Comments on: Getting started with Getting Things Done (GTD)

By: The Someday List: 1. Licensing at Helpful Technology

The Someday List: 1. Licensing at Helpful Technology — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:11:13 +0000

[...] all the cool kids are doing a series of themed blog posts, so I’ll join the party: over the next few weeks [...]

By: Neil Williams

Neil Williams — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:39:29 +0000

Hmm paragraphs don’t render well in my comments css. What gives? Will add fixing that to my someday/maybe list.

By: Neil Williams

Neil Williams — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:21:40 +0000

Thanks guys. You're both pretty much to blame for introducing me to GTD.

Steph - I can see those problems heading my way too, but I think I may have the first one cracked by using an @online context. Basically that's the stuff I *could* do either @home or @work - and if there's a leaning either way I'll sometimes double-tag an @online action with either @home if it really ought to be done there or @work if it's too boring for weekends/evenings.

It's working so far, but flouts Allen's 'hard edges' - and it's way too early to call. I'm still collecting all my backlog. And likewise, yet to manage a proper weekly review... the office is possibly not the place to try.

But I am a believer!

By: Steph Gray

Steph Gray — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:34:43 +0000

Good timing. Have been falling off the GTD wagon a bit recently, so would be good to see how you get on.

The key problems I have are:
- home/work boundaries: especially if you work in social media stuff
- using agendas properly
- managing to do the Weekly Review
- defining proper ‘next’ actions, without ending up just spending all the time on GTD admin
- living without some kind of prioritisation of the list

By: Jeremy Gould

Jeremy Gould — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:11:00 +0000

Good luck with that! Will be good to compare notes