Comments on: GTD Best Practices: Review (Part 4 of 5)

By: Editor

Editor — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:38:26 +0000

Hi David, thanks for asking.

Here is a link to all 5 posts.
http://www.gtdtimes.com/?s=GTD+Best+Practices%3A&go=GO

And here is a link specifically to Part 5, Doing:
http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/12/12/gtd-best-practices-doing-part-5-of-5/

By: David A. Desrosiers

David A. Desrosiers — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:15:53 +0000

Loved the article, but it left me hanging… no Part 5? Where is the “Do” phase described?

By: Matt Tanguay

Matt Tanguay — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:32:29 +0000

Hey Kelly,

I’ve just started really implementing some of the ideas in the GTD method. One of which works very well for me: the list of next actions for each project.

I integrated it into my mind map planning dashboard (You can see what that is here: http://www.biggerplate.com/mindmaps/waoymDdo/planning-dashboard-v2-gtd)

I’ll consider planning a regular review, thank you for your summary :)

Best regards,

Matt
http://www.FluentBrain.com

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:58:55 +0000

I have to disagree with the suggestion of doing partial or broken-up reviews. If you don’t do a thorough job your mind won’t trust your lists are complete and up-to-date. In that case you won’t feel good about any decision you make.

In my opinion, a weekly review needs to be like a workout in the gym. When you’re in the gym you’re not checking e-mails or making calls or thinking about work. You are isolated from the daily grind and focused on the exercises at hand (you have to be or you might get hurt). That kind of disengagement provides the mental stress relief from the exercise. You also can’t spread a workout across days (i.e. you can’t warm up on Monday and do the heavy lifting Tuesday). It’s one session, one workout and you leave feeling better than when you arrived.

If you honestly don’t have the time to do a weekly review regularly then you must renegotiate your commitments so that you do. It’s critical for staying on the GTD wagon.