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September 07, 2005
On (not) Getting Things Done
Categories: Personal
After reading Paul's blog I went out and bought Getting Things Done with the hope that it would help me be more productive professionally. I've followed some of the book's advice so far and it has helped. I haven't fully implemented the GTD system, though, mainly due to intertia rather than any particular or problematic part of GTD. I've set up the files in my office in the GTD way; I do my best to follow the "Two Minute Rule" (which, more than anything, is a great idea). But I'm still not as productive as I'd like to be, especially in the afternoons.
It's now about 4:00 and I haven't really done anything productive in the past hour. I get this way a lot in the afternoons; I'm much more focused in the morning. That's why I like teaching in the afternoons; it forces me to be focused and on point enough to deal with my students.
Maybe it's a physiological thing, something about blood sugar and sleep patterns and the way I eat. I know the Spanish way, with a little nap in the early afternoon, is appealing to me. Or maybe it's the fact that, on a day like today, I can leave and go home if I want. My office hours ran until three, I had no meetings or appointments in the afternoon, so I could go home. So part of me knows that, but part of me says stay and get things done. What happens is I stay and don't get much done, which is a poor compromise.
Posted by Nakia at September 7, 2005 03:46 PM