January 1, 2006

Getting Things Done: The Procrastinator's Version

Maya just sent me this. After asking me what happened to procrsatibation.com. Which I gave to Jeff, and as we can see he's totally taken that ball and run with it - go JEFF! (Jeff is super busy, so this is not meant as a criticism, I think it's just an irony - if any site deserves not to get developed it's procrastibation.com)

So I skimmed the article. If I had that much color coding to do to keep myself organized I'd probably just weave rug.

Did you know they teach life-management skills in high school now? How did I miss out on that A+ gravy train? Not to mention that I could probably use a life management skills class or two. A friend called last night and she said " I need some advice." And I said" About your life?!" in disbelief, and she said; No about our computer." and I said " Oh, okay..." with obvious relief and she said; "Does anyone ask you for life advice?" and I had to admit that it wasn't a high demand service.

So here are my procrastibators resolutions for 2006.

In 2006 I resolve to;

- do more than I talk about doing

- blog less (I know it hurts but c'mon c'est fous ca, a post a day?)

- aim for 10 hrs of productivity 5 days a week

- take real time off on the two days that I am not being productive so that I don't get burned out cranky and guilty

- keep careful track of work hours vs non-work hours so I can measure my hourly take-home pay

- pay attention to one project at a time for three hours at a stretch

These are probably pretty basic for people who don't have serious focus issues. But I think it's better to follow the KISS rule. Once I have got the basics down I can go re-read that article and buy some multicoloured pens.

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