Getting Things Done

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY | PART TWO system identical to the one in your office. Many peo- ple I've worked with have b ...

CHAPTER 4 | GETTING STARTED: SETTING UP THE TIME, SPACE, AND TOOLS Some organizations are interested in the concept of "hotel- i ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY | PART TWO The Basic Processing Tools Let's assume you're starting from scratch. In addition ...

CHAPTER 4 | GETTING STARTED: SETTING UP THE TIME, SPACE, AND TOOLS Post-its, Clips, Stapler, Etc. Post-its, clips, stapler, tape ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY I PART TWO Calendar Although you may not need a calendar just to collect your incom- plete i ...

CHAPTER 4 | GETTING STARTED: SETTING UP THE TIME, SPACE, AND TOOLS Do You Need an Organizer? Whether or not you'll need an organ ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY I PART TWO lists. (Your calendar is actually a form of a list—with time- and day-specific ac ...

CHAPTER 4 | GETTING STARTED: SETTING UP THE TIME, SPACE, AND TOOLS menting a personal management system, and for most of the exe ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY | PART TWO know there's likely to be something in there that ought to get filed, and you won ...

CHAPTER 4 | GETTING STARTED: SETTING UP THE TIME, SPACE, AND TOOLS put at least one subset of topics on each label, like "Garden ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY | PART TWO You may need to create another tier of reference storage to give yourself suffici ...

CHAPTER 4 | GETTING STARTED: SETTING UP THE TIME, SPACE, AND TOOLS file drawer, held up by the movable metal plate in the back. ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY | PART TWO Purge Your Files at Least Once a Year Cleaning house in your files regularly keep ...

CHAPTER 4 | GETTING STARTED: SETTING UP THE TIME, SPACE, AND TOOLS self about when you will do it, and then put some reminder of ...

Collection: Corralling Your "Stuff" IN CHAPTER 2 I described the basic procedures for collecting your work. This chapter will le ...

CHAPTER 5 I COLLECTION: CORRALLING YOUR "STUFF" ing the course of a week to get all your ideas and commitments captured outside ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY I PART TWO "stuff" is controlling you and taking up more psychic energy than it deserves. Ke ...

CHAPTER 5 I COLLECTION: CORRALLING YOUR "STUFF" Reference Material ... is anything you simply keep for informa- tion as needed, ...

PRACTICING STRESS-FREE PRODUCTIVITY I PART TWO Issues About Collecting As you engage in the collecting phase, you may run into o ...

CHAPTER 5 | COLLECTION: CORRALLING YOUR "STUFF" Instant Dumping If it's immediately evident that something is trash, go ahead an ...