Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

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

SUMMARY

• I completed most of the work that I wanted to complete last week. I wanted to finish more but will continue to work hard to get more done.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

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

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

• Get Mr. Le Duc’s recent Assignment done
• Finish my Tok assignment done
• Finish my assignment for English
• Finish the wielding Assignment
• Finish any other assignments I may have incomplete

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

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)

• 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?
    1. It can keep you from going off track and it can help not lose focuses on what your main goal for the moment is.

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned that being focused on something for too long will make your mind go astray but if you take time off then come back you will re-gain that focus and be able to accomplish your tasks.