For quite some time I’ve been banging on about just how great GTD (Getting Things Done, by David Allen) is and the fact that now I’m using eProductivity for Lotus Notes, things are so much better for me.

The truth is, that even though things are so much better and more productive, I’ve got a long way to go.  Every little step I take simply takes to a point where I can see even more improvements.

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Image that you’re driving a car on a dark, moonless night.  You’re not able to see past the reach of your headlights so you don’t really know what’s ahead.  But by going into the place you can see (because of your lights) all of a sudden you can see even further ahead.

This is how I feel with GTD.  I recently had a bit of an epiphany when I was listening to Eric Mack on a podcast with Kelly Forrister when he recalled the time he saw David Allen have an amazing meeting with someone based on pulling out just the right next actions using a context filter (or list).

That’s when I realised just how far I have to go…

Confession time

Yep, for all of us… How many of us add actions in and tend to have a default context that we let actions slide to if they’re not obviously something else?  Don’t panic – Me too.

If you’re a Lotus Notes user and you GTD (or want to) don’t forget to go in the draw for an eProductivity license.

If this is you too then it’s all important that you address this.  To not do so, will stop you becoming a true master of GTD and, more importantly, it’ll both reduce your productivity and make your system less trusted.  And when your brain thinks of your system this way, then you won’t have the empty head you need to function at optimal efficiency.

So be like me

and spend some time:

1. Making sure you have the contexts that are right for your situation; and

2. Re-categorising your next actions.

You’ll be much better off in the end.

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