Strategies for Landing an Oracle DBA Job as a Fresher
Leveraging GTD® To hack the universe.
1. Leveraging GTD®
To hack the universe.
Because planning is as 31337 as
the latest sploit, vuln, or 0day.
2. GTD® What is it?
A productivity system
Developed by David
Allen - @gtdguy.
Technology agnostic.
A toolset.
Like the Linux command
line.
Common sense ideas.
Like Duh! :-)
It can also be.
A Framework.
A Methodology.
A way of life.
3. So, who uses GTD®?
CEO's
Authors.
Doctors.
Lawyers.
Sysadmins.
Coders.
Web / Graphic Designers.
Etc.
4. So, why is this important?
Get "stuff" off your mind.
Never lose an idea.
Decide What is important.
DO the IMPORTANT.
5. GTD® Process Overview
Collect / Capture the "stuff".
Processing the "stuff"
Organize the "stuff"
Review the "stuff".
Do the "stuff".
6. GTD® Process
Processing the "stuff".
When it IS NOT Actionable.
Chuck it.
File it.
Think about it.
Find the Next Actions.
Make it actionable.
7. GTD® Process
Processing the "stuff".
When it IS Actionable.
Single Step?
Add it to the Next Actions List.
Multi-step?
Turn it into a project.
Plan it. ( What's the desired outcome? )
Find next actions.
8. GTD® Process
Organize the "stuff"
The Next Actions List
DO IT!
It takes < 2 minutes to do.
Delegate it.
Get someone else to do it.
You still have to check up on it. :-)
9. GTD® Process
Organize the "stuff"
The Next Actions List cont'd
Defer it.
Not Right Now.
When?
On a specific Date or Time ( Calendar ).
ASAP ( Next Action List ).
10. GTD® Process
Review the "stuff"
What stuff?
That Non-actionable "think about it list".
Those Multi Step Projects.
The Next Action List itself.
Why?
Plans change.
Jobs change.
The relevance of Projects / Actions change.
14. So, what's Next?
Resources
The David Allen Company.
GTD® Virtual Study Group.
43folders.com.
The Secret Weapon.
CYD.
Probably more.
www.davidco.com
degconsulting.libsyn.com/gtdvsg
www.43folders.com
www.thesecretweapon.org
controlyourday.net