processing Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:39:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 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 Quick tip for processing your Inbox https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/03/quick-tip-for-rocessing-your-inbox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-tip-for-rocessing-your-inbox https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/03/quick-tip-for-rocessing-your-inbox/#respond Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:00:26 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3432 Once you have determined your next physical action, you can either complete it in the moment, hand it off to someone else to do, or keep track of it in a way that you will be reminded of it appropriately. -David Allen (in chapter 12 of Making It All Work) Want any easy way to …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/03/quick-tip-for-rocessing-your-inbox/feed/ 0 The Master Key to Clarity https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-master-key-to-clarity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-master-key-to-clarity https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-master-key-to-clarity/#respond Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:31 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3315 The master key to clarity is maintaining a complete and current inventory of all your commitments and agreements with yourself. You need to capture, clarify, and organize them, so you can constantly review and reflect on the totality of your engagements with the world, so you can trust your choices about what you’re doing, moment …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-master-key-to-clarity/feed/ 0 Can you tell me why I was going to call you? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/can-you-tell-me-why-i-was-going-to-call-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-tell-me-why-i-was-going-to-call-you https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/can-you-tell-me-why-i-was-going-to-call-you/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:47:24 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2069 We thought you would enjoy this story, passed along by Joseph McEntire. I had a funny and rewarding GTD experience that I thought was worth sharing. Today I found a piece of paper crumpled up inside of my vest pocket.  A pocket I use only for my voice-recorder and not for hand written notes.  The …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/can-you-tell-me-why-i-was-going-to-call-you/feed/ 4 New GTD Workflow Diagram https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/new-gtd-workflow-diagram/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-gtd-workflow-diagram https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/new-gtd-workflow-diagram/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:04:22 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1855 For years, the GTD Workflow diagram has been the ultimate “trail guide” for navigating through the collect>process>organize stages of GTD.  Over the past two years, David Allen has been working with the terrific design team at xplane to take his vision (his original sketch is pictured right  and you can click on the image to …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/new-gtd-workflow-diagram/feed/ 34 How to weed wack your inbox down to zero https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/06/how-to-weed-wack-your-inbox-down-to-zero/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-weed-wack-your-inbox-down-to-zero https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/06/how-to-weed-wack-your-inbox-down-to-zero/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:03:49 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1676 If you’ve ever tasted Inbox zero, you know there’s no going back. It’s a powerful reference point in mastering GTD.  The key is knowing how you did it, and how to repeat it on a regular basis. (Yes, it’s not just about getting it there once–anyone can do that with Ctrl+A, Delete. )  The answers …

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