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AllTop has dedicated a new category to GTD, with a list of feeds from the top bloggers and writers about Getting Things Done. This blog is listed, twice actually, with one set of feeds for every post and one for just those tagged GTD.
There are a bunch of other great blogs there as well, if you don’t read them, you should. This is a partial list, reflecting my own personal bias (just so you know, I do have some favorites):
Please take a few minutes today to check these out, if you don’t already. And if you don’t subscribe, you should.
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Walking around town last night, I spotted a contractor’s vehicle with a startling name on the side in large print:
“Lar Roy Contracting”
Not being familiar with the word “lar roy”, I kept walking until I had to turn around and look at the truck again. There it was- a company built on the labor of two men- Larry and Roy. At some point in the company’s history, these two honest men must have held up a beer to the light while the bulb went on. “I know! Let’s use half of my name and half of yours!” The other man must have smiled with satisfaction and said quite simply, “Perfect!”.
This perfect plan resulted in quite possibly the worst name in contractor’s history. I would have felt more comfortable with Larry Contracting or even Roy Construction but instead we have Lar Roy. Amazing stuff.
A GTD connection here? Absolutely! If GTD is about anything, it captures a sense of knowing what you’re all about and not trying to do too much. Just enough. The Swedish word “lagom” nails this perfectly, meaning “just the right amount”. Larry Contracting is good but Lar Roy is trying to do too much.
In your work today, consider what roles you have- too many? What could you do to streamline? Consider your to-do list- too vast to ever complete? Scale it back and aim for 1 or 2 key tasks.
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Craig Harper has some insights into personal development in his new post “Seven Self-Help Pitfalls“. I recommend everyone read this:
While the benefits of working on ‘us’ are seemingly obvious, I believe there are a few challenges, pitfalls and curve balls that the would-be, self-helper needs to be mindful of in his or her search for their best self and best life.
1. Self-Help Selfishness. One of the potential dangers of constantly working on us is that we can inadvertently become self-absorbed, selfish, unaware of the needs of others and disconnected from reality. Some Personal Development devotees are so ’self-focused’ (their world, their issues, their problems, their relationships, their body, their finances) that they struggle to relate to, take an interest in, and connect with people who don’t have the same mindset, values, attitudes or thinking. Sometimes we need to put our own reality, situation, goals, needs and desires on hold for a while and simply and selflessly invest time, energy and love into others with no agenda.
I, too, am a believer in “paying it forward” over looking for what’s in it for me. This outlook has helped me grow myself and my business much more than eyeballing every angle ever did. Go read Craig’s post and leave a comment!
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The definition of insanity includes repeating the same actions but expecting different results. If what you’re doing today isn’t delivering the results that you want, change what you’re doing.
Ask for help. Use a new tool or method. Approach from a different direction. Overturn the apple cart!
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July 31st, 2008 by Stephen
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