Category Archives: GTD

Does Automation Diminish Our Basic Skills?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by D. Mark Jackson

Pilot Patrick Smith has another interesting article on cockpit automation and flight safety, something this blog has considered before. Has automation reduced pilots’ basic “stick and rudder” skills?  His answer:  “Probably, yes.” But the more interesting discussion is how automation … Continue reading →

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The Aesthetics Of Order

Posted on September 12, 2011 by D. Mark Jackson

Interesting and elegant conceptual photography from Ursus Wehrli: This video shows how one of the photos sets was made. Watch as the artist organizes a group of sunbathers, and all their gear, into well-ordered groups. Any lessons here? Organizing takes … Continue reading →

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An Overflowing Inbox Is Not A Kanban System

Posted on June 17, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

From David Allen (no link available): It is a residue from the industrial and agricultural world, I think, when the things to be done were much more physically self-evident. The “piles” in most offices nowadays seem just meager attempts to … Continue reading →

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Are You A GTD Black Belt?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

If so, hear what David Allen expects to find when he meets you in this 2 minute podcast. Or read the answer under the fold (it’s not the answer you’re expecting). D. Mark Jackson

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Using Aviation Checklists To Improve Your Work

Posted on May 14, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

(updated below) I’ve nearly finished reading The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. In developing his surgical checklist, Dr. Gawande looked at examples from aviation, which has a long and successful history of using checklists to improve safety. Below are checklists for … Continue reading →

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5 GTD Best Practices For Doing

Posted on April 14, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

David Allen and his associates have an excellent and free podcast on the Best Practices of Doing. I encourage you to listen to the whole thing. The discussion presumes you understand how to, and have spent time, capturing projects and … Continue reading →

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Reducing Stress With Checklists and GTD

Posted on March 19, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

In the ABA Journal, Martha Neil writes: A sense of impending doom is a common feeling for many attorneys in practice: From the mistake made when drafting a document or taking a deposition to a transgression that you may not … Continue reading →

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Capture Clearinghouse

Posted on February 17, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

With the explosion of iPhone apps, note taking applications, and digital dictation software, there is (maybe literally) a million ways to capture ideas. Too many. A fundamental principle of GTD is to have a good system for capturing ideas whenever … Continue reading →

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Free Your Mind (and the rest will follow)

Posted on February 12, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

David Allen recently wrote (no link available): I’m lazy and I don’t want to think about anything more than it deserves. So my quest became to find the best and most efficient ways to think about things as little as … Continue reading →

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