Well inspired by Paul Sheely and Steve Cree, I have read Dave Allen’s Getting things done, and today was stage 1 of my clean up with Dave Allen as my personal coach and my two boys as helpers.
We cleaned out the study, it now looks like this:
I really should have taken a before shot to see the difference!
Here is my new current projects file system:
And my MASSIVE overflowing ‘in’ tray, which will get processed in step 2, now looks like this – it’s 0.5m high!
Actually, it’s much bigger than that – my inbox overflows into the carport.
Big job ahead of us to work out what to do with all this stuff! Nowhere to put the car now.
Well done youngling!
Wayne – go for it bro! It took me 4 days to do the first stage! My pile filled the entire living room!!!
eugene – you give me hope!
Wayne – didn’t know you were a GTD guy too. Been on it for a couple of years and have the groove of it now. Got it happening with my work stuff and at home. Very liberating. Pete
Yes, liberating is a good word!
I lose it every now and then but when I’m using GTD properly it certainly keeps my head less stressed and clearer.