OfficeZealot.com Helps You Get Things Done
It seems that everyone I talk to feels overwhelmed by tasks to complete, meetings to attend, e-mail clogging their inbox and stacks of paper in their office that could collapse in on them at any moment.
There are 1440 minutes in a day and for the average person only 960 minutes are useful. Many feel that they have too much to do and the list keeps growing and yet the amount of time in a day stays fixed. It seems like it is never going to end. The end of the tunnel never comes. Can you identify with this situation?
OfficeZealot.com to the rescue!
Software is Not the Solution by Itself
Recently I’ve come to an interesting observation about people and how they use Microsoft Office. Most people conclude (for most subconsciously) that just because they use Microsoft Office and other productivity tools that they are going to be more efficient. While these tools do help, they are not enough by themselves. If you think installing software is going to solve your organizational problems you are a misguided individual.
To be organized and productive it’s important that an individual has developed habits and routines that contribute to successfully managing their life. Getting things done doesn’t happen by accident. Getting things done means you know what is going on in your world at work and at home and have a clear set of expectations and actions.
Getting Things Done
Over the last few months, many of us in the technology industry have been turning our attention to a lightweight process called "Getting Things Done" or GTD for short by David Allen (http://www.davidco.com). David Allen is a productivity consultant who in the last twenty years has developed and implemented productivity improvement programs for over a half million professionals in hundreds of organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 corporations and U.S. Government agencies.
GTD is a simple to set up personal productivity process that has helped not just executives but many geeks form habits and routines that lead to helping them manage the chaos. The thing I like about the GTD process is that it focuses on the basics. It doesn’t need any special software or paperwork but focuses on how people like to work. GTD is flexible and allows you to incorporate your own work style.
After working with GTD for months it occurred to me there wasn’t an exhaustive list of useful resources for the geek implementing GTD. It would be nice to have a place to go where I could find people who blog on GTD, news related to GTD, useful online resources for GTD and useful GTD Software. So, I’ve partnered with Marc Orchant and other GTD gurus to bring you the new GTD Zone on OfficeZealot.com.
Getting Started with GTD
The GTD Zone is a starting point or launchpad for people interested in connecting with the GTD community. It is our goal to provide a comprehensive list of GTD bloggers, GTD articles, GTD online resources and software useful to the GTD user.
If you’re new to the GTD concept, start by reading David Allen’s book Getting Things Done (Link) and then check out the GTD Zone.