When you find typos in Dave Allen’s ‘Getting Thing Done’ book, it’s a little deflating. Your mind which was starting to feel like smooth, unrippled water, becomes more like a dripping tap. Why, I haven’t felt like this since I discovered Paul McKenna is losing all his hair despite the power of mind over matter. p46. ‘At at’ -> ‘And at’ p49. ‘intution’ -> ‘intuition’ Any may your God go with you....
A long journey starts with a single step… I was curious about applying the concepts and ideas behind GTD to try to manage my time (both at home and at work) more efficiently so I read up a little about GTD over the weekend and actually ordered a copy of Dave Allen’s book (having read snippets in a bookshop who were nice enough to give me a nice leather armchair for my comfort)....
Dear Cathy and Clare I am increasingly worried about the size of my Inbox. I am almost embarrassed to admit this but it currently has 6,207 items dating from way back September 2003 (and that doesn’t even include ‘Archived Folders’). Tom Kyte (who I admire and respect greatly) likes to keep everything in its place, spic and spotlessly span and currently has a single item sitting in his Inbox. And his finger is poised over the ‘Delete’ button to expunge that one too !...