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I found the book "get things done" helpful. i don't follow the system closely but it's a good mental model. It's especially helpful to have a list of medium and

by habnds 4y ago

I found the book "get things done" helpful. i don't follow the system closely but it's a good mental model. It's especially helpful to have a list of medium and long term goals with associated next steps for when there's time. I work as a consultant and have a similar ebb and flow to work. I try really hard to appreciate and enjoy slow downs instead of feeling guilty about them. check all the routine boxes for the day, make sure I've done what I need to and then do something enjoyable because other days I won't be able to.

Spinosaurus 4y ago
Would you mind providing a quick summary of the primary points of the book?
- jstx1 4y ago
  https://hamberg.no/gtd https://hamberg.no/gtd - don't read the book, there's nothing else in it that's good.
- habnds 4y ago
  off the top of my head i'd say its a few things: 1, don't use mental capacity for remembering things, do that in a trusted document that stores things you need to remember 2, always be (mentally) knolling, staying organized and recording things you need to refer to later should be a reflex. Supplement this with weekly reviews of everything going on in your life. 3, categorize actions into long, medium and short term tasks. A short term task is something you can do immediately if you have the right context and opportunity. 4. if you're blocked on something, figure out the next immediate task, i.e. "email user group to ask if anyone else has seen this problem before" NOT "figure out problem with spatial join" Emacs org-mode was a huge help in getting started on this. there's a vscode port of it thats semi-usable. I haven't been a fan of other organization software.
- orev 4y ago
  Searching for “Getting Things Done” will give you numerous results with summaries and the workflow diagram. But it’s a really short book. Could be read in an afternoon or two.

by habnds 4y ago

Spinosaurus 4y ago

Would you mind providing a quick summary of the primary points of the book?

jstx1 4y ago
https://hamberg.no/gtd https://hamberg.no/gtd - don't read the book, there's nothing else in it that's good.
habnds 4y ago
off the top of my head i'd say its a few things: 1, don't use mental capacity for remembering things, do that in a trusted document that stores things you need to remember 2, always be (mentally) knolling, staying organized and recording things you need to refer to later should be a reflex. Supplement this with weekly reviews of everything going on in your life. 3, categorize actions into long, medium and short term tasks. A short term task is something you can do immediately if you have the right context and opportunity. 4. if you're blocked on something, figure out the next immediate task, i.e. "email user group to ask if anyone else has seen this problem before" NOT "figure out problem with spatial join" Emacs org-mode was a huge help in getting started on this. there's a vscode port of it thats semi-usable. I haven't been a fan of other organization software.
orev 4y ago
Searching for “Getting Things Done” will give you numerous results with summaries and the workflow diagram. But it’s a really short book. Could be read in an afternoon or two.