waiting for Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:30:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 What gets in the way of delegating? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:21:43 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/03/26/ I was leading a GTD class recently, and one of the participants was asking me how to be better at delegating. In my experience, issues with delegation typically come down to some common factors: It’s not clear who should do it (i.e. unclear Areas of Focus) If the person delegating is not clear on their …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/what-gets-in-the-way-of-delegating/feed/ 3 Some Key GTD definitions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/some-key-gtd-definitions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-key-gtd-definitions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/some-key-gtd-definitions/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:00:19 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4279 What is a Project? A project is any outcome that will take more than one action step to complete. As a list, the Projects list will represent an index of the current outcomes on your plate. What is Someday Maybe? Someday/Maybe means you are not currently committed to complete it, but you are committed to …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/some-key-gtd-definitions/feed/ 1 Tricks for capturing Waiting For emails https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/12/tricks-for-capturing-waiting-fors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tricks-for-capturing-waiting-fors https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/12/tricks-for-capturing-waiting-fors/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:09:43 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2464 One of the key buckets in your GTD system is Waiting For.  So what’s the biggest creator of Waiting For? Sent emails. Sure, you could slog through your Sent folder for which ones you actually need to make sure to track, but that’s like searching for a contact lens on the beach.  Good luck having …

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