core: 10 ways to get things done without the need for a GTD program

Henning von Vogelsang, August 10, 2008

10 ways to get things done without the need for a GTD program

Be rigorous in sorting out what’s worth following and spending time for and what not. There’s a thousand things a day that will pile up minutes in wasted time.
Develop your own culture and stick to it. It’s not a program, it’s a direction.
Learn to utilize imperfection. Make your disadvantage an advantage.
Once you had an idea, do a quick check if anything is keeping you from starting with it right away. If nothing’s holding you back, why are you?
Listen to people telling you how to do things better, but don’t drop doing things your own way.
If you want to change something but can’t attack it now, postpone it. Don’t feel bad to procrastinate it. If it’s an issue that requires immediate action, you wouldn’t be able to postpone it.
Don’t spend more time thinking about consequences than you spend about actions. Your intuition is a great filter for consequences; so you can focus on how to make something happen without worrying too much.
Know when to give up, or when to let something rest, respectively. It’s not about losing or winning the case, it’s about letting things work for themselves. In the bigger picture, it’s okay if they aren’t working out perfectly.
It’s ok to fuck up. And saying it too. It’s not okay to never fuck up, because then you never tried.
Analyze failures but don’t linger with them. Move on and focus on the next thing.