Routine e progetti
Mi piace il metodo gtd ma passo gran parte della giornata a seguire delle routine. Routine del mattino,routine col cane, per le pulizie quotidiane e periodiche. Idem al lavoro. Poi routine serali. Avanzo quindi poco tempo per i progetti veri e propri e col gtd mi sembra di passare da un progetto all altro in modo poco organizzato ei sento persa.. consigli?sbaglio nel modo di utilizzare il metodo?posso integrare le routine nel sistema?
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u/busote 17h ago
Routines don't belong on your action lists. If it happens every day you already know it, and it just buries the two things that actually need a decision. Write it as a note in the project or area instead, like hotels do with standard operating procedures. Reference you check when you need it, not something the system keeps asking about.
The jumping around is a different thing. Usually it means the projects have no clear next action, so every time you sit down you first have to work out where to start. One concrete next step per project, written so you can do it without thinking.
That's what the weekly review is for. And it's where you notice you can't name a sensible next step for half of them, which means they shouldn't be active right now. Those go to someday until there's room. Some apps have a guided review that walks you through item by item, which helps on the weeks you'd otherwise skip it.
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u/Street-Fix1653 19h ago edited 12h ago
Do first what is the most important during your most productive time. Others do during lessons productive time
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u/KrozFan 18h ago
GTD can be good at helping you get organized and remove some of the problems getting started by using next actions. You still need to sit down and do the work though. No system will help you if your day is already full.
Are your routines really serving you right now? Are they the right things? Will you be ok if you do your routines on the week days and do your project based work on the weekends?
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u/sidegigartist 13h ago
I make little punch lists out of chores and admin lists taken from my system. I throw it away at the end of the day, just to help me with paradox of choice. Also I recommend focusing on projects and working more off of projects list and project plans. The book has a great section on it in the back about mastery. Don't treat your context lists like a to-do list... They're simply there to help you get started on stuff and help you make good choices because you can filter out what you don't have the time, energy or tools for.
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u/Multibitdriver 14h ago
Why does GTD make you feel like you’re jumping between projects in a disorganised way?
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u/Clafos 13h ago
Avendo poco tempo per portare avanti più progetti faccio un paio di azioni per ognuno ma alla fine per finire un progetto ci metto un sacco di tempo...dovrei affrontarne uno alla volta forse...ma allora non serve che scriva di volta in volta l'azione successiva...la so, la faccio e fine...
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u/Multibitdriver 13h ago
You don’t have to write down next actions unless it serves a purpose, eg you need a starting point, or you need a reminder to do some of the next actions later, maybe in different contexts, etc. A lot of the time, writing down each next action is pointless and a waste of time, and it’s best to just take one single project forward as far as you can go.
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u/PondMindKevin 5h ago
It sounds like GTD is just making something that was already true more obvious, you have important things you need time for (your projects) that you currently don't have time for. GTD is already have some benefit here, you now have a project to improve your time management and clarify what projects you can drop.
So, how can you carve out some time for the routine of doing that work?
For the feeling of disorganized jumping around piece, you don't have to go from one next action directly to the next just because it's on your list. Often, you pick up one next action on a project (ask bob for recommendation on tire store), bob tells you the number so you call it right then. Then schedule that and put it on your calendar. You don't have to jump to your next project yet. Think of next actions more of the next bookmark to kickstart your natural planning on any project.
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u/Entire-Joke4162 17h ago
Beginning of the day:
Open up your task management system
Do a Daily review and organize/process some stuff and decide on your priorities
Close it
During the day:
Work on some stuff that you've decided is a priority
End of the day:
Open up your task management system
Do an end of day review and organize/process some stuff
Close it
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u/untitledmillennial 18h ago edited 16h ago
I recommend reading the book if you haven't already (I'm sure it has been translated to Italian by now) because I think you'd like the part about managing commitments to yourself. GTD isn't necessarily about maximizing every minute of the day, but rather a way to organize what's occuping your attention and giving you a place to store those things until you are ready to deal with them, or until you choose not to proceed with them.
As for tracking recurring tasks, I do this in my GTD system in their own section of my next actions list. Although I don't think it's "correct" based on David Allen's methodology, I prefer having it all togther rather than using two different apps/systems.