getting things done - david allen

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