Zen to Done Posted 6 months ago
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I just downloaded Zen to Done by Leo Babauta. For less than ten bucks, you can't beat it. I figured a blogger has to have a handle on what I am talking about. Maybe I can stop my little modifications of GTD and the fact that I have to change about 43 habits from day one to start using GTD. I am on page 9 now. It's a great book so far. Leo also address some bitches about GTD I have had but haven't even mentioned yet.

You can check out the rest of the review here:
http://www.stephanmiller.com/zen-to-done-gtd-as-modified-by-leo-babauta/

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eristoddle said (6 months ago)
I have been looking for a way of getting everything I want to done since I was young. When I was in my teens, I kept a list of things that I wanted to learn next, go to the library religiously, check on subject off the list when there were no books on the subject left, and add a new subject to my list. I still do it today by having a stack of six books around that I am reading all at once. Each a different subject, so that I have a selection and no excuse that one subject is boring because I have plenty of subjects to choose from. But life is way more complex now. I needed more than a simple list. I tried the Covey system and basically realized that I didn't have the time to spend on it. I had done pretty well for myself flying by the seat of my pants but it took every second of my free time. Why waste more time on a system that I knew I had no time to stick to? I don't care what some people say. Some days I only have a hour of free time. Any amount of planning to utilize time better would subtract more time than it actually gave. So I just applied some of the concepts generally and threw the system itself out. GTD came along and it involves mainly keeping lists. Sweet, I was already doing that. This book may give me some pointers. But it lacked the samurai sword of priorities that would cut out all indecision and take you directly to the answer of what to do next. Zen to Done does that and accounts for true human nature. Habits are hard to build. Too many habit changes at once will defeat you before you start. It gives you a system to put everything you need to do in and by assuming that the ideal, dedicated person is a myth, gives you tools to work around your current habits and excuses.
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magicallymama said (6 months ago)
Hmm. I will have to check out your review of Zen to Done. Then, maybe I'll check the book out. Really working on organizing right now. Though I'm currently trying to clear out the physical clutter and will move on to the mental clutter when that is done. I have a feeling that there will much less mental clutter to go after when I've dealt with the physical. If nothing else, the title "Zen to Done" really appeals to me.
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eristoddle said (6 months ago)
It's "Getting Things Done". Basically a system of getting organized that suits people that have too much on their plate even after they get organized. It gets all your obligations off your mind and written down to free your mind to do more creative things. We tend to load up our minds with too much and then there is no room to think of anything else.
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magicallymama said (6 months ago)
Off to google GTD.

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