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GTD for Working Parents
Bookworm | Jan 18 2006
I was going to jump in on the GTD for Homemakers thread, but thought perhaps this warranted a thread of its own. I'm trying to implement GTD principles at work and at home. At work, I'm at my computer most of the time, so can use Outlook and Bonsai to track my Next Actions, appointments, etc. At home, I must figure out a way to at least look at my Next Actions/projects/tickler file every day (which is buried in the closet at the moment), but it's hard to find the time. I might be "on the clock" with my 20 month old daughter from the minute I walk through the door until I collapse with exhaustion hours later. We're having "sleep issues" at the moment. (Let me just say in passing that I adore her.) Anyone else in the same boat? How do you handle the transition from work to home? How do you find time to "capture" everything that needs to be written down? When do you do your weekly review? Am I the only one that's always sending out birthday cards late? 3 Comments
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 Sounds like you need something...Submitted by korinthe on January 18, 2006 - 8:50am.
Sounds like you need something that is small enough to carry with you to work, and review it at least once during the day or on your way home. As you identified, before you walk in the door. Plus, you need something that will make capture as quick and painless as possible -- capture something onto the appropiate context list or project list as soon as you think of it. Then you spend less time doing batch processing of an inbox or inboxes. Have you tried any of the small electronic or paper systems (PDA, Hipster PDA, pocket notebook) for your non-work context lists? Project lists for inactive projects can be left at home, or if the only place to work on something is at home, leave the list there. If there is info necessary for a shopping trip (e.g. dimensions of windows), bring just that info, not the whole project file. Perhaps for a tickler file, you can use one of the services that emails you (at both work and home addresses?). Hope that helps -- and thank you for reminding me that I have to send a birthday card this week :) » POSTED IN:
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