The following are the tweets that GTDCoachKelly Kelly Forrister sent during the first Global GTD Weekly Review on Twitter #Tweekly #GTD She gave us five minutes for each of these steps, although you can spend more or less as appropriate for your situation. Yes that means this process takes at least an hour. - PART 1 STEP 1 GET CLEAR. Collect loose paper and materials. Gather everything that's loose into an Inbox, Tray or folder
- PART 1 STEP 2 GET CLEAR: Get In to Zero. Choose the inbox that can good progress on in 5 min--email? paper? VM? Go!
- PART 1 STEP 2 a good way to process in is 4D's: Delete it, Do it (under 2 mins), Delegate it, Defer it (onto a list)
- PART 1 STEP 3 GET CLEAR: Empty your head. Open a Word doc, or grab and pad and clear your head for 5 minutes. Go.
- PART 1 STEP 3 SOME MINDSWEEP TRIGGERS: Family, health, meetings you've had, meetings you're going to have…
- PART 1 STEP 3 SOME MORE MINDSWEEP TRIGGERS: Your direct reports, finances, 401k, the dog, your car, health appts you've been putting off…
- PART 2 STEP 4 GET CURRENT: Review your Action lists (or maybe you call them Tasks or To Do's.)5 minutes start now. Go!
- PART 2 STEP 4 are they current? anything to mark done? anything trigger you to add?
- PART 2 STEP 5 Review previous calendar info. Any triggers?
- PART 2 STEP 5 Many times reviewing your old calendar (go back about 3 wks) catches things you meant to do.
- PART 2 STEP 6 REVIEW UPCOMING CALENDAR DATA - anything you should start getting ready for? Go!
- PART 2 STEP 6 REVIEW UPCOMING CALENDAR TIP: if you find something you need to process, you can add to your mindsweep for now.
- PART 2 STEP 6 if you don't get anything on reviewing your calendar, try going further out. Recurring Tasks are great for calendar.
- PART 2 STEP 7 REVIEW WAITING FOR - if you've got a list review it. If you don't have one, what are you waiting on?
- PART 2 STEP 7 WAITING FOR TIP: Review your email Sent folder. Usually some waiting for's hiding in there. 10:43am35 minutes ago from TweetDeck
- PART 2 STEP 8 REVIEW PROJECT LISTS. Projects are your outcomes that require more than one action step.
- PART 2 STEP 8 PROJECT TIP: Projects are typically completed within 18 mos. If you can NEVER mark it done, it's likely an Area of Focus.
- PART 2 STEP 8 PROJECT TIP: Most people we coach have 30-100 current personal & professional projects. Don't be surprised!
- PART 2 STEP 8 PROJECT TIP: If you are not willing to take any next action on a current project, are you sure it's not Someday/Maybe?
- PART 2 STEP 9 REVIEW CHECKLISTS - birthday checklists? travel checklists? Home?
- PART 2 STEP 9 CHECKLIST TIP: Maybe you want to CREATE a checklist? Anything recurring that would be good? What to always pack for vacation?
- PART 3 STEP 10 GET CREATIVE! REVIEW SOMEDAY/MAYBE: If you have one, update it. If you don't have one, create it!
- PART 3 STEP 10 SOMEDAY /MAYBE TIP: S/M is not just a "fantasy wish" list. It can be a fantastic place to stage "not yet" projects.
- PART 3 STEP 10 SOMEDAY TIP: You'll trust S/M list(s) more if you know you're actually going to review them again. Otherwise they'll die.
- PART 3 STEP 11 PART 3-STEP 11-BE CREATIVE & COURAGEOUS! Any new thought-provoking, creative, risk taking ideas to add to your system?
- PART 3 STEP 11 CREATIVE & COURAGEOUS TIP: What's REALLY got your attention in your job, family, environment? This is the last step!
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