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read the book etc, not sure how to start... help!
duncanshannon | Sep 13 2006
Hi- I've been thinking about GTD for about a year now (off and on) and im switching jobs again and I think it might be a good time to try GTD. I've read the GTD book, read a bunch of posts on line about people using it, studied the GTD flow chard etc... im just not sure what my first real step(s) should be. I am having stuff start to pile up at my new job already (im not 100% sure of the scope of my responsibilites is yet either) and i want to keep track of things. My boss is very driven and I want to keep up. I've been just using a notebook so far, taking lots of notes with action items on a per day basis. They use Lotus Notes (v5.0!) which im not great with yet. I think i like the idea of Gtiddlywiki (sp?) on a USB stick to be my 'system'. I can get the 43 folders setup once i actually get my desk. I have a treo 650 but am considering getting rid of it and going back to a plain ol cell phone. How do i take my first couple of steps? Do I really need to do this for work and home life at the same time? I feel like i need to determine my "@" lists to start dumping stuff in, but im not sure I know what they should be. I know the process says to collect and process. Can someone coach me a bit here and help me get my baby steps going? Thanks much in advance. Im really looking forward to some GTD nirvana. 11 Comments
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 I feel you, brother. I'm...Submitted by joshrholloway on October 28, 2006 - 6:54am.
I feel you, brother. I'm kind of a newbie myself and even as I read the book, I loved the concept but struggled to actually start the implementation. Finally I had to just force myself to read chapters 4-9 of the book taking notes on the high points and adjusting what would apply to me - then I got started. That portion of the book is a pretty good chunk of nearly 130 pages, but it was the most valuable for me. Just go grab a milk crate or something that you can chuck stuff into, get a big stack of blank paper and a Sharpie, and a pad and pen. Start going through your work and your life and toss papers, items, whatever into that "in" (with paper placeholders for stuff that's too big to fit). Once it fills up and starts overflowing, make piles next to it and around it. Use the incompletion triggers list on page 114-117 to rack your brain and see if you've gotten EVERYTHING! Then start processing with the workflow. From there develop a trusted system for reviewing all your tasks and projects as often as you need to. Then, start doing stuff! That's the Sparknotes version of the Cliff's Notes for Getting Things Done! :D » POSTED IN:
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