Getting Things Done (GTD) is a geek-friendly task (and life) management methodology by David Allen. This slide was used in my presentation at Barcamp Bangkok 4 (2010)

1. A geek-friendly task (and life)
management methodology

3.  Workflow for Life
 If you are living, you have already known it
 Stress-Free Methodology
 A Trust-System That Assists Your Mind
 Martial Arts of Works and Life

5.  Your brain is BAD for holding commitments
 There are A LOT of stuffs needed to be done
 Therefore, there are a lot of STRESS
 To achieve “Mind Like Water” state
 Easy to fall-off but also easy to get back on

7. Reactor
Micro
Manager
Crazy Maker
Master &
Commander
High Perspective
High Control
Low Perspective
Low Control

9. Doing
Reviewing
Organizing
Processing
Collection

10.  Gather every thoughts into your Inbox
 Physical or Digital one
 It is important to capture EVERYTHING into the inbox
 Tips: Start with things around you

11.  Determining what each item exactly is in your inbox
 Top item first, one at a time
 NOTHING goes back into inbox

12. Item
Actionable
Single-Step
(Action)
Multi-Step
(Project)
Non-
Actionable
Trash
Item to
Incubate
Reference
Material

13. Actionable
•Context
•Place
•Area of
Responsibility
•Person
•Date Specific
•2-Minute Rule
Non-Actionable
•Reference System
•Someday/Maybe
List
•Ticklers

15.  Weekly Review is UTMOST IMPORTANT
 Failing to do so leads to falling off the wagon
 Start with your calendar, action lists then the rest

16. Calendar
Action
Lists
Other
Stuffs

17. Context
Time
Available
Energy
Available
Priority

19. 50,000 feet – Purpose, Principle
40,000 feet – Vision
30,000 feet – Goals
20,000 feet – Area of Focus/Responsibility
10,000 feet – Projects
Runway – Next Actions

21.  What is Getting Things Done®
 2 Aspects of Self-Management
 Control
 Perspective
 5 Stages of Mastering Workflow
 Collections
 Processing
 Organizing
 Reviewing
 Doing
 6 Horizons of Focus

22. You should implement it however you see fit

25.  http://www.davidco.com/google.php
 http://angperegrino.com/2009/12/04/gtd-explained/
 Getting Things Done® (The book itself)

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