http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/12/task-focused-gtd-systems/ Take a step back from the bleeding edge Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/12/task-focused-gtd-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Pragmatic Geek » Blog Archive » Eating the dog food Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:34:50 +0000 http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/?p=36#comment-9 [...] unrelated things out of sight.  This is related to what I was talking about the other day, about data vs. task.  Most systems try to put as much data on the screen at a time to make it easier to move between [...] [...] unrelated things out of sight.  This is related to what I was talking about the other day, about data vs. task.  Most systems try to put as much data on the screen at a time to make it easier to move between [...]

]]> http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/12/task-focused-gtd-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Eric Johnson Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:48:28 +0000 http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/?p=36#comment-8 Ben, consider your GTD app relative to something like Microsoft Project. Now, I have zip experience with GTD apps, but considerable use of Project. What I am pointing to is quantification. In project management, each task has estimated time to complete, and that time is assigned against resources (people) of various skill types. I wonder if similar quantification would be necessary for a truly helpful GTD. My time management experience says that it isn't helpful to be tickled incessantly, if at the root I'm hopelessly overloaded. It's also helpful to look forward for a week or so, and evaluate whether I should do some of Thursday's tasks on Tuesday. Ben, consider your GTD app relative to something like Microsoft Project. Now, I have zip experience with GTD apps, but considerable use of Project. What I am pointing to is quantification. In project management, each task has estimated time to complete, and that time is assigned against resources (people) of various skill types. I wonder if similar quantification would be necessary for a truly helpful GTD. My time management experience says that it isn’t helpful to be tickled incessantly, if at the root I’m hopelessly overloaded. It’s also helpful to look forward for a week or so, and evaluate whether I should do some of Thursday’s tasks on Tuesday.

]]> http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/2008/12/task-focused-gtd-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-7 George Godfrey Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:02:15 +0000 http://greatdanephotos.com/geek/?p=36#comment-7 If I understand your question, here is how a former social studies teacher sees it. This appears to me to be the weakness in all "mechanical" systems. The link to make it work is the human or humans. There is always a balance needed for the "assembly line and the tools." No machine or mechanized system can always anticipate how to do the balance so humans must fill in the gaps. I think that is why the mucky-mucks have assistants and secretaries. If I understand your question, here is how a former social studies teacher sees it. This appears to me to be the weakness in all “mechanical” systems. The link to make it work is the human or humans. There is always a balance needed for the “assembly line and the tools.” No machine or mechanized system can always anticipate how to do the balance so humans must fill in the gaps. I think that is why the mucky-mucks have assistants and secretaries.

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