GTD, Best Thing Since Sliced Bread (Provided You Slice It Right) | GTD-DC
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kewanna.hayward
Mar 27, 2017, 9:06:16 PM3/27/17
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GTD, Best Thing Since Sliced Bread (Provided You Slice It Right) | GTD-DC
Date: 22 March
Attendees: Ray, Albert, Ken, Doug, Charlie, Karl, Kewanna, Marcus, Even
Location: Panera - DuPont Circle
Challenges Forum:
Topic: Appeal Letter; Procrastination on letter how can motivation/support to complete task
Virtual assistant can complete the entire letter just give them your personal details
Template: docrasy.com (attorney submitted template repository)
Calculate date find out the deadline; work backwards to set up and gauge timeframe
Use watermark in MS Word “draft’ to know not to send wrong copy
Topic: Growth and being social; how do you still keep a common place for activities/conversations
Make a list of things that we still have in common
Good to socialize with others
Bring more things to share
Topic: Hundreds of Business cards (scanned in); need to get smarter to know when I met this person more details - what kind of system
Evernote connects to Linkedin - you can add a note as to when you met them
Evernote location auto tracked
*Note* Evernote have to use premium account
Weekly Review - Add a trigger list of questions to help with follow up on business card management
Advanced Evernote - link cards based on connection
Chunk over time to clean up backlog - use the bottom of the pile (oldest one); work together with new cards
Write on card details until you can scan in .. if you going to batch them in at a later date
Use spreadsheets or tags to help with searching
Topic: Better Ideas on implementing Remember the Milk (RTM)
Set up a few core few lists
Labels that will have generate smart lists
Smart Lists can be used
Transfer bite by bite from existing task manager to RTM
Topic: Accountability Partner; how to handle when we don’t meet our goals
Think about how can i be rewarded
Put a positive spin on it
Accountability is a strong social motivator after established self-efficacy
Topic: Remember historical information in regards to books/audio books
Pause the ‘audio program’ and try
Audible you can use book mark
Pause and record ideas about what you just heard
Memory mnemonics for trying to remember
Cupboard technique (visualizing ) where you are trying to store
Journey Method - (A TED Talk using the journey method by Joshua Foer.)
Topic: How can i be more efficient with my time/ admin work
Try to outsource the work via virtual assistant
Be more intentional about how you spend your time
Schedule these things and keep that appointment
Ensure most important things are done so you can focus
Unscheduled - presentation - http://rsidneysmith.com/productivity/unschedule-anti-procrastination-productivity-system-neil-fiore-the-now-habit/
Topic: Used to be in a structured environment now work from home
Set an area in the home Just for work know visually what's supposed
Wear and hang up things to let you know “hey I’m working”
Try pairing on skype with another colleague just for some accountability kinda like you are in some kinda office
Set timers to structure the day (Pomodoro Technique)
Main Presentation: GTD, Best Thing Since Sliced Bread (Provided You Slice It Right) | GTD-DC
Background: Last 8 months using bullet journal.. switched back to electronic format had to restart (get everything out of my head)
Goal: To experience the feeling of ‘mind like water’ on a consistent basis
Pick wisely two areas of focus (Hats that you wear) and be great and just be OK in other areas
Remember GTD is all about managing your agreements
2 areas of maintenance - work/personal routines
Using the principle of ‘agile’ how can I do this aligned with GTD
Weekly Review - getting back to clear, current
Being a creative individual always thinking of new things
Always need to look the sum of the parts how do they work together holistically to get you to mind like water within the GTD Framework
Identify your big rocks- what are the roles/goal around that (look for things that are similar)
Use context - project almost done
Don't have to implemented all pieces of GTD to get started work you way up to 100% implementation
Resources Sharing: Habit Tracking
Habitica - accountability
Balanced - ios only
Grid Diary - good for establishing the weekly review habit
Tools/Books/Presentations Discussed
Title
Type
Remember the Milk
Web/Mobile Task Manager
Omnifocus
Mac/iOS Task Manager
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
Book
Mini Habit/ How to be an imperfectionist
Stephen Guise
Book
Meditation
Habit
Announcements:
Prodchat every Wednesday 8pm on Twitter
Prod Book Club - grab it as podcast; this saturday Overwhelmed 25 March EST
WARP; touch base once a week; ask them if they done their weekly review; join rsidenysmith.com/WWRAP; fill out form and you will be paired
Prod Prod; lessons in 2 mins or less
Workshops: will be coming soon
Date: 22 March
Attendees: Ray, Albert, Ken, Doug, Charlie, Karl, Kewanna, Marcus, Even
Location: Panera - DuPont Circle
Challenges Forum:
Topic: Appeal Letter; Procrastination on letter how can motivation/support to complete task
Virtual assistant can complete the entire letter just give them your personal details
Template: docrasy.com (attorney submitted template repository)
Calculate date find out the deadline; work backwards to set up and gauge timeframe
Use watermark in MS Word “draft’ to know not to send wrong copy
Topic: Growth and being social; how do you still keep a common place for activities/conversations
Make a list of things that we still have in common
Good to socialize with others
Bring more things to share
Topic: Hundreds of Business cards (scanned in); need to get smarter to know when I met this person more details - what kind of system
Evernote connects to Linkedin - you can add a note as to when you met them
Evernote location auto tracked
*Note* Evernote have to use premium account
Weekly Review - Add a trigger list of questions to help with follow up on business card management
Advanced Evernote - link cards based on connection
Chunk over time to clean up backlog - use the bottom of the pile (oldest one); work together with new cards
Write on card details until you can scan in .. if you going to batch them in at a later date
Use spreadsheets or tags to help with searching
Topic: Better Ideas on implementing Remember the Milk (RTM)
Set up a few core few lists
Labels that will have generate smart lists
Smart Lists can be used
Transfer bite by bite from existing task manager to RTM
Topic: Accountability Partner; how to handle when we don’t meet our goals
Think about how can i be rewarded
Put a positive spin on it
Accountability is a strong social motivator after established self-efficacy
Topic: Remember historical information in regards to books/audio books
Pause the ‘audio program’ and try
Audible you can use book mark
Pause and record ideas about what you just heard
Memory mnemonics for trying to remember
Cupboard technique (visualizing ) where you are trying to store
Journey Method - (A TED Talk using the journey method by Joshua Foer.)
Topic: How can i be more efficient with my time/ admin work
Try to outsource the work via virtual assistant
Be more intentional about how you spend your time
Schedule these things and keep that appointment
Ensure most important things are done so you can focus
Unscheduled - presentation - http://rsidneysmith.com/productivity/unschedule-anti-procrastination-productivity-system-neil-fiore-the-now-habit/
Topic: Used to be in a structured environment now work from home
Set an area in the home Just for work know visually what's supposed
Wear and hang up things to let you know “hey I’m working”
Try pairing on skype with another colleague just for some accountability kinda like you are in some kinda office
Set timers to structure the day (Pomodoro Technique)
Main Presentation: GTD, Best Thing Since Sliced Bread (Provided You Slice It Right) | GTD-DC
Background: Last 8 months using bullet journal.. switched back to electronic format had to restart (get everything out of my head)
Goal: To experience the feeling of ‘mind like water’ on a consistent basis
Pick wisely two areas of focus (Hats that you wear) and be great and just be OK in other areas
Remember GTD is all about managing your agreements
2 areas of maintenance - work/personal routines
Using the principle of ‘agile’ how can I do this aligned with GTD
Weekly Review - getting back to clear, current
Being a creative individual always thinking of new things
Always need to look the sum of the parts how do they work together holistically to get you to mind like water within the GTD Framework
Identify your big rocks- what are the roles/goal around that (look for things that are similar)
Use context - project almost done
Don't have to implemented all pieces of GTD to get started work you way up to 100% implementation
Resources Sharing: Habit Tracking
Habitica - accountability
Balanced - ios only
Grid Diary - good for establishing the weekly review habit
Tools/Books/Presentations Discussed
Title
Type
Remember the Milk
Web/Mobile Task Manager
Omnifocus
Mac/iOS Task Manager
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
Book
Mini Habit/ How to be an imperfectionist
Stephen Guise
Book
Meditation
Habit
Announcements:
Prodchat every Wednesday 8pm on Twitter
Prod Book Club - grab it as podcast; this saturday Overwhelmed 25 March EST
WARP; touch base once a week; ask them if they done their weekly review; join rsidenysmith.com/WWRAP; fill out form and you will be paired
Prod Prod; lessons in 2 mins or less
Workshops: will be coming soon
Raymond Sidney-Smith
Apr 25, 2017, 2:14:58 PM4/25/17
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FYI, the legal templates site is docracy.com ... I should have spelled it when I offered it at the Meetup. Sorry for the confusion!
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