Del DeVries : Gtd Revisited

from GtDTimes.com

Start with a crazy, creative website http://putthingsoff.com/

Paper based:

Excel based:

http://www.davidco.com/blogs/kelly/archives/2008/01/gtd_lists_on_ex.html
- http://www.mediafire.com/?3rxidvn1x2z
http://gtd.marvelz.com/blog/2007/01/01/implementing-gtd-with-excel/
Filtered Project with conditional formatting for color at http://www.43things.com/people/progress/Ambience24/2417123

Filtered Projects

Other links to check out:

Interview with Stephen Covey from 2008!

From the interview: Have you read Getting Things Done and The Secret? What are your thoughts on those two separate phenomena?

Covey: I have read these books and have enjoyed them and believe they contain elements of wisdom and practical suggestions. But for me and my world they are too simplistic and superficial.

Responding to a question about how to make the first step to a positive change? Covey: Listen to your conscience regarding something that you simply know you should do, then start small on it—make a promise and keep it. Then move forward and make a little larger promise and keep it. Eventually you’ll discover that your sense of honor will become greater than your moods,

what is your typical morning routine? Covey: I make an effort every morning to win what I call the “private victory.” I work out on a stationary bike while I am studying the scriptures for at least 30 minutes. Then I swim in a home pool vigorously for 15 minutes, then I do yoga in a shallow part of the pool for 15 minutes. Then I go into my library and pray with a listening spirit, listening primarily to my conscience while I visualize the rest of my entire day, including important professional activities and key relationships with my loved ones, working associates and clients. I see myself living by correct principles and accomplishing worthy purposes. One of my favorite quotes is, “The greatest battles of life are fought out every day in the silent chambers of one’s own soul.” (David O. McKay) Much of this listening and visualizing work is very challenging, so I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes.

From Michael Hyatt: Master Task List (NOT a to-do list!)

"Master Tasking" is the process of identifying your five to seven 
most productive, most important work-related tasks. A Master Task List 
is similar to a job description but more useful. 
It answers the question, “What was I really hired to do?”

Here are some characteristics of master tasks:
- Important but not urgent.  
- They spell the difference between success and failure.
- You have a hard time getting to them.  
- They are things you usually do on your own.
- Can be scheduled but usually aren’t.

Review the classic GtD, productivity, and organizing articles from Michael Hyatt.
http://gtdtimes.com/
THE DISTRACTION DIET
Our writer discovered that a lot of her time-saving desires were sucking up all of her...time. So she detoxed and saw her creativity—and output—rise.
clearing the decks
Your mental energy and attention are finite resources. You need to decide where you want to invest that energy. We have to take ourselves seriously enough to say, ‘What am I here for? What’s my point?

_2010-01-27

And yet another, seemingly well-written example: Simple Time Management and An Introduction to the Ultra Simple paper version, or the prior e-book (now free); Simple Time Management.

_2010-02-22 Tony Schwartz is the founder and president of The Energy Project and the author of The Power of Full Engagement. In the hour long video filmed at Google, he covers the main points. We’re most productive when we move between expending energy and intermittently renewing our four energy needs: sustainability (physical), security (emotional); self-expression (mental) and significance (spiritual). The Energy Audit is available online and can help you assess where you are on the 4 energy needs. (side note: blog entry with a good cartoon and photo)

The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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