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A journaling workflow for better GTD higher altitude focus

The challenge of journaling For those of you who ever tried their hand at journaling, you probably found out it is hard, especially after a while. It takes time and it takes effort. It requires commitment. Not unlike blogging or any other writing activity. And like GTD, it's a wagon you can very easily fall … Continue reading A journaling workflow for better GTD higher altitude focus

Improving your ‘next action’ and ‘project’ descriptions

As GTD-ers, we are intimately aware of the challenge posed in consistently formulating well defined next actions and project descriptions. Making sure a next action is actually actionable or writing a project definition you still understand two days after, when you are processing your inbox, requires diligence and attention. Like most of us, I presume,I … Continue reading Improving your ‘next action’ and ‘project’ descriptions

Outcomes and the problem you are trying to solve

A project is defined, in part, by its outcomes. They describe us what it looks like at our intended project destination, in terms of where we are but also in terms of what we have learned, gained, developed. By defining good outcomes, we actually develop a great way to regularly check whether we are still … Continue reading Outcomes and the problem you are trying to solve

Tools I use – Instapaper as a GTD capture and review bucket

I’ve been a long term user of Instapaper, especially of Marco Arment’s excellent iOS app. I understand there is even an Android application available. Let me illustrate how I use it in my workflow. Gathering inputs I have a rather long commute to work. It takes me about 15 minutes by car and then another … Continue reading Tools I use – Instapaper as a GTD capture and review bucket

How many possible worlds can you see?

I’ve been thinking about the entire subsection of GTD which relates to better definition of outcomes and ultimately better results. The storytelling and delegation post can be considered as a couple of ideas aiming to solve a subset of that entire issue, which can pretty much be summarized as follows: “How do I make sure … Continue reading How many possible worlds can you see?

Reducing the white noise by scrutinizing your inputs

Cleaning up my Linked-In groups From recent experience: I was looking through my Linked-In feeds and noted just how much junk I found in there. Maybe I'm not selective enough, I thought. An ideal moment to clean up some of the accumulated mess that provided too high a level of white noise in recent months. … Continue reading Reducing the white noise by scrutinizing your inputs