Post on 11-Aug-2014
description
time-management
without stress
Case-study from Eduson.tv course
Nikolay Dodonov, Time-Management coach
GTD technique teaches
How to work
effectively and without
stress
The popular time-management techniques - GTD
(Getting Things Done) - will help you to organize your
working process and teach you to solve problems one
at a time, in priority order.
GTD techniques teaches
how to work
effectively and without
stress
concentrate on
one important task
Discard all distracting programs (Skype, notifications
about new messages, etc.) and concentrate on one
task at a time, and not several tasks at once (for
example, you cannot talk on the phone and check your
email at the same time).
concentrate on
one important task
free your mind of all
that is unnecessary
at the given moment
«Unload» distracting tasks and thoughts from your
head simply by writing them down on «a storage
medium» (paper day planner or special program). Thus
you will free your brain’s RAM and be able to solve
problems more effectively.
free your mind of all
that is unnecessary
at the given moment
eat a frog
Per day
Unpleasant tasks that you continually postpone tend
to pile up very soon. Try and perform one of such
unpleasant tasks every day.
eat a frog
per day
discard
reminders!
Do not set reminders - just look through your task
list whenever you change your location (when you com
to your office, home, etc.).
discard
reminders!
discard
junk mail
at the entry
Filter out unnecessary information at the point of its
emergence (avoid email subscriptions). If you have any
doubts about the usefulness of information, you can put
it aside for future consideration.
Discard
junk mail
at the entry
Plan your
working day
before it starts
A regular review of tasks will help you to allocate
your time effectively and single out first priority
tasks.
plan your
working day
before it starts
keep
all ideas and tasks
in one place
It is very convenient to keep your documents and
notes in electronic form, and it is best to store them
within one program. In such archive, you will easily find
necessary information.
keep
all ideas and tasks
in one place
set a stable
work pace
A step-by-step systematic working pattern is more
effective than working in peak-load conditions.
Efficiency decreases sharply when, at first, problems
are completely ignored, and then solved in a rush, in
deadline mode.
set a stable
work pace
differentiate between
events and tasks
Fixed events (business appointments, arrangement to
see a doctor, etc.) constitute a rigid framework of
your time schedule. And the tasks, which are not
bound to any specific time, should be allocated
depending on their priority and availability of free
working hours.
differentiate between
events and tasks
take a course
today!