Getting Things Done with "Getting Things Done"

Getting Things Done with Getting

Things Done®A geek-friendly task (and life) management methodology

Introduction toGetting Things

Done®

What is Getting Things Done®?

Workflow for Life If you are living, you have already known it

Stress-Free MethodologyA Trust-System That Assists Your MindMartial Arts of Works and Life

Getting Things Done®

Why Getting Things Done®

Your brain is BAD for holding commitmentsThere are A LOT of stuffs needed to be done

Therefore, there are a lot of STRESSTo achieve “Mind Like Water” stateEasy to fall-off but also easy to get back on

2 Aspect ofSelf-Management

The Matrix of Self-Management

Reactor Micro Manager

Crazy Maker

Master & Commande

r

High Perspective

High Control

Low Perspective

Low Control

5 Stages of Mastering Workflow

5 Stages of Mastering Workflow

Doing

Reviewing

Organizing

Processing

Collection

CollectionGather every thoughts into your Inbox

Physical or Digital one It is important to capture EVERYTHING into the

inboxTips: Start with things around you

ProcessingDetermining what each item exactly is in your inboxTop item first, one at a timeNOTHING goes back into inbox

Types of Item

Item

Actionable

Single-Step

(Action)

Multi-Step (Project)

Non-Actionabl

e

Trash Item to Incubate

Reference Material

OrganizingActionable

• Context• Place• Area of

Responsibility• Person• Date Specific• 2-Minute Rule

Non-Actionable

• Reference System

• Someday/Maybe List

• Ticklers

Workflow Diagram

ReviewingWeekly Review is UTMOST IMPORTANT

Failing to do so leads to falling off the wagonStart with your calendar, action lists then the rest

Doing

Calendar

Action Lists

Other Stuffs

4 Criteria For Choosing Actions

ContextTime

Available

Energy Availabl

ePriority

6 Horizons of Focus

6 Horizons of Focus50,000 feet – Purpose, Principle

40,000 feet – Vision

30,000 feet – Goals

20,000 feet – Area of Focus/Responsibility

10,000 feet – Projects

Runway – Next Actions

Conclusion

ConclusionWhat is Getting Things Done®2 Aspects of Self-Management

Control Perspective

5 Stages of Mastering Workflow Collections Processing Organizing Reviewing Doing

6 Horizons of Focus

GTD is not absolute

You should implement it however you see fit

Any Question?

Thank You

Referenceshttp://www.davidco.com/google.phphttp://angperegrino.com/2009/12/04/gtd-ex

plained/Getting Things Done® (The book itself)

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