I continue to be amazed with the application of the ideas within “Getting Things Done.” Literally anything that I see as functional in my life I implement immediately, and I’m having a blast doing it. 

For a long time I have been diving in to ideas like “productivity” and “priorities” (including my first long philosophical treatise which dealt with these activities directly), but there’s a lot covered here that I haven’t seen anywhere else.

Here’s what I’ve been up to recently:

• Organized a workflow for my room and my car. Things are no longer randomly put in nice places, but placed in the most functionally efficient places possible, along with other related items. For instance, I have my reference files directly next to me by my desk, and I have a specific role for each drawer in my desk (writing utensils and office equipment, electronics, financial records, etc…
• I’ve begun reading “Keeping Work Simple.” This is another interesting book relating to uncluttered, stress-free work and productivity. Fascinating stuff. I’m currently digesting it in chunks (during discretionary time, such as lunch break at my internship) and taking notes on the poignant tips and tricks that I extract.
• I’ve begun consciously scheduling 60 to 90 minute blocks of time for important work. Its not a simple algorithm given my currently lifestyle, and it takes away more time from sleep (which as some of you know, I’ve been getting away from lately). However, these blocks of time are integral in genuinely becoming immersed in a project and producing the kind of quality work that comes from flow.
• I’ve organized the way I write in my daily planner. Used to be strait down chronologically with “maybe” actions in there with cemented issues. Now my calls are written on one side, with specific times listed next to those that require them. My “maybe” actions are fitted at the bottom, these are the actions I refer to when I find discretionary time. What’s written down chronologically are things that must be done. Different contexts are underlined to make things cleared (IE: At Jiu Jitsu Academy, At YMCA, At Internship, etc…).

There’s so much more to go into with this project and I’m eager to dive into it. One thing I’ve got to work on now is finding blocks of time to turn the phone off so that I can focus appropriately and not have intermittent distraction and random, fleeting topics cross my mind.

Much more to come, and in fact I’m sure this isn’t a complete list of the things I’ve updated.

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