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Have been using GTD for ~1yr. Manage a large business line thus have many >2 min. NAs + ~800-1500 emails/week, always behind on "processing" let alone "doing" what I process
Everyone has the problem of more to do than time available. I know I'm not alone in this volume of "incoming" yet peers succeed using weekly TODO lists and a calendar as I once did.
Have been unsuccessful maintaining my "trusted system" despite 2-6 hours/wk review and processing -- no "mind like water" yet (except during vacations . End up still working from the Inbox or from my head more often than not.
Prior to GTD, my memory kept my time allocated with next actions and I've always trusted the mind's ability to "jolt" at 3am when something important is being neglected - wake, write it down, go back to sleep. I know that's not always "mind like water" but it was lean and I was more responsive to the urgent demands of my business. Sure, some things fell through the cracks but no more than are now or do for colleagues.
Is GTD geared for those with a smaller number of next actions? How am I missing the net productivity gain so many exclaim of GTD?
Bob
Everyone has the problem of more to do than time available. I know I'm not alone in this volume of "incoming" yet peers succeed using weekly TODO lists and a calendar as I once did.
Have been unsuccessful maintaining my "trusted system" despite 2-6 hours/wk review and processing -- no "mind like water" yet (except during vacations . End up still working from the Inbox or from my head more often than not.
Prior to GTD, my memory kept my time allocated with next actions and I've always trusted the mind's ability to "jolt" at 3am when something important is being neglected - wake, write it down, go back to sleep. I know that's not always "mind like water" but it was lean and I was more responsive to the urgent demands of my business. Sure, some things fell through the cracks but no more than are now or do for colleagues.
Is GTD geared for those with a smaller number of next actions? How am I missing the net productivity gain so many exclaim of GTD?
Bob