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Help me stick to it
Nik_Doof | May 25 2006
I flout my GTD, all the time. I'm currently having real difficulties following my GTD routine and because of this i'm letting things slip. I've recently been getting home from work and not doing anything at all, flouting my next actions and deciding what to do there and then (which usually involves playing games or watching TV). Today i'm sat in work and i don't even have a copy of my NA's or my moleskine to hand, i've left them abandoned at home in my bag. I love GTD but i'm having great difficulty applying myself to it. Has anyone got any suggestions which may help me stick to my routine? 34 Comments
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 The Weekly Review is a...Submitted by Chrome47 on May 25, 2006 - 6:41am.
The Weekly Review is a must. Otherwise, you'll fall off the wagon. But once you've gotten into GTD, it should be easy to get back on, unless you've gotten so behind you don't know where anything is. The Weekly Review can take anywhere from an hour to three hours, depending on how many unprocessed things there are. You really have to make it a habit, and you'll notice, like a runner who doesn't get his run in, that you are behind. (I get all panicky because I know I've got to be doing stuff, but I don't know what.) The Weekly Review really is critical to staying on top of your "stuff." Also, I have modified my NA list so that for the upcoming week, there are about 6 or 7 things assigned to each day. I know it's somewhat counter to what David Allen says, but this is nice because my to-do list for each day doesn't have that much: 6 things aren't too much to handle. And if I only do 4 of them, well, I've done a pretty good number. It's not too stressful to reassign the remaining 2 to tomorrow or the next day. I do my Weekly Review every Saturday morning. David Allen says to do it every Friday afternoon, but that's more for CEOs and stuff whose work life is heavier than their home life. I'm hardly a CEO (more toward the bottom of the totem pole) so Saturday morning works better for me. My job-work defines itself, and I define everything else. The thing is to do it once a week at a time that works for you. Remember that it takes about 28 days to create a habit. David Allen wrote:
So, OK folks,this may seem like more hokey stuff-I-should-do-but-never-do stuff. Honestly,this is what I do to keep myself sane and in control. This is not theoretical or out of some book. This is literally,blow-by-blow,what I do at least once a week.It is the one factor upon which your success with Mind Like Water technology hinges. Do it,it lives and grows. Don't do it, it dies. If you don't yet have this habit,then I recommend that you insert into your calendar for the next four Friday's--"do weekly review." Review this for the first couple of weeks,and then it will probably become second nature to you... Download the free PDF for the Weekly Review Checklist here. » POSTED IN:
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