Comments on: Controlling your work instead of being controlled by it

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:09:45 +0000

Aeon: the corollary to ‘i don’t _have_ to do everything’: ‘i can’t/shouldn’t do everything’.

There really are only so many hours in the day. I never realized that 10 years ago, but now I keep bumping into that fact again and again.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:42:39 +0000

Exactly. People start looking for GTD tools after reading the book without realizing the single most powerful concept in the book is to understand what NOT to do. Weekly review is the key to this. You get that right the tool doesn’t matter.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:10:02 +0000

I’m sure everyone faces his/her own challenges when implementing GTD. Mine is dealing with the volume of requests that arrive via personal visits, phone calls, and e-mail messages.

If I truly try to capture all of these items, add them to lists, and define next actions, I’d never actually get any of them done!

Seriously, what’s the GTD way of knowing when your plate is full? How does one tactfully decline or redirect requests? This is where I really need help.

-Jason

By: Aeon J. Skoble

Aeon J. Skoble — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:42:39 +0000

Excellent point. One of the most powerful things I picked up from the book was the idea of renegotiating one’s commitments with oneself. I don’t _have_ to do _everything_!