Getting Things Done

CHAPTER 6 | PROCESSING: GETTING "IN" TO EMPTY

Let's look at a sample list of the things that a person might

typically have his attention on.

• Clean the garage


• Do my taxes
  •- Conference I'm going to


• Bobby's birthday


• Press release


• Performance reviews


• Management changes

Although each of these items may seem relatively clear as a

task or project, determining the next action on each one will take

some thought.

•Clean the garage

... Well, I just have to get in there and start. No, wait a minute,
there's a big refrigerator in there that I need to get rid of first. I should
find out if John Patrick wants it for his camp. I should...

•Call John re refrigerator in garage

What about...

•Do my taxes

... but I actually cant start on them until I have my last K-l
back. Can't do any thing until then. So I'm...

•Waiting for K-l from Acme Trust

And for the...

•Conference I'm going to