"Is it actionable?" II

[gtd solo-studente]

when DA says trash (2015 page 128-129) he means completely eliminate so it is not something you are having to worry about

of course it is possible to have a change of mind. this would require going through the workflow steps beginning with capturing the same or similar item

Regarding all your other points, which are really to do with next action, which is having sufficient information to know what doing looks like (page 306). This is the reason why some are non actionable because there is not sufficient information to put them in the categories DA identifies namely 1. time specific or 2. day specific (2015, page 43-45)

@gary oliver

Thank you very much for your GTD reply

As one sees GTD fit best. . . .

 

[Stefan Godo]

I dont think I misunderstood GTD (2015)

From page 36, non actionable means no action required with three possibilities
1. trash
2. incubate
3. file for reference

obviously, something is incubated for action later so your apparent criterion does not work

warm regards/gary

Gary,
incubation is not "stored for action later".
Incubation is stored for a new CLARIFICATION later - which CAN eventually result in action, but does not need to.

This is why the storage is called SOMEDAY (higher probablity, but still not certainity) and/or MAYBE (even lower probability).
The only certainity is that you will reevaluate it (with any of the 6 possible results).

So, the criteria given work perfectly, for the ACTIONABLE (doing later) side.

(for the sake of common vocabulary, distinguishing here ACTION from the five organizing steps - which strictly speaking are all "actions")
have a fine day!

 

[gtd solo-studente]

Gary,
incubation is not "stored for action later".
Incubation is stored for a new CLARIFICATION later - which CAN eventually result in action, but does not need to.

This is why the storage is called SOMEDAY (higher probablity, but still not certainity) and/or MAYBE (even lower probability).
The only certainity is that you will reevaluate it (with any of the 6 possible results).

So, the criteria given work perfectly, for the ACTIONABLE (doing later) side.

(for the sake of common vocabulary, distinguishing here ACTION from the five organizing steps - which strictly speaking are all "actions")
have a fine day!

@Stefan Godo

Very nice GTD observation

'Incubation' seems similar to allowing oneself to 'Sleep on Something' . . . without needing to remind oneself that something is being 'Slept' on which allows one's subconscious to more optimally have 'full-range' without any unnecessary intrinsic distraction(s) or intrinsic reminding pressures

HUGE . . . thank you very much

Very GTD elegant

Thank you very much for your very good GTD post

In the spirit of Quincy Delight Jones (March 14, 1933 + November 3, 2024):
GTD in one bad a## . . . onion to peel . . . shut your mouth . . . but I'm talking about GTD

 

[Suelin23]

In the 2001 version of the book Actionable is described as stuff about which something needs to be done. The way I've decided to interpret this for work is stuff that is clearly within the scope of my role or that my boss, team or stakeholders would need/expect me to act upon. This in itself is open to interpretation, and many times the action will be to have a discussion with my boss about whether I need to act upon an email or the new stuff. Recently I have been working with a co-worker who is very diligent about organising catchups just to go through a bunch of emails and discuss whose role it is to deal with the email. It has been a very fast and effective way to get role clarity, and has certainly helped with deciding on many other emails of a similar type.
I actually do get a lot of emails I don't need to action. People are increasingly cc'ing me into emails just to keep me in the loop now that my role is that of a coordinator. So often all I need to do is read the email, maybe make a note on my project plan about the current status, and then move on. I can usually do that quickly and don't need to write a next action for it.