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How to implement GTD for university students
Lilly252 | Jan 15 2006
Hello all, This weekend I took out seven HUGE trash bags out of my office after cleaning everything hidden in every corner. I had boxes that had never been unpacked from four moves ago that are GONE! What a liberating feeling! I don't have my tickler file set up, but have my someday/maybe and my "next actions" set up. The entire office is set up like a GTD Central Command. I had been using the Hipster last semester before life took a weird turn. Anyways.... the reason for my question is this... I'm a doctoral student, and as such I have weekly assignments for classes, papers for the semester, and some independent projects that I"m working on like grant proposals, etc. I keep wondering what the best way of keeping track of everything, and I can't come up with anything concrete, so I thought I'd consult with the experts on this board. Thanks! 61 Comments
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 Todd, I very much appreciate...Submitted by tychoish on December 17, 2006 - 8:11pm.
Todd, I very much appreciate the analysis you give. While GTD is a great model, the points you make emphasize the ways in that it is clear that this system wasn't designed for the kinds of tasks we do. I've found "thinking" actions to be some of the most difficult to deal with, because there isn't a clear output "I'm done thinking about this outline" is rarely something that I have an easy time convincing myself of, and these are sort of the bread and butter of academic tasks. Perhaps a better way of thinking about "porting" GTD to academia is to think not about contexts and actions, but as a way of getting the plate clear so you can barricade yourself in your office/the library/etc, and work on projects for a given period of time, rather than attempting to use it as project planning for a kind of task that it's ill suited. This clearly isn't that well thought out, but I am liking this "port" notion... Cheers. » POSTED IN:
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