How I GTD (Get Things Done)
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Recently I commented on the Getting Things Done session at Lotusphere (BP304 - IBM Lotus Notes and Me: Maximizing Personal Productivity with Lotus Notes), over at the Governance for Notes blog. Well, I was one of the worst offenders. My inbox had over 150 UNREAD messages alone. Since that time, my inbox is empty every night when I leave, I have only 4 folders I put things in (isn't searching much easier?), and all those screen shots end up in my personal journal rather than cluttering up my desktop (and I am working greener too!). I now use the mail preview feature all the time (one less click) ( note to self - change the calendar invite to allow accepting in preview mode). The one aspect I haven't embraced is the To Do list, unless you count my calendar.
My aversion to lists goes way back. When my kids were little (they both own their own houses now, thanks for asking
), they had a series of stories with a toad and a frog. One of my favorites has the toad (or the frog) sitting by the side of the road and the frog (or toad) comes up and asks him what he is doing. The toad says he lost his To Do list. The frog says why don't you find it. The toad says I don't remember all the things on my list, but I am pretty sure finding the list was not one of them! This goes on for awhile and ends when the toad remembers one item on his list - go to bed. So, at 10 am, that is what he does.
Anyway, I don't know if I am getting things done any better than before, but at least my inbox is empty and I am trying to be more efficient. Incidentally, I will be at the View's Developer 2009 show (or the Admin 2009 if you prefer) in Boston, so stop by our booth and we can talk about it!
Recently I commented on the Getting Things Done session at Lotusphere (BP304 - IBM Lotus Notes and Me: Maximizing Personal Productivity with Lotus Notes), over at the Governance for Notes blog. Well, I was one of the worst offenders. My inbox had over 150 UNREAD messages alone. Since that time, my inbox is empty every night when I leave, I have only 4 folders I put things in (isn't searching much easier?), and all those screen shots end up in my personal journal rather than cluttering up my desktop (and I am working greener too!). I now use the mail preview feature all the time (one less click) ( note to self - change the calendar invite to allow accepting in preview mode). The one aspect I haven't embraced is the To Do list, unless you count my calendar.
My aversion to lists goes way back. When my kids were little (they both own their own houses now, thanks for asking
), they had a series of stories with a toad and a frog. One of my favorites has the toad (or the frog) sitting by the side of the road and the frog (or toad) comes up and asks him what he is doing. The toad says he lost his To Do list. The frog says why don't you find it. The toad says I don't remember all the things on my list, but I am pretty sure finding the list was not one of them! This goes on for awhile and ends when the toad remembers one item on his list - go to bed. So, at 10 am, that is what he does.
Anyway, I don't know if I am getting things done any better than before, but at least my inbox is empty and I am trying to be more efficient. Incidentally, I will be at the View's Developer 2009 show (or the Admin 2009 if you prefer) in Boston, so stop by our booth and we can talk about it!
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