Comments on: What I Really Need to GTD

By: Way

Way — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:30:57 +0000

I like this program. Its called Do Not Disturb. it blocks programs i.e. your web browser or any other programs you specify and/or websites for a time period you specify. then you get busy and cant surf or open programs you blocked. http://www.seeplain.com/donotdisturb.htm

By: Wayne Sutton

Wayne Sutton — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:52:36 +0000

It’s all about the internet, unless you’re working on a website, we need to stay disconnected to get some projects done. Lately the internet has been my biggest detraction and causing procrastination.

See my blog post here: http://www.wayne-sutton.com/blog/index.php?p=331

GTD works great we just need more self discipline.

By: Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:28:55 +0000

Rather than punishing yourself, I'd suggest you need to get to the root of the problem: managing your attention, and your relationship with attention. If people were as bad spending money as they are spending their attention, 99% of the online world would be bankrupt.

That said, help is on the way!

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:25:29 +0000

Try Vitalist (www.vitalist.com). I dig it.

By: Michael Montgomery

Michael Montgomery — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:55:06 +0000

Dave Seah, of the “Printable CEO” fame, has developed the “Emergent Task Timer”, which is an online “what did I do today?” app.:

http://davidseah.com/ http://davidseah.com/tools/ett/alpha/

By: Simon de Haan

Simon de Haan — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:07:24 +0000

Tools like writeroom & the megazoom SIMBL plugin for mac osx (http://ianhenderson.org/megazoomer.html) help me out, that and quitting IM & Mail

By: Julian Schrader

Julian Schrader — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:32:02 +0000

Everytime I really need to do something, I start TimeLog to track the time â€”Â if I know there's something counting the time I need to get the work done, I find myself focusing much better on the work.

By: Jeroen

Jeroen — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:27:57 +0000

Sharing Office documents is great, and viewing them online, but right now it just doesnt do it, it so slow it actually forces me into distraction.

Shutting off the phone and internet access...bliss!

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:56:32 +0000

My last resort is usually to switch off Airport Express.

By: CM Harrington

CM Harrington — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:30:32 +0000

Nothing in the universe will force you to do work. You have to discipline yourself not to hit YouTube. Some “training wheels” that may help:

Create a new user in your operating system, if you’re on MacOS, you can limit access to applications, etc. Do so. Suddenly, you don’t have any of your bookmarks, nor feeds, etc.

At the office, place an “I am not here” sign at your desk/cube/office door. Totally ignore people who try and talk to you. If they persist, point (don’t speak), to the sign.

Offices are noisy, especially mine. We’re in a loft, and we have no soft surfaces. I can hear whispers at the other end of the space. To fix that, I purchased a pair of Sure E4c in-ear noise isolating headphones. I then use an application called “Noise” (see Macupdate for “noise”) to play white/pink noise. Suddenly, you’re totally isolated from the outside world.

Good luck.