Jul 20 2007
Getting Things Done
I know I’m beating a dead horse when I say how glad I am to have time to do things now that I’m out of school, but man, I’m really glad to have time to do things that don’t involve getting ready for exams or studying a subject I don’t care to study.
Right now I’m on a kick to be more organized and productive and actually do things rather than daydream about them. A couple weeks ago, as I started to list all the things I needed/wanted to accomplish, I came across some information on the web about one of David Allen’s book Getting Things Done. Getting Things Done (or, GTD, as it’s devoted followers refer to it) is essentially a system for getting all of the things floating around in your head into a variety of lists on paper or in a computer. And the lists aren’t just a series of to-do items, the lists are actually comprise a system for accomplishing the things you need or want to do.
Now, I’m not real big on self help manuals, but the posts I was reading struck a chord with me, particularly because I was already doing many of the things that GTD proposes. The book is a fairly quick read (for those of you that can read at anything quicker than snail pace). So, even if you don’t feel you need a kick in the ass to get organized or be more productive, you should be able to get get something out of the book by just spending a few hours getting through it.