progress
I'm making great progress with my GTD (Getting Things Done) tactics. Email productivity is a hugely freeing. I have moved to only checking my email a few times a day so that I don't get so distracted. When I do check my mail I'm instantly dealing with it in some manner while/after reading it
At the end of the day, I have dealt with everything. When I start in the morning it's always with a clean slate.
I've started using vi for my lists. I've got a few great shell scripts around it and it is automatic and working. I'll give it a week or so more and then write it up.
- delete it - the easiest.
- file it - I'm currently contracting for a HUGE multinational company with tons of announcement mails. I would love to delete them but I file them just in case. I also get a lot of project related mails that are good to reference later, better to have them then not.
- defer - I'm VERY selective to deferring sometimes means procrastinating, to me at least. I only defer if I have an related action associated with it. It serves as a reminder to me every time I see my inbox.
- Make an action - Make an action of it in my next action list.
- Answer it - As in GTD, if it takes less than 2 minutes get it the hell out of your inbox.
At the end of the day, I have dealt with everything. When I start in the morning it's always with a clean slate.
I've started using vi for my lists. I've got a few great shell scripts around it and it is automatic and working. I'll give it a week or so more and then write it up.
