Comments on: Getting Nothing Done: An Open Response http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/ Productivity for Entrepreneurs, GTD Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:03:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Organize IT Recap: Learn To Read Faster, A Large Collection Of How-To Videos And The Importance Of A Good Shredder - Practical advice on personal development, productivity and GTD http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/comment-page-1/#comment-23104 Organize IT Recap: Learn To Read Faster, A Large Collection Of How-To Videos And The Importance Of A Good Shredder - Practical advice on personal development, productivity and GTD Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:33:52 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/#comment-23104 [...] because Brett over at the Cranking Widgets blog is here to defend our honour. He has made some good points in response to recent criticism of all the productivity blogs out there stereotypically focusing on [...] [...] because Brett over at the Cranking Widgets blog is here to defend our honour. He has made some good points in response to recent criticism of all the productivity blogs out there stereotypically focusing on [...]

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]]> By: Organize IT Recap 12th May 2007 » Advice on organized and productive living through lifehacks and GTD » Organize IT http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/comment-page-1/#comment-10911 Organize IT Recap 12th May 2007 » Advice on organized and productive living through lifehacks and GTD » Organize IT Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:23:58 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/#comment-10911 [...] Oh my god! Don’t worry though because Brett over at the Cranking Widgets blog has made some good points in response to recent criticism of all the productivity blogs out [...] [...] Oh my god! Don’t worry though because Brett over at the Cranking Widgets blog has made some good points in response to recent criticism of all the productivity blogs out [...]

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]]> By: Getting Nothing Done (GND) | xconnected.net http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/comment-page-1/#comment-7153 Getting Nothing Done (GND) | xconnected.net Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:47:16 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/#comment-7153 [...] periodic sweep through various web blogs related to personal productivity I came across an “open response” to the blog entry found over here. In summary a blogger named Z.D. Smith questions the [...] [...] periodic sweep through various web blogs related to personal productivity I came across an “open response” to the blog entry found over here. In summary a blogger named Z.D. Smith questions the [...]

]]> By: clkl http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/comment-page-1/#comment-3460 clkl Fri, 11 May 2007 02:21:02 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/#comment-3460 I'm serving my <a href="http://jugglingfrogs.blogspot.com/2007/05/troll-food.html" rel="nofollow">troll food</a> here. I’m serving my troll food here.

]]> By: Duff http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/comment-page-1/#comment-3448 Duff Thu, 10 May 2007 23:00:55 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/#comment-3448 I practice GTD so I can feel more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)" rel="nofollow">flow</a> while I work, flow being "the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing, characterized by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity." I also practice GTD so that I can have more time to do what I want, and so I can feel empowered to create what I want in life. GTD has also helped tremendously with low-level anxiety which I seem to have been born with. The release of that anxiety is ecstatic! I practice GTD so I can feel more flow while I work, flow being “the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing, characterized by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity.”

I also practice GTD so that I can have more time to do what I want, and so I can feel empowered to create what I want in life.

GTD has also helped tremendously with low-level anxiety which I seem to have been born with. The release of that anxiety is ecstatic!

]]> By: Rob http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/comment-page-1/#comment-3423 Rob Thu, 10 May 2007 12:30:20 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/#comment-3423 I think the best way I can personally respond to this topic is an explanation of why I read (and actually enjoy!) blogs on the topic of productivity tips in general, and GTD in particular. My idea of productivity and effectiveness is perhaps different from how others perceive it. I once had a friend who valued efficiency above all else, to a nearly "brutal" degree. Her approach was that, by increasing efficiency, she had more time to do other tasks. Her friends saw the way she approached this as a ruthless method of doing work quickly enough to take on more work. I have long looked for ways to do the things I HAVE to do more quickly, with less effort, in order to have more time to do the things I WANT to do. I work a 40 hour per week office job. If I am more productive, I don't go home early or get paid more. Available time will likely be filled with more work. But I don't study productivity in order to get more work to do. My primary use of what I've learned from GTD and other discussions of productivity is for my personal life. I have errands to run, tasks to complete after I clock out from work. When I get these done effectively (I prefer not to think of it as "efficiently"), I have more time to do the things I enjoy. However, I do find I accomplish (professional) work more effectively as a result of what I have learned. I may do more work, but it is often with less effort and stress. I think the best way I can personally respond to this topic is an explanation of why I read (and actually enjoy!) blogs on the topic of productivity tips in general, and GTD in particular.
My idea of productivity and effectiveness is perhaps different from how others perceive it. I once had a friend who valued efficiency above all else, to a nearly “brutal” degree. Her approach was that, by increasing efficiency, she had more time to do other tasks. Her friends saw the way she approached this as a ruthless method of doing work quickly enough to take on more work.
I have long looked for ways to do the things I HAVE to do more quickly, with less effort, in order to have more time to do the things I WANT to do.
I work a 40 hour per week office job. If I am more productive, I don’t go home early or get paid more. Available time will likely be filled with more work. But I don’t study productivity in order to get more work to do. My primary use of what I’ve learned from GTD and other discussions of productivity is for my personal life. I have errands to run, tasks to complete after I clock out from work. When I get these done effectively (I prefer not to think of it as “efficiently”), I have more time to do the things I enjoy.
However, I do find I accomplish (professional) work more effectively as a result of what I have learned. I may do more work, but it is often with less effort and stress.

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Scot Herrick Wed, 09 May 2007 19:43:06 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/05/08/getting-nothing-done-an-open-response/#comment-3397 The interesting thing about productivity blogs is that there are all these different ways and perspectives that can help people be more productive -- or not. I read all the cool tools, new upgrades, and just Twitter at how much more effort it takes to implement all those tools compared to what I do. But, the tools are available to me. And someone else did the research on them for me. Someone else tested them for me. Someone else made them available to me in a readable format. So, I count that as productivity on my part! ;>) I'm not productive so that I can do more for my employer. I'm using productivity tools, specifically GTD, because it gives me a great way to effectively do stuff and give me time to NOT work as many hours with a lot less stress than if I wasn't using it. For everyone, there has to be a payoff to the effort these systems take. That's why we read. The interesting thing about productivity blogs is that there are all these different ways and perspectives that can help people be more productive — or not. I read all the cool tools, new upgrades, and just Twitter at how much more effort it takes to implement all those tools compared to what I do.

But, the tools are available to me. And someone else did the research on them for me. Someone else tested them for me. Someone else made them available to me in a readable format. So, I count that as productivity on my part! ;>)

I’m not productive so that I can do more for my employer. I’m using productivity tools, specifically GTD, because it gives me a great way to effectively do stuff and give me time to NOT work as many hours with a lot less stress than if I wasn’t using it. For everyone, there has to be a payoff to the effort these systems take. That’s why we read.

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