Comments on: Want to Get More Things Done? Go Ahead and Stick Your Head in a Bucket! http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/ Connecting People With Technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:36:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Benjamin http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1266 Benjamin Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:18:57 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1266 @Luke - that is partially what set off this chain of thought. GTD has contexts, but day to day like has contexts, roles and roles within roles. It is complicated stuff, and that is without big changes. I must dig out some of my old change management books. I think there is something to be said for making change hard and fast, but in sensible size increments. Either way, at the end of the day it is good to know someone is taking care of it all. @John - The main thing I took away from studying Benjamin Franklin's life was: "Everything in its place". Putting things where you need them sounds very obvious, but is rarely done. GTD is a good start! @Luke - that is partially what set off this chain of thought. GTD has contexts, but day to day like has contexts, roles and roles within roles. It is complicated stuff, and that is without big changes.

I must dig out some of my old change management books. I think there is something to be said for making change hard and fast, but in sensible size increments. Either way, at the end of the day it is good to know someone is taking care of it all.

@John - The main thing I took away from studying Benjamin Franklin’s life was: “Everything in its place”. Putting things where you need them sounds very obvious, but is rarely done. GTD is a good start!

]]> By: Luke Razzell http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1265 Luke Razzell Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:30:16 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1265 Ben, I love divs—with a little CSS nous they become one's good friends. :) And it's a great analogy for how to get things done. Right now, I'm trying to shift roles from business planner (in the context of feed browsing for ideas) to flat cleaner. But anxiety makes it harder to inhabit (and shift) roles effectively, as you say. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with the challenge of building i-together, my "weaverluke" consultancy (including writing that LinkedIn post!), going back to piano teaching next week and planning a possible move of residence. Time to "let go and let God" (it's always time for that) and don those rubber gloves! Ben,

I love divs—with a little CSS nous they become one’s good friends. :)

And it’s a great analogy for how to get things done.

Right now, I’m trying to shift roles from business planner (in the context of feed browsing for ideas) to flat cleaner.

But anxiety makes it harder to inhabit (and shift) roles effectively, as you say.

I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with the challenge of building i-together, my “weaverluke” consultancy (including writing that LinkedIn post!), going back to piano teaching next week and planning a possible move of residence.

Time to “let go and let God” (it’s always time for that) and don those rubber gloves!

]]> By: John B. Kendrick http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1264 John B. Kendrick Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:11:02 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1264 I too love contexts, one of my favorite things about GTD. I also use them for people who I regularly work with, both subordinate, peers and managers. When they call, or I meet with them, I just click on their context and up comes everything related to them. I used to have to plan before meeting with individuals. No more, because its all right in there, inside their "bucket", er context. I've found a great application that I use for my GTD. It provides access from my Windows computer at work, my Mac at home and even from my cell phone. I've written about it in a couple of recent posts on my blog at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com I too love contexts, one of my favorite things about GTD. I also use them for people who I regularly work with, both subordinate, peers and managers. When they call, or I meet with them, I just click on their context and up comes everything related to them. I used to have to plan before meeting with individuals. No more, because its all right in there, inside their “bucket”, er context. I’ve found a great application that I use for my GTD. It provides access from my Windows computer at work, my Mac at home and even from my cell phone. I’ve written about it in a couple of recent posts on my blog at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com

]]> By: Benjamin http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1251 Benjamin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:25:03 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1251 Thank you for commenting and for forwarding. It is true, little distractions can really slow us down. Even a subconscious worry stops us from running at our peak. Technology can often be a major offender - pop ups, chines and flashing alert boxes... Sigh... Thank you for commenting and for forwarding. It is true, little distractions can really slow us down. Even a subconscious worry stops us from running at our peak. Technology can often be a major offender - pop ups, chines and flashing alert boxes… Sigh…

]]> By: Craig http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1249 Craig Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:08:22 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/want-to-get-more-things-done-go-ahead-and-stick-your-head-in-a-bucket/#comment-1249 Ben I think that you have hit upon a really important thing here. The "context" is really important. In designing demos for conferences and seminars, I always express how you must set people's minds at ease, they must not be looking at your laptop, when you tell them it is running a server, they will have a background thread dealing with the conflict of laptop/server, taking thought cycles away from the amazing things being shown to them on the projector. I have forwarded your post to others who I think would benefit from thinking about it. Thank you Craig Ben
I think that you have hit upon a really important thing here. The “context” is really important. In designing demos for conferences and seminars, I always express how you must set people’s minds at ease, they must not be looking at your laptop, when you tell them it is running a server, they will have a background thread dealing with the conflict of laptop/server, taking thought cycles away from the amazing things being shown to them on the projector.
I have forwarded your post to others who I think would benefit from thinking about it.
Thank you
Craig

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