The Productivity Show #32 - Meet my GTD Buddy Daryl Cook
An outdoor recording with my Getting Things Done buddy Daryl Cook. We talk about GTD and his implementation of it. Apologies, the wind was blowing against the mic, I’ll know to keep the mic cover on next time!
Sponsored cycle - Amy’s Ride. Discussing GTD whilst cycling into a 40km/h wind!
Buddying - The value of buddying up with someone to implement GTD
Re-Read GTD - If you’ve read the book, read it again a few months later. You’ll pick up new things and a different perspective.
Toilet Reading - Skim reading a book a second time!
Natural Planning within GTD - Getting everything captured, including the small stuff.
Buddy Timetable - Skype call every week, Friday afternoon, meet-up once per month. Keep at it, even if you miss a call.
Capture all thoughts on A4 - Capture everything in your head on to separate pages of A4.
Weekly Review - The one area most people fail with productivity and GTD, doing the 1 hourly weekly review.
GTD Flow Chart - Quick reference guide available from DIYplanner.com.
Capture Levels - Importance of 30,000ft, 1-2 year actions. What are we doing today that helps us with our medium term goals. Focus on short term goals as a means to achieving long term goals.
Desire to achieve the goal - Creating the desire to achieve your goal.
Moleskine front end capture - Handwritten capture and MindMaps.
Apple mail client - Daryl’s a Mac boy. iGTD for Macs and managing tasks. Another reason to get a Mac
Reviewing higher level long term goals and projects - When changing jobs.
Reviewing goals achieved - Congratulate yourself on what you have achieved.
Setting the right contexts - Setting up the right contexts for where you do your work really helps. Know what you can do in a cafe or on the train.
Procrastination - Perfectionism causing me to procrastinate. It has to be done perfectly or not at all. None completion for fear of failure. Overcoming the internal critic.
Advice to kids - Compound Interest! Set several projects off and expect most of them to fail, but one will succeed big time. Throwing mud at walls.
Breaking Projects into the smallest do-able action - Define action and then do it! Widget Widget Widget.
Distractions - Working at home, the dog, Dick Dastardly, Wacky Races, Catch the Pigeon.
Capture Tools- NOT Microsoft Project. Don’t need a Gant Chart! Detailed plan with an Outliner or MindMap.
Feedreader - Google Reader.
MindMap Tool - Inspiration, MindManager, FreeMind.
Footballers’ Favourites - Nokia N73 synched, Mac Mail, Both way synching, Just Do It, Don’t put it down, put it away, Bike, Less Time at Desk, Veggie, Coventry City, Kiss.
November 21st, 2007 at 9:22 am
Since recording the podcast with Tony, I’ve been playing around with OmniFocus http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/
as a replacement for iGTD. It’s got some great features, and for an early alpha/beta release is very stable. I’ve been impressed enough to buy a license.
September 15th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
[...] download link In this episode, Tony’s in the hot seat! Helping you to get to know your regular host a little better is guest host Daryl Cook, Tony’s GTD buddy. [...]