Comments on: Easiest vs. most challenging? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=easiest-vs-most-challenging David Allen's GTD® Methodology Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:42:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Ari https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3448 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:04:12 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3448 Easiest: writing everything down

Hardest: keeping “higher priority” to do items off of my calendar and leaving them on the lists. I typically look to my calendar as my “daily to do list”, which is really a mistake, and I usually end up dragging unaddressed items to the next day/week, just like David says.

]]> By: Janeen Demi-Smith https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3447 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:06:09 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3447 Easiest: Getting it out of my head.

Hardest: Getting my inbox to zero. (Ironically, since so many others have posted it is the easiest.)

]]> By: Jan van der Ploeg https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3446 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:58:48 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3446 Easiest: Capturing

Hardest: prevent doing during the weekly review.

]]> By: Dan P https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3445 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:55:17 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3445 @ Coach Gayle and Patrick S – when I started looking at GTD, I found a copy of the Pomodoro Technique link somewhere (maybe on this site?) – pretty useful, one key component was to set a timer for 25 minutes, to accomplish things somewhat uninterrupted – so I’ve got a Widget that I set to countdown 25 minutes and restart all day – timer is good for the 2-minute rule too during processing – I’m not Italian, so I call it the Tomato Method (or really the ‘Mater Method since that’s more fun). Makes my timecards easier to do, and I find I plan and execute the day better by establishing what ‘Maters I want to accomplish.

And to stay on topic…

Easiest – capturing

Hardest – weekly review (of course) and dealing with projects (I’ve got say 10 “projects” in our construction division parlance, with each “project” having tons of “GTD-defined projects” with next actions and desired outcomes that I should do a better job of identifying – I use Toodledo somewhat, and one day I may pony up the extra $15 to go Pro and use their subtask feature).

]]> By: Patrick S https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3444 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:07:51 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3444 Easiest – Capturing for sure.

Hardest – I totally agree with Coach Gayle on finding it extremely difficult to remember to look at the Next Action list during the day.

]]> By: CoachGayle https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3443 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:35:42 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3443 Easiest: processing
Hardest: remembering to look at my Next Action list frequently during day to keep on track

Looking at that tells me that I need to make a plan for looking at list, so here goes:
When the clock chimes on the hour, I am going to pause, breathe, and then look at my list.

]]> By: Cameron Plommer https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3442 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:59:58 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3442 It’s taken me awhile but for me the easiest is capture and processing stuff into next actions. I’ve also gotten really good on defining projects. In a way I think of projects as goals. In this way a project becomes something that has a defined end and can be called DONE.

One of the harder things for me is the 2 minute rule. Maybe I’ve gotten too good and putting tasks into next actions and into my lists, but I often times put 2 min tasks into my lists instead of just DOING it. Bad habit that I’m working on.

]]> By: John C https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3441 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:26:48 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3441 Like many others, I found the Weekly Review to be the hardest part of maintaining my GTD system. So, in true GTD fashion, I started treating my weekly review as a project. I put it on my projects list every week with next actions and a due date. I also find that many of the next actions required to complete my weekly review don’t have to be done during the actual review. I do some of them through out the week. I do my weekly reviews on Monday evening. On Sunday evening, I review my calendar for the past week and the upcoming two weeks. On Friday afternoon I spend 10 minutes doing a brain dump that will be ready for my review on Monday. I remove completed projects/tasks from my task list once a day, every day. I spend at least 10 minutes every day processing that days items so that my inboxes and lists stay more up to date. By the time my actual review comes around, it doesn’t feel so daunting. I have done much of it already.

]]> By: Simon https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3440 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:59:44 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3440 Wow,

I am not alone!

Easiest: Capturing

Hardest: Weekly Review, Deciding on an efficient digital GTD platform, deciding if I should keep ‘work’ and ‘Personal’ separate or together.

]]> By: Jim Whitaker https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/easiest-vs-most-challenging/#comment-3439 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:08:37 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/22/#comment-3439 Easiest: Mind sweep/Mind like water

Hardest: Weekly review.

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