Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

 

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Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

  • Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
    • I think it was decently productive. I still need to learn to suck it up and just do my homework, instead of procrastinating. I learned that eating a light snack or showering helps with it by changing my mood, as I’m not an outdoorsy person, and getting dressed to go outside takes a long time.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Image of David Allen at TED Talk
Screenshot from David Allen TED Talk

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • Set a timer
  • Spend up to 5 minutes
  • Write a listhere in this section of your blog,
    • All the things you need to complete for school
    • All classes, all assignments
    • interview with Fevzi- check if he’s still busy with his classes
    • complete the interview questions assignment
      • societal norms between the Turks and Kurds, cultural experiences from his childhood memory, his thoughts on the government and whether if he actually has any say in it, his parents, traditional food and holiday he likes, his thought of the ‘Turkish’ music
    • weekly debate
    • read the new chapter
    • test on this Saturday
    • check on the history assignment due this wed for any comments from students
    • leduc’s class, remember to wake up on time…… (I’m sorry)
    • complete this assignment I’m writing on right now
    • midterm self-assessment polsci
    • corps of discovery questions
    • body paragraph 3
      • presidency- trump’s reaction to the rona- economic disparity, look at list of executive actions, government payments-businessowners? the people?
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • Set a timer
  • Spend up to 5 minutes
  • Political science>history>intercultural communication (week)
  • Blog stuff (weekend)

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

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  1. Set a timer for your first task
    1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
  2. Start working
  3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
    • Get up and get a drink of water
    • Get up and go for a walk
    • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
      • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

David Allen image
Oct. 2020 Lucidchart interview with David Allen
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
  • Reflect on GTD and getting to the top of the colorful list above for a minute
    • How can the GTD process help you tame the crazy-busy dragon of modern life?

  • Then, go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
  • Write a few sentence reflection
  • “I wish I had the stamina to walk forever if it meant I could avoid writing papers.”

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

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“I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.”  – Read more about Katia…

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • Write only a few sentences of WHAT YOU LEARNED
    • I learned how to be more effective in spending my time. taking breaks once in a while is much more important than I initially expected.
  • In one or two sentences, describe a PROBLEM YOU SOLVED
    • Delegating my time to family and friends is important as well, so I made Saturday to be the day I spend with people, and leaving Sunday to complete any assignments I couldn’t in the weekday+blog stuff.

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