Sun, 10 Feb 2008

Doing things

I've been reading about "Getting Things Done" once again. My first instinct when I read about such stuff is to look at all kinds of "self-help" and "getting organised" software on the internet and to buy all kinds of stationary which might be useful for making lists, arranging notes according to different systems and filing stuff away. (Why not try accordion folders once more?)

Today, however, I somehow managed to avoid this and instead got down to sorting through a heap of papers which had accumulated over recent weeks and months, looking into some drawers and throwing quite a lot of things (empty cardboard boxes, a broken lamp, old envelopes, clothes which I can't wear anymore) into the garbage. Also, I made a long to-do list (e-mails to write, text messages to send, phone calls to make, websites to visit as part of my ongoing job search plus a few more assorted things). Afterwards I felt gratified.

I found a useful summary of the original book at WikiSummaries.org. The Wikipedia entry, "Getting Things Done", is interesting too.

My next actions: 1, put together my own Hipster PDA; 2, clear out my Tomboy notes.

Posted on 10 Feb 2008 at 15:24 in /life. -- Permalink