43 Folders

43 Folders feed subscription icon - Shiny! Drowning in email? Try Inbox Zero to learn sane tips for dealing with high-volume email. And don’t miss the free Inbox Zero video. »

Login or register

Register for free on 43 Folders to comment on articles, post to our forum, customize your visits, and much more. Current users can login now.

I have yet to find...

Nicole Simon's picture

I have yet to find...

I have yet to find a methology which works for me - and while really many, many people are happy about GTD, I am not. I am waiting for the same epiphany I had when I read a book some years ago about time managment, the classical way.

Before that book, all time management bookx always said “you have to sit down, make your list, prioritize it and work on it - this is the only valid way”. The german leading man on those books finally came up with something new from an american author.

It said “the old way is monochromatic working, like many people really found that effectiv. But there are others who start to write down a todo list and end up with 30 pages or brainstorming, categories from aa to zz”. Bingo.

As for GTD - it is much more like I work, but not enough. I think I will have to wait for a few more years, until we really have GTD meets Minority Report or something else, as I have the feeling, that I really need computer support for this.

For me, tasks feel more like a three dimensional cube you can turn around and have different views on it, and want this information in many places in different slices. sigh This is 2005. Perhaps 2010? :)

 
EXPLORE 43Folders THE GOOD STUFF

An Oblique Strategy:
Distorting time


STAY IN THE LOOP:

Subscribe with Google Reader

Subscribe on Netvibes

Add to Technorati Favorites

Subscribe on Pageflakes

Add RSS feed

The Podcast Feed

Inbox Zero

The original 43 Folders series looking at the skills, tools, and attitude needed to empty your email inbox — and then keep it that way. Don’t miss the free video of Merlin’s Inbox Zero presentation.

Making Time

3-part series on attention management for artists and makers. Read Bad Correspondence, The Job You Think You Have, and One Clear Line.