted templates that empahsize the underlying functions better. color schemes. and so on.