{"id":13796,"date":"2015-08-21T14:41:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T21:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/?p=13796"},"modified":"2021-05-23T16:25:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T23:25:57","slug":"moving-from-tree-hugging-to-forest-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2015\/08\/moving-from-tree-hugging-to-forest-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving from tree-hugging to forest management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to E. Jones for sharing his story below with us about his journey with GTD.\u00a0David Allen has often said that learning GTD is like peeling an onion–the layers continue to unfold. \u00a0Here is E.’s story about\u00a0how his knowledge, tools, and mastery of GTD has evolved:<\/p>\n

Hey GTD Crew,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m an aspiring GTD implementer – not necessarily a novice, but definitely not a master. \u00a0Was introduced to GTD back in 2007 or so. \u00a0Took me a while, but have finally gotten the \u201cDesired Outcome, Current Status, and Next Action\u201d themes ingrained in my way of daily thinking.<\/p>\n

As with many who aspire to effectively and efficiently use the GTD methodology – you sometimes fall off the wagon, and new events help you recognize the need and value of getting back on. \u00a0I\u2019ve had a couple of those lately, and just wanted to share a few thoughts:<\/p>\n

1. In November of 2014, I stepped into a new role. \u00a0Lots of change – a good bit of turmoil – and a much faster environment. \u00a0Things like that help you to immediately recognize the need for a system. \u00a0I felt very much prepared because I had a \u201csystem\u201d (at least I thought I was prepared).<\/p>\n

2. After a few months in the new role, I realized how much my \u201csystem\u201d was tailored to my previous environment. \u00a0It became evident that what worked well for me before wasn\u2019t going to work well for me now. \u00a0That was a significant (not monumental – but significant) challenge. \u00a0I had to learn what pieces of my system would work \u201cas is\u201d, what pieces needed tweaked, and what pieces needed overhauled.<\/p>\n

3. As I continue to refine my system, I started (re)reading Getting Things Done<\/em> (the 2015 version). \u00a0I should add that in the midst of all the above, I got a new manager. \u00a0Here\u2019s where one of the big light bulbs went off. \u00a0I have long recognized the value of the Weekly Review, but mine can be a bit draining – and time consuming. \u00a0I try to be thorough – and if I haven\u2019t touched a particular project in a while, that can add to the challenge and time required for a Weekly Review. \u00a0In preparation for a 1-on-1 meeting with my new boss, I spent about 3 hours doing a good Weekly Review – capturing current status and next action on 20-30 projects. \u00a0That structure worked well. \u00a0I think my boss appreciated the structure and the thoroughness – and has asked me to continue that practice. \u00a0At the same time, I read a key statement in the 2015 version of GTD:<\/p>\n

\u201cA complete and current Projects list is the major operational tool for moving from tree-hugging to forest management\u201d. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

That practice has (and will continue) to help me. \u00a0So what\u2019s the next action? \u00a0I\u2019ve decided that the tool I was using to capture my Weekly Review needs to change. \u00a0I\u2019m very visual – so I love the practice of doing a Weekly Review on a big whiteboard – the issue is the time it takes to transfer the results from \u201cbeing in the zone\u201d at the whiteboard to something more portable. \u00a0I used to use OneNote as a tool for Weekly Review (still do use it for general capture) – but am now working on a master projects list in Excel. \u00a0Will share some of the secrets if it helps others – once I get the kinks worked out.<\/p>\n

Keep up the good work!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What’s your GTD story? We’d love to hear from you<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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