The Moves of GTD
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For the upcoming book,
The GTD Workbook, we are using a different approach to learning and implementing GTD: the GTD methodology is taught via 15 specific procedures that David named “moves.” The term is comparable to yoga
postures, or tennis
strokes, ormartial arts
moves.
The benefit of breaking the methodology down into specific chunks is that it allows new users to learn GTD one specific activity at a time.
Below is the list of GTD moves. What do you think about them? Please be as direct as you can be. You will not hurt our feelings!! We want this to be the best workbook possible.
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1.
What do you think of the NAME of each move? (How could it be improved?)
2.Are these moves that you see as both the necessaryand sufficientones? (Please suggest any additional moves.)
3.What do you think of this idea of teaching GTD via a list of specific activities (in addition to all the excellent current ways)
?
4.Would you like to be included in additional surveys re tests of The GTD Workbook?
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The Moves of GTD - May 6, 2018 -
The GTD Workbook
— CAPTURING —
Move #1 Capture All of Your Incoming Paper & Stuff
into One In-Tray
Move #2 Capture Next Actions and Ideas as They Occur, Especially in Meetings and Conversations.
Move #3 Capture Your Thoughts & Ideas with a Mind Sweep Regularly. (
Or do you prefer: "Capture What’s on Your Mind with a Mind Sweep Regularly."
— CLARIFYING —
Move #4: Use the 2-Minute Rule
Move #5: Get Your In-Tray to Empty Every Day or So.
Move #6: Get Your Emails to Zero Every Day or So
— ORGANIZING —
Move #7 Keep Track of Your Next Actions on One List.
Move #8 Keep Track of Your Projects on One List
Move #9 Use These Folders to Organize
—REFLECTING —
Move #10 Do Your Weekly Review. Every Week. Maybe Forever.
— ENGAGING —
Move #11 Use these Guidelines to Decide What To Do Right Now
— HANDLING BACKLOG —
Note: Moves for handling backlog are included because it seems to be a key issue for those new to implementing GTD. (And for those whose system goes off the rails for a time.) The “In One Hour” will be explained when you see the step-by-step for each move. It is accurate given the recommended step-by-step, and is purposely used so that handling backlog can be seen as a do-able task.
Move #12 Contain and Move Any Email Backlog – In One Hour.
Move #13 Contain and Move Any Paper Backlog – In One Hour.
— GETTING PROJECTS UNDER CONTROL—
Move #14 Launch Projects with the Natural Planning Model
— THE PATH OF GTD MASTERY—
Move #15 Continue to Learn About and Develop Your GTD Practice
* The book is to be published by Penguin in late 2018 or early 2019. David Allen is senior author, as the inventor of the methodology, and much of the text is drawn from his
Getting Things Done book. I am Brandon Hall, Ph.D., the second author, contributing the behavioral and workbook elements. The manuscript is due to the publisher Aug 1, 2018, and the first draft is complete.
brandonhall.gtdworkbook@gmail.com