Hello everyone!
I have a question for the more experienced GTDers out there. This is something that has cropped up for me only recently, when I started to really internalize the GTD methodology and its principles. When I did that, I also started using GTD in a more holistic way which enabled me to handle all aspects of my work and life. And this has brought me to the question at hand.
How do I handle 'weird' projects in GTD? By 'weird' projects I mean those that are something in-between a project, an area of focus, a goal or a vision. The best example of this would be "Show more initiative at work". This is something that occurred to me one day randomly and I duly captured it. Now it's time to clarify it and I am running into problems.
Basically, I have a bunch of questions about it: (1) What is this? (2) Is it a project, a goal, vision? (3) How do I achieve it? (4) Should I treat it as a goal and then formulate a bunch of specific projects to achieve it?
To me, "Show more initiative at work" sounds closest to a goal. And some of the ways I could achieve this goal is to work on my own behavioral patterns e.g. "don't be afraid to speak up and voice my opinion, trust my gut, be more assertive, come up with good proposals/ideas etc".
Which brings me to my final question: (5) How do I clarify projects/goals that require a modification of (or working on) my own behavior? And how do I formulate physical, visible next actions when the goal itself is more... invisible and internal? Should this be handled via habits? But then again, I haven't found a good answer how to handle habits in GTD so far.
I realize this post is more on the philosophical/life coach side and I apologize for that. But this forum is such a great resource, and I'm sure there are some wise people on here who could really help me with this sticking point.
I have a question for the more experienced GTDers out there. This is something that has cropped up for me only recently, when I started to really internalize the GTD methodology and its principles. When I did that, I also started using GTD in a more holistic way which enabled me to handle all aspects of my work and life. And this has brought me to the question at hand.
How do I handle 'weird' projects in GTD? By 'weird' projects I mean those that are something in-between a project, an area of focus, a goal or a vision. The best example of this would be "Show more initiative at work". This is something that occurred to me one day randomly and I duly captured it. Now it's time to clarify it and I am running into problems.
Basically, I have a bunch of questions about it: (1) What is this? (2) Is it a project, a goal, vision? (3) How do I achieve it? (4) Should I treat it as a goal and then formulate a bunch of specific projects to achieve it?
To me, "Show more initiative at work" sounds closest to a goal. And some of the ways I could achieve this goal is to work on my own behavioral patterns e.g. "don't be afraid to speak up and voice my opinion, trust my gut, be more assertive, come up with good proposals/ideas etc".
Which brings me to my final question: (5) How do I clarify projects/goals that require a modification of (or working on) my own behavior? And how do I formulate physical, visible next actions when the goal itself is more... invisible and internal? Should this be handled via habits? But then again, I haven't found a good answer how to handle habits in GTD so far.
I realize this post is more on the philosophical/life coach side and I apologize for that. But this forum is such a great resource, and I'm sure there are some wise people on here who could really help me with this sticking point.