Category Archives: Getting Things Done
Closing my open loops for 2009
An open loop is something which is pulling on your attention. I have a few from 2009 relating to Quantum Gardener which I will close today lest they fester and end up consuming more and more of my time. 50 book … Continue reading
Implementing a tickler file in PersonalBrain
I run my Getting Things Done (GTD) system using PersonalBrain as my primary tool. Using Tags for contexts and a Thought Type for dates I’m easily able to model an online tickler file. Tickler files are used to remind you … Continue reading
GTD seminar learnings
Poojan Wagh’s list of learnings from a recent GTD seminar makes interesting reading. There may be some things you can learn as well. The biggest thing I learned from the seminar was that I need to experiment more. I had … Continue reading
How keeping a journal can help with understanding yourself
A few days ago I wrote on the last page in my moleskine journal. It took me 10½ months to write on each of the 240 pages. The journal is a record of my internal thinking over that period and … Continue reading
The office – An example of what GTD can do
In just four hours of concentrated work I cleared and processed four in-trays, one bookshelf, two desks, the floor, the top of three filing cabinets and a table. The only casualties were a cheap office shredder and a Dymo labeller tape. … Continue reading
Getting Things Done makes a day off a day off
Last Thursday was one of those days. Lots of stuff coming at me and some critical deadlines which had be be met before I was able to take Friday off work. Despite this I left Thursday in control knowing what … Continue reading
Recommended podcast: David Allen on Making It All Work
Sometimes a kick in the pants is needed to get you started again. The Free Library of Philadelphia recorded a talk by David Allen in which he provides the best overall outline and introduction to his Getting Things Done material … Continue reading
Little known ways to eliminate stressful thinking
If your body is tense you can massage it into relaxation. What if your mind is tense? How do you relax that? It is possible to eliminate stressful thinking and massage your mind into relaxation. This is the second in … Continue reading
Recognising transitions in order to get things done
Isn’t it wonderful when you learn something you didn’t even know that you didn’t know. And more wonderful when it’s something that you desparately needed. By way of his blog, Matt Cornell has just introduced me to the idea of … Continue reading
Kudos to ResultsManager and Gyronix
This is a public thanks to the team at Gyronix for creating such a great MindManager add-in with their ResultsManager Vista product. I’ve been a user of ResultsManager for about two years and have made it a core tool in … Continue reading