{"id":2283,"date":"2009-10-28T15:59:09","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T23:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:28:40","slug":"a-vast-majority-of-professionals-are-in-emergency-scanning-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/10\/a-vast-majority-of-professionals-are-in-emergency-scanning-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"A vast majority of professionals are in \u201cemergency scanning\u201d mode"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Allen has a regular column on Wired UK<\/em> these days.\u00a0 One of his recent articles, Focus on the Unimportant<\/a>, is a great read for those of you who are still looking for more guidance on the priorities piece of GTD.<\/p>\n

“A vast majority of professionals are in \u201cemergency scanning\u201d mode. Their self-management consists of checking for and acting on the loudest immediacies \u2013 in email, in the hallways and on the phone. Everything else is shoved to the side of the desk, and to the back of their mind. Because they\u2019re focused only on \u201cpriorities\u201d, and are paying attention only to the most in their- face stuff, everyone else has to raise the noise level to \u201cemergency\u201d mode to get any audience at all.”\u00a0 – David Allen, Wired UK article July 2009.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other free articles from David on Wired UK you might like too:\u00a0\u00a0 Be creative amid chaos<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0 How to reap what you sow<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0 How to make space to think<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How to know what to do with your life<\/a> and\u00a0\u00a0 How to cope without your autopilot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Allen has a regular column on Wired UK these days.\u00a0 One of his recent articles, Focus on the Unimportant, is a great read for those of you who are still looking for more guidance on the priorities piece of GTD. “A vast majority of professionals are in \u201cemergency scanning\u201d mode. Their self-management consists of … <\/p>\n

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