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GTD

• An introduction to Getting Things Done

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• The Ancestor of Every Action is a Thought
• -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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What is GTD?

• Its an Action Management Method
• A Time Management System
• Complements our inefficient Mental Reminder
  System
• All about Front-end Planning

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The Principles of GTD
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1 Collecting
Capture everything that you need to track or
remember or act on in Buckets
All buckets should be processed to empty at least
once per week.
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2 Processing
The 2 minute rule If it would take less than 2
minutes to do something, just do it right away.
Two minutes is a guideline, roughly the time it
would take to defer the action formally.

• FIFO - First in First Out
• Deal with one item at a time Prioritize
• Never put anything back to in

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2 Processing
If an Item requires action

• Do it (remember the 2 minute rule)
• Delegate it
• Defer it

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2 Processing
If it doesnt

• File it for reference
• Throw it away
• Develop it for later action

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3 Organizing
Organize Action Items into lists

• Next Actions
• Projects
• Waiting for
• Someday/Maybe

You can use a calendar to give you a view of your
tasks hard landscape Keep it clear. And fun.
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4 Review

• Review your task list daily
• Do not prioritize based on difficulty
• Review all outstanding actions, projects and
  followup on waiting fors

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5 Do
Do not spend too much time organizing your tasks.
In fact, spend more time DOING them. )
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Sample GTD systems
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Apple OSX
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Hipster PDA
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Next Action Cards
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Next Action Cards
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