Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day. – from LifeHacker.com
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
“You can do anything, but not everything.”
― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World
SUMMARY
This week was good, I enjoyed the weather and going on walks with my dog.
PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)
I did both of the sneaks on the lot things the last two weeks
CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)
This week I learned to develop my own version of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) process in this ‘room.’
LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)
Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed
- Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 icensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
- Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below
GTD-based Trusted System
- Examine and pick a trusted system from the 4 options listed below to ‘capture’ your work
- A trusted system is your method for managing your tasks in a way that you consistently get things done
- Trello.com with a – GTD Template
- We use Trello in this class to manage group projects
- You will create a Trello account a few weeks from now regardless
- You might want to start now
- We start using Trello in the second semester
- Watch Mr. Le Duc Creating a Trello Account and Add GTD Template Tutorial (3:45)
- You can get the free Trello app at the Apple Store or Google Play
- We use Trello in this class to manage group projects
- Your phone
- Paper and pen or pencil
- Examine LifeHacker.com’s GTD Resources
OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)
OPTIONAL EXERCISE
- Read Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World by David Allen
STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)
Today I need to catch up on my assignments, work on writing my debate case, and do my laundry.
CONTROL ROOM (PRODUCTION)
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
I learned how to better write my lists and more about getting things done.