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Mar. 23rd, 2009 10:52 pmStill reading GTD, still thinking about better ways to GTD. Although reading it is fraught with peril; I ended up putting it down and furiously processing the random scraps of paper cluttering my desk/mind. Trash! Read now! File for later! OK, out of papers!
I spoke with my dad about managing time and attention earlier tonight -- he does real estate, and the more I think about it, the more I'm impressed with how many different things he handles at once. His system, as he describes it, is that every day he makes a list of the things he wants to accomplish, finds the one he's most worried about and wants to do least, and tries to get it out of the way first.
It may be that the really important lesson isn't any specific GTD doctrine, but that you should have a system that you trust not to drop things so you can focus on the immediate task, and be conscious of what you're trying to accomplish and why so you don't get stuck doing a dumb immediate task.
Just remind me to relax with the self-help/motivation/personal excellence books if I start trying to make metaphors about golf. Next up: Mind Hacks and The Miracle of Mindfulness.
I spoke with my dad about managing time and attention earlier tonight -- he does real estate, and the more I think about it, the more I'm impressed with how many different things he handles at once. His system, as he describes it, is that every day he makes a list of the things he wants to accomplish, finds the one he's most worried about and wants to do least, and tries to get it out of the way first.
It may be that the really important lesson isn't any specific GTD doctrine, but that you should have a system that you trust not to drop things so you can focus on the immediate task, and be conscious of what you're trying to accomplish and why so you don't get stuck doing a dumb immediate task.
Just remind me to relax with the self-help/motivation/personal excellence books if I start trying to make metaphors about golf. Next up: Mind Hacks and The Miracle of Mindfulness.
