GTD 101

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This board walks you through GTD basics. Framework that helps you increase your productivity, reduce stress and move towards your goals and dreams.

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❓ Meet GTD

👉 GTD or Getting Things Done is a framework created by David Allen. It is used for organizing and tracking tasks that helps you focus on things your really need to do, manage your time and energy.
In order to use GTD methodology to need to take the following steps:
2. Capture your tasks and ideas in Inbox
3. Clarify items in your Inbox at your Weekly Review
1. Organize your Planning System
4. Engage. Actually do the tasks :)
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them” — David Allen

🗂️ Create an environment to start using GTD framework. You'll add content in the next step.
Inbox for everything you want to accomplish in the near or distant future. It includes ideas, dreams, goals, messages, paperwork.
Project. A task that requires >2 things to do. The name of the project should start with a verb, the tasks should be as specific as possible. There might be as many projects as you need.
"Waiting on" list for delegated tasks.
Calendar to schedule when your are going to complete the task.
"Someday/maybe" list
"Reference" list for things important to have in the future.

🧠 Write down everything that comes to your mind. This step is pretty easy, but take your time, don't rush through it.
Keep your Inbox simple. Otherwide you might forget to check out something.
You can use two types of Inboxes, one for physical object and the list of tasks on your mobile phone

If the task is actionable and it requires more that 2 actions to complete, it is a project.
Then define the context of each task that you have.
For example, if you need to buy groceries, cosmetics and medicines during the week, then you can call the context Errands.
Put actionable tasks you have in your Calendar. Use the context to do similar things at the same day or part of the day.
As in example above, complete all the Errands tasks on a specific day, so you do not go shopping 3 times during the week.
If there is something you can delegate, put to "Waiting on" list.
If the task is actionable and <2 mins — do it right away.
Organize regular and consistent review of your Inbox and your planning system.
If it's not actionable, it means you don't have to do something about it. You can trash it, add to "Someday/maybe list" or "Reference"
⚙️ At the Weekly Review you clarify what you need to with all the things added to the Inbox. Choose specific day on a week to review and make sure you are not missing something.