Three Fold Nature of Work Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Thu, 06 Apr 2017 06:04:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Making Use of Weird Windows of Time https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:00:06 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15826 The concept of daily or weekly to-do lists is as outdated as rotary phones. We need to have a total, holographic view of everything we want to accomplish, and all the actions required to start any of them. And we need to have access to views of those actions whenever we actually might be able …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/feed/ 3 How much time should be spent defining work? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/08/how-much-time-should-be-spent-defining-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-much-time-should-be-spent-defining-work https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/08/how-much-time-should-be-spent-defining-work/#respond Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:52:18 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/08/19/ Question: In your book, you talk about the 3 kinds of work: 1/ Pre-determined work 2/ Doing work as it shows up 3/ Defining your work What percentage of a person’s time should be dedicated to defining work? David Allen: No rules here.  “Defining work” usually takes about 30 seconds per input (email, notes, paper, …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/08/how-much-time-should-be-spent-defining-work/feed/ 0 Why are your lists repelling you? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/why-are-your-lists-repelling-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-your-lists-repelling-you https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/why-are-your-lists-repelling-you/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:52:51 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2156 How do ever expect to get things done on your lists if you never step away from your Email Inbox?  Seriously folks, those lists need care and feeding too.  Just like the Inbox doesn’t get to zero on its own, your lists don’t ever get completion unless you: Do what’s on them Decide not to …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/why-are-your-lists-repelling-you/feed/ 10 Why is David Allen like Einstein? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/05/why-is-david-allen-like-einstein/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-is-david-allen-like-einstein https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/05/why-is-david-allen-like-einstein/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 15:03:27 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1468 A GTD Times community contribution by Arif and Ali Vakil What made Einstein an Einstein or Newton a Newton? It was their amazing capability to look at what everybody was looking at, but see something different. The world sees an apple falling from a tree, but Newton notices there’s something greater at work here–it’s gravity. …

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