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July, 2006Back to GTD: Simplify your contextsMerlin Mann | Jul 31 2006This post is part of the periodic “Back to GTD” series, designed to help you improve your implementation of David Allen’s Getting Things Done. As we’ve noted before, GTD contexts lose a lot of their focusing power when either a) most of your work takes place at one context (e.g. “@computer”), or b) you start using contexts more for taxonomical labeling than to reflect functional limitations and opportunities. As you may have discovered, these problems can collide catastrophically for many knowledge workers, artists, and geeks. Part of what makes the Natural Planning Model so attractive are the decisions that can be guided by contextual limitations (“I’m near a phone” vs. “I’m at the grocery store” vs. “I’m at my computer”). While it’s definitely a kind of “first world problem” to have, facing the unlimited freedom to chose from any of a bajillion similar tasks from similar projects with similar outcomes is not nearly as fun as it first sounds. Consider the contextual hairballs of certain jobs and tasks: read more » POSTED IN:
Kip : for managing paper archivesR. Emory Lundberg | Jul 30 2006Kip : for managing paper archives read more » POSTED IN:
'Whats the Next Action?' my new Mantra!ianmcc | Jul 30 2006"Whats the Next Action?" my new Mantra! read more » POSTED IN:
GTD - so far, falling off the wagon & dilemmas dilemmas...direwolf | Jul 30 2006GTD - so far, falling off the wagon & dilemmas dilemmas... read more » POSTED IN:
Dave Gray: "The lifehacker's dilemma"Merlin Mann | Jul 29 2006
Dave sums it all up nicely, as far as I’m concerned. (N.B.: the paper-based crotchal coverage hack.) POSTED IN:
kGTD - Recurring ActionsAfrosheen | Jul 28 2006kGTD - Recurring Actions read more » POSTED IN:
Open Thread: Quicksilver podcast questionsMerlin | Jul 28 2006Open Thread: Quicksilver podcast questions read more » POSTED IN:
Board thread: Quicksilver podcast questionsMerlin Mann | Jul 28 2006Open Thread: Quicksilver podcast questions - 43 Folders Board Following up on the (very enthusiastic) response to the MacBreak podcast about Quicksilver, I’ve opened a new thread on the board where people can ask questions — and all you Quicksilver ninjas out there (given the time and interest) can maybe me help answer anything not covered in the documentation. I’ll answer as many as time allows (my internet access will be spotty for a few days), so anything the QS pros can do to help would be greatly appreciated. Stop by and get your ‘Silver on! Reminder: Good Quicksilver links:
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Lawrence Lessig on "email bankruptcy"Merlin Mann | Jul 28 2006Wired 14.08: How To: Be More Productive I love Lawrence Lessig’s plan for email bankruptcy from the latest WIRED. read more » POSTED IN:
Quicksilver Interface Questionstangster | Jul 28 2006Quicksilver Interface Question read more » POSTED IN:
DEVONthink: Why?fade | Jul 27 2006DEVONthink: Why? read more » POSTED IN:
Backpack Calendar thoughts?R. Emory Lundberg | Jul 27 2006Backpack Calendar thoughts? read more » POSTED IN:
Question about wording a job postingAustin Moody | Jul 27 2006Question about wording a job posting read more » POSTED IN:
Index Card Storage?mdl | Jul 27 2006Index Card Storage? read more » POSTED IN:
By Job Number/Project name or by ClientBert Mahoney | Jul 26 2006By Job Number/Project name or by Client read more » POSTED IN:
Merlin on MacBreak: Intro to QuicksilverMerlin Mann | Jul 26 2006Leo and Alex were kind enough to ask me to drop by MacBreak to talk a little bit about Quicksilver. Most of what we discussed is probably old hat to the hardcore fans, but if you’re looking for a fast intro, this might be a useful link for your friends and cubemates. read more » POSTED IN:
General Reference Questionsfade | Jul 26 2006General Reference Questions read more » POSTED IN:
Ordered a Nokia 770 tabletR. Emory Lundberg | Jul 25 2006Ordered a Nokia 770 tablet read more » POSTED IN:
Viewing the 'Best' Films of the 20th centuryEHD | Jul 25 2006Viewing the "Best" Films of the 20th century read more » POSTED IN:
hPDA Twins and OrphansJamie Phelps | Jul 24 2006hPDA Twins and Orphans read more » POSTED IN:
Tempted by the fruit of another OR: Help me not forsake my hPDA!Jamie Phelps | Jul 24 2006Tempted by the fruit of another OR: Help me not forsake my hPDA! read more » POSTED IN:
Working offline with notes/outlinersMekkaniak | Jul 24 2006Working offline with notes/outliners read more » POSTED IN:
Back to GTD: Do a fast "mind-sweep"Merlin Mann | Jul 24 2006This post is part of the periodic “Back to GTD” series, designed to help you improve your implementation of David Allen’s Getting Things Done. Whether you learned GTD from the book or heard it from The David himself (via one of his excellent seminars), you know that the vital first stage of Getting Things Done is Collection. As laid out in Chapter 5:
And, as David succinctly states elsewhere in the book, if you don’t use a dedicated inbox in the context of a healthy collection habit, your whole house or office turns into your inbox. And that just doesn’t scale. Failing to do so in recent weeks may be why you’ve fallen off the GTD wagon. So, just as you learned Collection as the first step in implementing GTD (and to subsequently maintain your system), it’s precisely the place to start when you’re trying to properly get back into it. And for the errant GTDer, I feel like the most powerful collection exercise is what DA calls “the mind-sweep.” read more » POSTED IN:
it's so easy to loose the thread of GTD: month eight reflectionduus | Jul 24 2006it's so easy to loose the thread of GTD: month eight reflection read more » POSTED IN:
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