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GETTING THINGS DONEBy David Allen
THE WINNING COMBO
“Until you’ve captured everything
that has your attention, some
part of you will not totally trust
that you’re working with the
whole picture of your world”
COLLECT WHAT HAS YOUR ATTENTION
Captureof everything that has your attention
use
Keys to successful capture
• Get it all out of your head
• Minimize Capture locations
• Empty Capture tools
regularly
CAPTURE TOOLS ON
Forward Directly to
send Directly to
Save Or other filesDirectly to
Save links and screenshots you find online on Chrome
“Thinking about the stuff you’ve accumulated usually does
not happen naturally, of its own accord. You must apply
conscious effort to get yourself to think, like getting yourself
to exercise or clean house”
PROCESS : WHAT IT MEANS
Actionable
no
yes
• TRASH IT• INCUBATE IT• FILE IT AS A
REFERENCE
Decide on next action
< 2 MINS; DO IT KNOW
If NOT; delegate it if you can; orPut it on a TO DO LIST
LIMIT THE NUMBER OF NOTEBOOKS YOU HAVE
CREATE THREE NOTEBOOKS
INBOX NEXT ACTIONS CABINET
“Airtight organization is required for
your focus to remain on the broader
horizon and eliminate the constant
pressure to remember or be reminded”
PUT IT WHERE IT BELONGS
PUT ACTION
CREATE LIST FOR APPROPRIATE CATEGORIESEG. EMAILS TO SENDPROJECT TO BE COMPLETED
ON
TAGS FOR “NEXT ACTIONS”
• Append all tags with a deadline• For time DEPENDENT TASKS create an event in SunrisE
@PROJECTS
@CALLS*@READ LATER
@URGENT @MEETINGS*
@WAITING FOR
* Time DEPENDENT TASKS
TAGS FOR “CABINET”
@STARTUP
@ANDROID@ECONOMICS
@GROWTH HACKING
@FINANCE NEWS
@GAMING
@INSPIRATION@HEALTH @BASKETBALL
“A few seconds a day is usually
all you need for review, as long
as you’re looking at sufficient
amount of right things at the
right time”
REVIEW FREQUENTLY
TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO NEXT
DO WEEKLY REVIEW TO
• CLEAN UP
• UPDATE YOUR LISTS
• CLEAR YOUR MIND
update “NEXT ACTION
LIST” every 3 days
Review your calendar
once every 4 hours
complete 2 “CABINET”
tasks every Sunday
EMPTY your “INBOX”
before going to bed
“Ultimately and always you
must trust your intuition. There
are many things you can do,
however, that can enhance that
trust”
SIMPLY DO
USE YOUR SYSTEM
TO
WITH
• There is not MUCH DOING in
Evernote
• If the action is completed
immediately DELETE it
• If needED later , move it from
“NEXT ACTIONS” TO “CABINET”
IN A NUTSHELL
PRESENTED BY
Abhinav Aditya Arun
Dipak Niharika