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Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System . This is the second in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits. Letting stuff pile up is procrastinating on making decisions. If you process your inboxes, making quick decisions and putting things where they belong, things don’t pile up. Process your inboxes at least once a day, and more frequently if needed.
ZTD : Habit 2 : Process
ZTD : Habit 1 : Collect
Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System . This is the first in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits. This habit is really straight from GTD with no variation. Carry a small notebook (or whatever capture tool works for you) and write down any tasks, ideas, projects, or other information that pop into your head. Get it out of your head and onto paper, so you don’t forget it.
I get a lot of email about Getting Things Done (GTD), mostly from people just starting out who have various questions about implementation, starting out, or sticking to the system. I thought I’d start a FAQ to help those with similar questions. Now, let me first say that this is not a complete FAQ, but I’ve taken some of the most common questions.
FAQ about Getting Things Done
One of the most important aspects of David Allen's Getting Things Done productivity system is the Weekly Review - a regular ritual of checking in and updating your task and project lists. When people discuss GTD, they usually focus on the "capture" part of the system, which is the first step: getting everything out of your head and into some holding pen that you trust (whether that's Microsoft Outlook, a paper notebook or a text file.) But having all your stuff out of your head isn't enough: you've got to review it regularly to make sure you're focusing on the right things in your work.
Getting into the Weekly Review habit
ZTD : Habit 4 : Do
Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System . This is the fourth in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits. This is one of the most important habits in ZTD. It’s the doing part of the system. All the other parts are useless if you don’t do the doing part — so emphasize this the most.
ZTD Habit 8: Simplify - reduce your goals & tasks to the ess
Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System . This is the eighth in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits. If you’re like me, you have a long list of tasks to do, perhaps broken down by different contexts (work, home, errands, calls, etc.).Every Monday is Productivity & Organization Day at Zen Habits. Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System . This is the seventh in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits. Let’s face it: even the best of us loses track of things over time, and loses focus on our goals, and let’s the best-planned system fall apart a little. With a busy workweek, and a busy life outside of work, the best systems tend to gravitate toward chaos. That’s where the Weekly Review comes in — it gives you a chance to get things together and refocus yourself on what’s important.
ZTD Habit 7: Review your system & goals weekly
ZTD : Habit 3 : Plan
Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System . This is the third in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits. Each week, list the Big Rocks that you want to accomplish, and schedule them first.