Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Spring Cleaning #28 Don't Clutter Up Expensive Cyberspace

I went and read the Wikipedia article about the GTD and it is very interesting but I am not a computer person so it seems kind of complicated to me. It is very helpful for people that are not well organized, it gives very helpful tips and ideas how to get your computer files organized. While reading about the GTD I found this article that talks about it and I found it interested:
So how does GTD work?
This is a really summarized version, but here it is, PowerPoint-style:
1. Identify all the stuff in your life that isn’t in the right place (close all open loops)
2. Get rid of the stuff that isn’t yours or you don’t need right now
3. Create a right place that you trust and that supports your working style and values
4. Put your stuff in the right place, consistently
5. Do your stuff in a way that honors your time, your energy, and the context of any given moment
6. Iterate and refactor mercilessly

ALSO:
Getting Things Done appeals to geeks for a lot of reasons. Overgeneralizing for effect:
geeks are often disorganized or have a twisted skein of attention-deficit issues
geeks love assessing, classifying, and defining the objects in their world
geeks crave actionable items and roll their eyes at “mission statements” and lofty management patois
geeks like things that work with technology-agnostic and lofi tools
geeks like frameworks but tend to ignore rules
geeks are unusually open to change (if it can be demonstrated to work better than what they’re currently using)
geeks like fixing things on their own terms
geeks have too many projects and lots and lots of stuff

Since I do not use the computer a lot I do not have many things to organize there.
I also checked tha online calendars like the Google calendar and the Ta-da and Bla-bla lists which are interesting but I like to write things down on a calendar which I can carry with me all the time.
Also at work I do not have a personal computer, a have to use a workstation in which I do not have personal files and a personal calendar on the computer.
I have a personal calendar a notebook and a lot of scrap paper and I always make a list of things to do and what to remember. I guess I am old fashioned person. If it works why change it!

Helpful website:

The Ultimate Getting Things Done Index : Getting Things Done
I’ve recently created some handy GTD worksheets that are perfectly suited for creating or enhancing your own paper-based or hybrid GTD system. ...
gtd.marvelz.com/blog/gtd-index - 237k -

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