September
Is Anyone Really 'Getting Things Done' Out There?
Monday, October 23, 2006 8:34 PM (permalink)
From David Seah, this link to GTD Gmail, which is a plugin for the Firefox Web Browser that integrates Getting Things Done with Google's GMail service. Also this week a Firefox extension for Getting Things Done is due to be released, and OmniGroup is working on a GTD application of their own. Really, there are a frightening number of GTD apps out there now, both on the web and on the desktop (not the least of which is David Allen's own GTD plugin for Outlook, which works just fine).
All of this begs the question--with so many people writing GTD apps, writing about GTD apps, beta-testing GTD apps and playing around with multiple GTD apps, how are any of us "getting things done?" Seriously--I work with a lot of senior managers in my profession--station managers, C-level executives and VPs of this-and-that, and almost all of them rely on two productivity aids. One of these, of course, is an assistant, which I recognize many of you may not have--but assistants don't prioritize your work, or even generate your to-do list. The other is a notebook--generally a lined legal pad. The latter is the primary tool for at least 70% of the executives I work with.
Whatever works for you, works for you--don't get me wrong. It just seems like a tremendous amount of resources are being committed to GTD that has to be cutting into our national productivity somewhere. I read once that the Atkins Diet caused a one billion dollar shift in our economy. GTD has, I know, increased productivity for many senior managers and executives. But what has it done for software and web developers, I wonder?
Here, then, is my only point--if you are signed up and using more than one tool for GTD--you need to re-read the book, and maybe hire David Allen himself to come clean up your hard drive and delete your bookmarks.
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A Great Panel on Blogging
Monday, October 23, 2006 8:33 PM (permalink)
I normally don't cross-promote items from my work here, but I am going to be moderating a fantastic panel at the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Show in Dallas next month. Details are here, and with participants like Jason Calacanis, Anil Dash and Bryan Jay Miller, it promises to be lively and fun (for me, at least). Wish me luck!
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