GTD | Internet of Things (IoT) 20 April 2016 Meeting Mintures

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Apr 24, 2016, 11:05:51 AM4/24/16

to Getting Things Done DC Productivity Group

GTD|REFRESH: Internet of Things (IoT)
April 20 Meetup Minutes

Date: 20 Apr 2016

Attendees: Ray, Karl, Dave, Kewanna

Location: K St. Cosi

Challenges Forum:

Topic: Deep Work (defined as: highly focused work investing mental energy)- best strategies trying to build a strategy to implement

Utilize brain.FM; binaural beats (e.g Focus music); learns you and has 3 settings' focus, relax and sleep'
be alone and have lots of light; keep things out of sight and use one single monitor one thing
Ithoughts- customizing with the colors (use as reference)
Headphones
Just start typing

Topic: Failing at email (added new email addresses; used to be at inbox zero now at 1100 --> 1600 daily emails) need to return to the 2 min rule and process inbox

Use keywords and filters to slow the deluge
Have corporate use special forward for only key messages
Unroll (to help supplement email unsubscribing)

Topic: Boundaries: deciding what I’m doing at client things vs I’m doing as personal;

Separate into venn-diagram; to help see overlaps
You HAVE to give up something but boundaries will become clearer
Overwhelmed with data in tool “The Brain” can an index be built? to provide clarity on what’s in there

Main Presentation: Internet of Things (IoT)

Definition per Wikipedia: The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects—devices, vehicles, buildings and other items—embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data.[1] The IoT allows objects to be sensed and controlled remotely across existing network infrastructure,[2] creating opportunities for more direct integration of the physical world into computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and economic benefit;[3][4][5][6][7][8] when IoT is augmented with sensors and actuators, the technology becomes an instance of the more general class of cyber-physical systems, which also encompasses technologies such as smart grids, smart homes, intelligent transportation and smart cities. Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its embedded computing system but is able to interoperate within the existing Internet infrastructure. Experts estimate that the IoT will consist of almost 50 billion objects by 2020.[9]

Current IoT devices

Wearables (smart watches)
NEST (smart home)

Nest protect (smoke detector and auto-light feature)
Canary home security

Tool like Tile (shortrange blue tooth tracker for personal items) (geo location)

tracking movement

Smart Credit card

tracks when you are not near the device

Health

Fitbit – tracks sleep
Wireless scale (syncs to unique tools like Garmen, Google and Apple Health Kit)
BT Blood Pressure monitoring

Pitfalls:

Falling in love with our objects

Not developing fear to weigh in or check in with our apps because of living our lifestyle
Trust devices have been government approved; good to know for key home tools
Disconnecting when on vacation or away; management of the home
Over-reliance can lead to frustrations

WIFI consumption (mindful of bandwidth)
Voice dialog ; being understood (still a challenge; especially in room with others) ; multiple competition with other devices in room/places
BT: Headset Plantronics;
Benefits:

IFTT used to connect a lot of services and devices
Smart things hub (Samsung)
Zappier has must-zaps; get notified when automation fails

Resources Sharing: EMAIL

Bing – called email ga.me; works only with google apps and gmail for work (gamification)
Dispatch – iOS email connects to a lot of different apps/services
Follow up from pairBUS; auto notifies Amazon during price drops; site worked very quickly
CloudMagic- works across all devices
Using google saved search – manual

Google Save (chrome extension) – stronger bookmark tool

Diigo- Bookmarks/highlights than can push to Evernote

Announcements:

Prodchat every wed 8pm; Twitter chat; next week personal author of personal Kanban

Prod Book Club 4/30 – Make it Stick ; Learning how to learn; 2016 financial productivity challenge; weekly 1 year to organized financial life

Tip: start in the current week and then circle back in the archive

Prod Prod; lessons in 2 mins or less

Additional GTD Resources (Thanks Karl)

David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29
            https://youtu.be/D-3nTl8M44o
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0;12:37] In-Basket Habit
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=12m37s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:00:53] Richard Grove Introduction
                https://youtu.be/D-3nTl8M44o?t=53s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:03:56] Being Appropriately Engaged
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=3m56s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:05:11] A method to clear mental RAM
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=5m11s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:08:00] Potential Meaning Overload
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=8m0s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:10:03] Distributed Cognition
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=10m03s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:18:29] GTD as a Gyroscope
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=18m29s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:19:44] Intellectual Self-defense
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=19m44s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:24:32] it produces the condition for you to flourish
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=24m32s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:30:11] Open Loops
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=30m11s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:31:22] the Secrets
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=31m22s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:38:21] Building of Habits
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=38m21s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:48:07] Mastering Workflow
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=48m7s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [0:51:28] Horizons of Focus
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=51m28s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [1:03:23] TheBrain
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=1h3m23s
            David Allen, Interviews, 2013-08-29, [1:09:44] What's on the horizon?
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3nTl8M44o&feature=youtu.be&t=1h9m44s