I have decided to re-order my highly right-brained world and work according to the system purported in Getting Things Done by David Allen. I don’t know what’s come over me; probably my wife’s prayers and a gracious God.
I’ve tried everything through the years, and almost get nauseous when I think of personal ordering plans that would appeal to executives and business suits (ick… just ick). I’ve always strayed from them as soon as I start, though I’ve tried and tried, and learned how to make projects happen, and yet my memory seems to progressively weaken as I stress and create a fray at the last minute.
As for the past week, I’m accomplishing daily tasks and projects, with a renewed peace of mind and personal order, that is astounding for me. Everything, absolutely everything, is written in a system I trust, can rely on, and that propels me in next actions at every turn.
I’m just fresh into it, but I highly recommend the model – you and I might actually become more reliable. It’s available in book and CD audio – I’d do audio first, then read the book.
More insights and downloads are at:
www.davidco.com
Here’s a link to some tips and tricks tools:
David Allen Downloadable Tools
Here’s a great summary of the system by another website, in case you want to feel it out:
Getting Things Done Summary
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Thanks for the links Dan. I am implementing GTD and finding it very very helpful. Trying to get it into a computer format, I found http://www.43folders.com/ and http://www.kinkless.com/ helpful.
No…we can’t have artists getting organised too. That would make us too dangerous..we’d be good at everything..
Sounds like a tool I’m much in need of, will check it out.
Way to go Dan. I love this book. His system helps me empty my brain of all the random to-do items and appointments in there so I can focus on life.
Did you get a labeller?
Yes, Graeme. An artist organized is like a play dough sculpture that’s hardened – you can’t use it anymore but boy is it pretty.
Will, you’ve been doing this for awhile. I’m borrowing a labeler due to the cost, but I’d like to pick one up. My file system looks like a dream. I threw out a garbage bag of 5-15 year old files, and the catharsis was… well… invigorating.
I’m still in the middle of the initial purge. He says to set aside 2 days for the “collection and purge” as a minimum in one location; I say set aside 4 days if you haven’t done one before and you’ve been doing more than one job for the last 10 years.
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