The Weekly Tweak?

[darlakbrown]

During my Weekly Review I try to change the Desktop background on all my computers and on my Treo as well. I often change my IM image, too, just to spice things up. Pathetic but it works for me.

[pageta]

Great thread!

I use a paper system so I re-write my most used lists every week. That gives me the feeling of a fresh start. Then I ask myself if there is anything that I wish I was doing that I'm not currently working on. Usually that is the start to new projects or tasks.

Another odd thing I do is to write my lists in a different colored pen every week. Then when I add to them, I use a different color than the original color so it is very obvious what is getting "old."

When I'm really desperate, I do my weekly review in a different place/time. That also helps.

[Trish]

One thing I am learning by reading this forum is that I am not an oddball or nuts. It is so refreshing to hear that others have so many of the same problems I do---and knowing that helps me to say, okay, and keep tweaking and keep going. And I am making progress. You read a book and it seems so slick and easy and cool and then I dig in and find that when I am doing it as opposed to the writer (David) of the book, it's a whole different thing. That's what learning is all about I guess. But I go so numb to things, and I love hearing these ideas. Thanks a bunch. Trish

[inkedmn]

While I do think it's important to keep your system from getting "boring", there is something to be said for letting it graft it's way into your subconscious.

When I first started GTD (not long ago, maybe 3-4 months) I was constantly looking for new cool ways to implement it and it began to get in the way of actually doing anything on my lists!

The trick here, I think, is to strike a balance between system freshness and not having to retrain yourself on a different process every week. Once a minor tweak requires a change of habit and procedure, it should be evaluated more carefully before being added to your core system (changes like this are often necessary, for sure, but they need to be weighed against your ultimate goal of productivity).

Hope that makes sense, Cheers!