2. Core Message
• Upside? Less overwhelmed, get more done
• Practice good habits
• Keep it simple – what works for you
• You’ll fall off, just get back on again
• Learn to say “No Thanks”
3. Too much going on!
• Support requests
• Current sprint
• Global backlog and other stuff
• Email
• Family
• Sleeping
• Drawing breath
…………..and so on…………
4. Result?
• Lack of control over our “stuff” can mean
– Feelings of stress, sometimes severe
– Internal conflict
– Unable to pick the best next action
– Picking next action that gives sense of “control”
– Not finishing current action => losing “control”
5. Solution
• Get out of your head!
• Break down to short, simple, actions
-> planning
• Simple algorithm to pick next action – don’t
want to think about it.
• E.g. “What do I feel like doing next”
• Regular Review (ala GTD -- weekly?)
6. GTD
• Sexy all singing approach
• Nice book
• All encompassing
• Simple, but not that simple
• Ch 1 is tedious and boring
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7. GSD
• Cool Name: Getting Shit Done
• Simple and affective
• Excellent place to start
• Don’t need to buy a book
– http://utilware.com/gsd3.html
8. Get it out of your head !
• Write it down
• Notebooks
• Hipster PDA
• Desktop Software
• Web site
• Mobile apps
10. Back to Basics
• It’s all about the habits not the tools
• Keep simple
• When you fall off just get back on
• Refine and improve over time
11. An example of what I should do
• http://alecthegeek.files.wordpress.com/2011/
06/gpd.png
12. Some toys to try
• toodledo.com (will sync with many apps)
– Also Hiveminder and RTM
• A5 quadrille notebooks – approx. 150 pages
• Pilot G2 pens
• The Pomodoro Technique – enhance your
focus and estimating powers