After the first cohort of #ship30, I felt completely overwhelmed and I was working on 5 projects at the same time, managing all of them in my head.
After reading Getting things Done by David Allen, I got completely free. I work the same amount but I get a lot more done and I feel more in control of my daily life.
Here's how to start:
Mandatory step as a lot more details will be included there. Any perfectionist developer that feels overwhelmed will benefit from this.
Capture - Any new unprocessed task/thoughts go here
Next Action - Tasks that are specific planned actions
Specific Date - Calls, Meetings, Plane flight
Waiting For - Tasks that are delegated to somebody or responses
Someday Maybe - Things that would be nice but not a priority right now
Tickler file - Things that will happen but at least 6 months in the future (Concerts, birthdays, project deadlines)
Take 1-2 days to list all the things that are on your mind and put them inside Todoist in the Capture section of GTD.
Marketing for side-project
Wake up earlier
Buy coffee support
Learn new technology
Don't overthink it. The goal is to empty out all the projects and tasks you were keeping in your brain into an external software where they can be managed.
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