Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

• I did this blog

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

• Get all the math homework done
• Write in the act 4 guided reading R and J for English
• Finish this blog post
• Do the Japanese Geography now assignment
• Read for IR
• Choose and research my keystone species

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

• Do this blog post
• complete the Japanese now Geography assignment
• Choose and research my keystone species
• finish all of the math
• read for IR

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

1. Set a timer for your first task
   1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
2. Start working
3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
   • Get up and get a drink of water
   • Get up and go for a walk
   • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
     • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Make a plan of what you are going to do and set timers for getting them done. If you don’t get something done in that time work on something else or take a break

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned that making lists is helpful
• I got this blog done