{"id":16849,"date":"2018-06-06T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/?p=16849"},"modified":"2018-06-12T15:35:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T22:35:13","slug":"suzannes-gtd-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2018\/06\/suzannes-gtd-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Suzanne&#8217;s GTD Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16850\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Suzanne-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Suzanne-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Suzanne.png 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Your name:<\/strong><br \/>\nSuzanne Hawes<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do for work?<\/strong><br \/>\nChief Human Resources, Paya Inc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you live?<\/strong><br \/>\nAshburn, VA<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you hear about GTD?<\/strong><br \/>\nI was working at SC Johnson in Racine, WI. The training department needed some guinea pigs for a GTD program they were planning to roll out. I\u2019m always looking for hacks to be more productive and so I said, \u201cAbsolutely, count me in!\u201d Even read the book before the class so I could get even more out of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long have you been practicing GTD?<\/strong><br \/>\n12 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has GTD made a difference in your work and life?<\/strong><br \/>\nI truly am more productive now. People think I have a great memory, but really I just always try to keep my lists up to date, writing things down as soon as they occur to me so I won\u2019t forget. Even if I don\u2019t do it for weeks or longer, I still know it\u2019s \u201con the list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What areas of GTD are you doing really well (or at least better than you used to)?<\/strong><br \/>\nList management. Two minute rule. Inbox to zero (or anything less than 20 is awesome, because as soon as I empty my inbox 15 emails flow in so I never TRULY get to zero) \u2013 note, this is my work email. For personal email, see the next question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What areas of GTD would you like to get even better at doing?<\/strong><br \/>\nWeekly Review. Cleaning out the capture tools at home. Filing \u2013 I still let it all build up and then file for an hour or so when my drawer gets full. Keeping an up to date list of projects (would probably do better if I\u2019m doing a regular Weekly Review).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one piece of advice you would give to someone just starting out with GTD?<\/strong><br \/>\nDon\u2019t try to be good at all of it at once. Start with a few basic lists. Don\u2019t over-engineer it. Limit your capture tools. Find the list system that works for you. I change systems every year or so just to see if I like something better. Sometimes I want an electronic tool, sometimes I just enjoy the feel of writing pen and paper. Right now I\u2019m using Todoist<sup>&reg;<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your name: Suzanne Hawes What do you do for work? Chief Human Resources, Paya Inc Where do you live? Ashburn, VA How did you hear about GTD? I was working at SC Johnson in Racine, WI. The training department needed some guinea pigs for a GTD program they were planning to roll out. 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