Sweet, I’m finally getting this to be an actual Life Experiment. 

Anyone who likes getting things done (accomplishing tasks, organizing processes, keep track of things, working towards objective) and hasn’t read “Getting Things Done” might be missing out. I highly recommend it as a work on the productive process and managing our projects and work. I have a lot of other nice things to say about David Allen’s work, but we can just stop it here.

GTD (as it is often referred to as) has a lot of input on how to file things properly for reference, how to keep track of ideas throughout the day, how to disengage yourself from future tasks until the appropriate time to act on them comes, how to properly use calendars and day planners, and generally how to disengage your mind from the menial work of reminding a remembering and allowing it to focus on strategic ideas for action.

Awesome.

So obviously I’m not just going to spill David’s material on the blog here, but I am going to be throwing up some posts on more of my experiments, practices, and perspective on “being productive” and having an absolute blast while accomplishing meaningful ends.

I’m pumped to get this on the site because it definitely makes it concrete, it turns it into something I’ll definitely chase and being writing and studying.

Just so that this Experiment has some original meat to it, I’ll identify a few key changes I’ve already made in terms of productivity:

• Bought a bin and a sliding folder for each letter in the alphabet. I’m beginning to use it as a general reference file.
• Created a project list with all my major projects. Each is accompanied by actions to take ASAP on the project itself.
• Structured designated times and days for email checking and online research.
• Re-organized my room with a few dests and more drawers. More space.
• Hung up a massive white board in my room to blast out ideas and web it all out.
• (a bunch of other cool things that evade me at the moment)

My point is, I’ve been getting into this stuff.

However, there are a few things that I want to make note of rand work on! :

• Getting a new wallet with more space in it, including room for note cards (and maybe a pen)
• Using a small backpack when going places. I tend to carry a million things at once in my arms and its lame.
• Getting a legitimate calendar on my wall instead of using the cheesy one on my phone.
• Setting up a place in my car to put all the books I carry around, and a garbage bag for when people eat in my car.

So, I’ve got tangible things to work on here, none of which are tremendously difficult to deal with. 

In this category I’ll be posting about my findings in the productivity field, as well as cool stuff that I use (or don’t use) and why. 

They don’t call it a Life Experiment for nothing.