ArunM
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I have been practicing GTD for exactly a year and at this point my whole life runs on GTD. I use Notion for my projects and next actions. I now have 64 projects on going and 69 in someday maybe. I do reviews religiously every weekend and typically lasts about 2 hours.
I have a daughter who is 5 and I regularly do some form of physical exercise and work as a programmer and count myself as a continuous learner.. So I have a busy schedule however I have a good perspective on my situation and understand that there are people who have much much more busy lives that I do. I am putting this out there to give a perspective on the type of life the I lead.
Off late I have found that I am struggling with reviews.I get a feeling of this being a "chore". GTD has made a big difference to my life and efficiency and the difference it has made to my life is clearly visible. So I am keen to remove this friction which has been creeping up so that I can align my GTD process in such a way that it can be something I do not feel an inertia to do. I follow the review system that has been recommended by this episode in GTD podcast.
I have identified 2 main issues with my reviews.
Issue No: 1 - During my review I tend to spend the first half hour emptying my inbox which is a google Keep List. This is the only time in the week that I tend to empty my inbox. I know David recommends to clear inbox every 2 to 3 days. This is something that I am working on. My idea is that when I sit for a review the inbox should be fully processed.
Issue No: 2 I guess the fact that I have 69 ongoing project means that there are projects where I cannot do things much during a week.This means that there are projects which come across regularly in my review for which I have a next actions set but I just have not been able to get to them for quite some time. I do move some of them to a someday maybe if I feel I will not get to them anytime soon. But I think seeing these projects which I am not able to get to is maybe having an "psychic weight" effect on me.
I would really appreciate if experienced GTD'ers in the community can offer any suggestion to me to remove the friction in my GTD reviews. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thank you for your time.
I have a daughter who is 5 and I regularly do some form of physical exercise and work as a programmer and count myself as a continuous learner.. So I have a busy schedule however I have a good perspective on my situation and understand that there are people who have much much more busy lives that I do. I am putting this out there to give a perspective on the type of life the I lead.
Off late I have found that I am struggling with reviews.I get a feeling of this being a "chore". GTD has made a big difference to my life and efficiency and the difference it has made to my life is clearly visible. So I am keen to remove this friction which has been creeping up so that I can align my GTD process in such a way that it can be something I do not feel an inertia to do. I follow the review system that has been recommended by this episode in GTD podcast.
I have identified 2 main issues with my reviews.
Issue No: 1 - During my review I tend to spend the first half hour emptying my inbox which is a google Keep List. This is the only time in the week that I tend to empty my inbox. I know David recommends to clear inbox every 2 to 3 days. This is something that I am working on. My idea is that when I sit for a review the inbox should be fully processed.
Issue No: 2 I guess the fact that I have 69 ongoing project means that there are projects where I cannot do things much during a week.This means that there are projects which come across regularly in my review for which I have a next actions set but I just have not been able to get to them for quite some time. I do move some of them to a someday maybe if I feel I will not get to them anytime soon. But I think seeing these projects which I am not able to get to is maybe having an "psychic weight" effect on me.
I would really appreciate if experienced GTD'ers in the community can offer any suggestion to me to remove the friction in my GTD reviews. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thank you for your time.