Re:Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiv...
by garrickvanburen on Saturday December 18, 2021 @10:17AM
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+1 for weekly review & write things down (I prefer writing these things down in my calendar).
I’m also a fan of a “someday maybe” list
Re:Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiv...
by hiptobecubic on Saturday December 18, 2021 @10:46AM
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The benefit of the someday maybe list is that let's you truck yourself into thinking it's ok to forget these things, since they're written down. They almost never get done, but it feels better this way.
Re:Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiv...
by huge87 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @11:24AM
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I really like the idea that projects really just consist of "the next step". What do I need to do to advance this project/assignment/thing by one step? Define that and put it away to act on at some point.
It helps me manage feelings of overwhelm.
Re:Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiv...
by lawn on Saturday December 18, 2021 @04:50PM
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Oh yes this is great.
I've found that emphasizing the next action for the receiver in emails has been hugely beneficial. And sending summary emails after meetings that simply details the next actions, and who is responsible, is s simple thing but oh so effective.
- If a thing takes less than 2 minutes to do, just do it immediately.
- Don't try to remember the things you need to do in your head, write them down.
- A weekly(-ish) review. Things happen, and things will get disorganized, but spending some time to reorganize things again really helps to keep it from spiraling out of control.
- Inbox zero (emails). I chuck things into "Action", "Waiting", "References" or "Archive" instead of letting them pile up in the inbox making me stressed.
There are tons of rules in GTD, but really, even a single of these tips have helped me tremendously.