yes and no...
Oogiem;84011 said:
I do include everything in my GTD system at least in some form. Things you mention, reading, housework even TV are all in my GTD system in some form. Sometimes as lists of books or magazines I want to read someday, my netflix queue for TV & movies, the checklist I try to use to keep the house somewhat under control, even the nap and recharge time under personal development.
So I'm more curious abut why you don't want to include all of that in your GTD system?
I found for me when I separated out GTD to only be the "work" stuff and no fun or dreaming blue sky stuff I *really* didn't want to look at my lists. Now because I know that all my lists have at least some next actions related to fun goals and things I enjoy I am more willing to review my lists and pick things from them. Usually if I end up doing something not actually on my next actions lists it's in my someday/maybe list but I just hadn't gotten around to activating that project yet.
hi there,
I do include fun stuff and dreaming blue sky stuff in my lists. I do include for example "learning japanese" or "go swimming with my daughters" if they ask me for it. And yes, sometimes I do plan my free time, for example I will plan to call friends if the thought crosses my mind "oh, haven't seen him/her in a long time, I should give them a call".
But no, I don't include "brush my teeth", "get up in the morning", "get dressed", "read newspaper", "get children from school"...
To take it to the extreme: I've been looking into the pomodoro technique lately, and have been (successfully) using the 25 minutes of work/5 minutes break principle. And no, I don't "plan" what i will be doing during my 5 minute break. Most of the breaks I just play one of my favourite songs and stroll around my office a little. :lol:
Sometimes free time just means that. Free time. Time you can relax knowing that you got everything else covered. Just the kind of "take a nap" free time, not the kind of "learning Japanese" free time.
Myriam