Wednesday, October 21, 2009

GTD

a Biblical thought...
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. (John 15:7-8)

a Book thought...
I guarantee, it's far more exhilarating to be a participant than a spectator. Why watch others change the world when you can join them? (p19)

a Dave thought...
I was challenged reading Paul Gardner's Blog http://paulgardner.info/leadership/6-reasons-pastors-should-gtd/ to check out GTD, here is a summary...

Sophisticated without being confining, the subtle effectiveness of Getting Things Done lies in its radically common sense notion that with a complete and current inventory of all your commitments, organized and reviewed in a systematic way, you can focus clearly, view your world from optimal angles and make trusted choices about what to do (and not do) at any moment. GTD embodies an easy, step-by-step and highly efficient method for achieving this relaxed, productive state. It includes:

Capturing anything and everything that has your attention
Defining actionable things discretely into outcomes and concrete next steps
Organizing reminders and information in the most streamlined way, in appropriate categories, based on how and when you need to access them
Keeping current and "on your game" with appropriately frequent reviews of the six horizons of your commitments (purpose, vision, goals, areas of focus, projects, and actions)

Implementing GTD alleviates the feeling of overwhelm, instills confidence, and releases a flood of creative energy. It provides structure without constraint, managing details with maximum flexibility. The system rigorously adheres to the core principles of productivity, while allowing tremendous freedom in the "how." The only "right" way to do GTD is getting meaningful things done with truly the least amount of invested attention and energy. Coaching thousands of people, where they work, about their work, has informed the GTD method with the best practices of how to work (and live), in that most efficient and productive way.

Just a thought.

1 comment:

mdb said...

You don't need GTD to achieve this ... Lotus Notes can be equally as effective (in my experience). But being the IT director in NZF I would say that!!