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GTD® in Practice
Doing it My Way
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Maintain YourselfSelf improvement tips and ideas
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The Idea
Do not spend time and energy on items you can
do nothing with them at the certain time and
place
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Basics
The implementation base on 3 lists
1. Ongoing list, main list2. Short term list, the working list3. Someday list, incubation list
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Ongoing To Do List1. Wright down all To-Do items related to active items
and projects2. Focus on the major items (projects)3. Start with the titles4. Drill down with the sub items5. Avoid dealing with the small things (phones,
mails...)6. Now you have a projects oriented To-Do list7. Use an internet application for it, the list will be
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Ongoing To Do List
Every item in the list gets one of the following statuses
– Next action– Waiting for
The “Ongoing” list is the main working list
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Next Action
Next action status use for items have to be done by you
It will allocated to you unless you decide to delegate it
Mostly, no need to make a due date or a reminder to them
In case of long future actions (month or more), reminder is
needed
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Waiting For
Use the Waiting for status for items that have to carry out by othersAllocate them to a personMake due date and reminder for check outUsually, these items are preliminary to others
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Short Term To Do ListThe Short term list will contain all the items that can be execute the same day or next day (short term)To this list, add all the small things you should make in these days, email, phones ect.The Short term list is, actually, your working listIt contain only the items, relevant to the time and place.The 2 minutes rule apply on this list
Because of the short life of this list, it can be hand written on a paper or on the PDA
The short term list is the only list you need on your PDA
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Someday To Do List
Use for far future items, mostly projectsThese items or project have a good probability to execute next yearNo need for due date or remindersNo need to allocate them
The Someday list can be a good place for ideas, Wishful thinking...
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Methodology
Check the Ongoing list every 2-3 days
– Update– Mark completed– Add new– Delete– Move to the Someday list– Pull out to a Short term list all the items that can
be execute the same day or next day
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MethodologyCheck the Someday list every month
– Add new– Delete– Move to the Ongoing list
This list updated with new items every time you move items from the Ongoing list and every time you have an idea.However, once a month is a good period to check the items, one by one.
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Methodology
Most important
– Do all the Next action items in the Short term list
– Check all waiting for items
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