Getting Things Done

I'm Getting Things Done (GTD). GTD is a technique for collecting, processing, and organizing all your stuff. So far I have collected most of my stuff, and is trying to get to the process part. Since the processing and organizing is what is different from what I usually do, I'm a little anxious to jump into it before I really understand what GTD is about. However, some of the GTD tricks has already helped me getting more organized; I bought the office supplies, and furniture David Allen recommends. I also bought a printer, and hooked up my old scanner so I now have a very functional home office; there's even a program for my Mac that makes it very easy to make copies.

If you study the Picasa web album you will see that I have a lot of stuff to get through: a regular paper tray (inbox), three banker's boxes, and a case of various gadgets.

The two things that so far has been most valuable to keep my desk neat are my new trash bin, and my new automatic labeler. It is amazing how much trash I had collected on my desk because I didn't have a trash bin near my desk. The labeler is amazing, combined with David's advice on using file folders for all things, makes it so much fun to file away stuff.