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The methodology of time management GTD (Getting Things Done) helps to systematize and track tasks, throw out all the information from the head and start acting.

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You must be interested in knowing, what is GTD and how it works and what are the steps involved.

Our brain easily comes up with new ideas, but it's much harder to remember them all. For example, he remembers that you need to buy a gift for your mom's birthday next week. Instead of reminding you of this, when you pass by her favorite store, the brain will simply cause an importunate feeling that you have something to buy.

GTD is based on a list system, with which you systematize everything that comes to your mind. To introduce it into your life, you need to capture and process incoming information. In addition, you will need to create such lists:** "Inbox", "Next Actions", "Waiting List", "Projects" and "Someday"**. Anything that requires your attention will first go to the Inbox, and then go to one of the other lists.

Collection

Collect all the information that requires your attention ; from letters to be answered, to the brilliant ideas that come to your mind while you take a shower. The collection point can be a paper notepad, application or e-mail, to which you will send letters to yourself.

When you first started using GTD, try to free your head of all the accumulated information. Write down everything that you need or want to do, everything that has taken you the last few days or weeks, prevented concentrating or remembering at the wrong time.

Processing

Think about the accumulated information. This is the main rule of the whole system. Do this regularly so that it is not going too much. For information processing, ask yourself a series of questions.

• Is it solved? You ask yourself if you can do something to remove this item from the list. If not, delete it or move it to the "Someday" list. Useful information, with which you do not need to do anything, such as a recipe or an interesting article, save it in a separate place. Things that you want to do in the distant future (learn Japanese, write a book), transfer them to the "Someday" list, so that they do not take a place among the "Next Actions".

• Is it possible to complete the case in one step? In GTD, everything that requires more than one step is called a project. If you have several related tasks in the Inbox, create a separate project for them. Add its name to your project list and select one action to add to the "Next".

• Will it take more than two minutes? If not, execute it right away. This is faster than adding it to the list of the following tasks or delegating it to someone. If you need more time to do the job, think about whether you can do it only or you can give it to someone.

• Can I delegate it to someone? If so, delegate. When you want to track progress, move the item to the "Wait List". If you can not delegate a task, add it to your calendar or to the "Next" list.

• Is there a specific deadline? If so, add it to your calendar. Do not write down everything you want to do in a day. Make only what needs to be done: a visit to the dentist, a meeting, a flight. If there is no specific time limit, move the case to "Next Actions".

Sort everything into places

in one of five lists, in a folder with useful information for the future, in a calendar or in garbage.

In the "waiting list" add any cases that for some reason stalled. For example, when you can not continue until you receive a response to your letter, or when you expect delivery. Do not forget to indicate the date next to each item.

The "Next steps" should have tasks that need to be performed as quickly as possible. Formulate them as feasible physical actions, so it will be easier to get down to business. For example, it is better to write down "to call Lena and arrange that she sat with her child on Thursday evening" than "arrange for someone to sit with the child," although in fact it is one and the same.

Ideally, to each item in the "Next" you need to add a context tag. He will tell you where you should be, with whom, what you need to take with you. For example, you can have tags "purchases", "at work", "with children", "phone", "computer". You can also specify how much time you have for this business or what priority it has in importance. Then, if necessary, you can quickly sort all the cases by tags.

Overview

Once a week, be sure to check all the lists. The longer you leave things in the "Inbox", the more difficult it will be to deal with them later.

• For each project, the following action must be defined.
• Every item in the "Next" should be something that you want to do in the coming week. All unnecessary carry to the list "Someday" or delete altogether.
• From time to time, try to transfer something from the "Someday" list to "Next Actions".

Implementation

Take Action! If you have properly organized your system, this will be the simplest step. Regularly repeating the first four steps, you will be completely sure that all the cases on the list are necessary for you to make progress and get closer to your goals.

Lastly a short video on this subject will be helpful,

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GTD (Getting Things Done) - a technique that helps to turn into action vague ideas, gusts, insights and night reflections. When you learn to rely on this system, your brain will not hold all the information. This will reduce stress, and you will have the strength to work more productive.

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