GTDtimes Requests Your Feedback*
April 8th, 2008 Oliver StarrCategories | Getting Things Done | Uncategorized
Well, GTDtimes has been up and running for a couple of weeks now and we continue to learn, evaluate and modify our vision for this site. Since the team views GTDtimes as a community resource I thought it would be very helpful to ask you, the readers, for your impressions to date. If you could take a few moments and respond to some of these questions in the comments it will be incredibly valuable for us as we develop more sections to the site, add additional contributors and create an editorial calendar. Even if you only tell us what you liked or what you hated that would be useful though, a more detailed review would be even better.
If enough people think it’s worthwhile, I could build a more formal survey to get some answers but I thought I’d start small and simple first.
So far, what content have you found most useful or enjoyable on GTDtimes.com??
What content have you disliked or found boring or irrelevant on GTDtimes.com?
Is there a particular topic that you think we’re missing to which we should devote coverage?
Would you like to see a more structured schedule for the site; i.e. articles related to Weekly Reviews on Fridays, 50,000 Ft. on Sundays, etc.?
Do you want more gadget related reviews and reporting?
How about software? More? Less? Downloads?
Is there anything that you’d suggest we do differently to make this site more engaging, fun, useful or important for you on a daily basis?
*Incidentally, there will be a nice gift for the three most comprehensive and useful responses to this information query. The winners will be chosen by the GTDtimes.com team, all decisions are final. Good Luck.
I find that I’m enjoying this site, as it give me more of a focused view of the tips and tricks out there relating to GTD. I’ve pretty much standardized on GTD in my workflow, so seeing items that are tailored to GTD is a nice addition to my feeds list.
I would like to see more on the workflow of GTD, and how to apply it to my schedule. Tips and tricks that speak to this would be most helpful.
Software is tricky for me, because I have a Linux machine, so the new and cool whizbang utilities for Mac and Windows are lost on me. I’m currently using Tracks for my lists, and am finding the latest version (1.5) to be quite an improvement for me. If you’d like, I’d be happy to write up a review for your readers.
Schedules: If 50,000ft Fridays means more content about the higher levels of focus, I’m all for it.
I’d like to see more Best Practices. Even the ones I don’t agree with give me some food for thought about how I’m handling my GTD process.
The one trap I’d like GTDTimes to avoid is the seductive trap of posting the same 10 stories over and over just to keep the clicks flowing. There is no bigger turn-off than regurgitation. Best-of lists are also not required.
Overall, I feel GTDTimes is headed to be one of my favorite productivity blogs (next to 43 Folders). Thanks for the good resources, and keep up the great work!
In general, I enjoy reading this blog. It’s getting a little to life-hackerish lately, though. There are already so many “life hacking” blogs out there that GTD Times could benefit from a strong focus on 30,000-50,000 ft, IMHO.
Anyway: keep up the good work!
Rolf
Tips, techniques, best practices would be the most helpful for me. Also any means of objectively measuring the effectiveness of faithfully applying GTD. Proximity to achieving a mind like water is great and certainly perceptible, but seeing measurable improvements in productivity would help to reinforce the benefits of the methodology and ingrain the practices. This may be best achieved by requesting input from readers.
There’s been a pretty good mix of content on the blog thus far. I haven’t had to worry about repetition from other blogs, and I find myself actually reading the posts from my google reader page (I subconciously gloss over the majority of the feeds I subscribe to).
Hi Guys,
Love the new site! Some feedback:
I like the community feel of the site.
Re: Content- I have enjoyed seeing how others BESIDES David Allen are teaching GTD. It helps to fill the void for the rest of us.
Re: Structure- would love to see articles in grouped fashion (tags, etc.)
Re: Gadgets- would love to see how PDA’s and iPhones are GTD friendly
Re: Downloads- Would love to be able to see all GTD software in one place
Hope this helps, Mike
I personally hook the feed to my google reader and browse the content when time permits it. I find it a good source when I am in a slump, to energize my weekly review and refresh my perspective. Differences in view points concerning David’s work on GTD always casts light on something I missed, failed to recognize, or forgot. I try to brush up on my GTD through David’s audio seminars, but can’t always fit it in on a regular basis. Reviews, comments, and additional content provided here “keeps me in check” as I struggle to master the art of GTD. Keep up the good work…and for those who struggle like myself, I highly recommend a customized iGoogle home page that keeps the quick news of your needs and new GTD comments in front of you all the time. Works very well for me. Thanks again for your efforts to help “the rest of us”.
Kaleb Ellis
Greater Salt Lake Area
So far, so good. I would love to see the site focused pretty closely on unpacking and developing the GTD methodology. If an article is written that’s a little off the beaten path, it would be nice to have a little introduction as to why the author thinks it is pertinent to GTD. I’ve seen too many GTD sites go off on random subjects with the thought that they might, someday, somehow have something to do with GTD. I think this is part of the “lifehackerish” syndrome.
I prefer articles with more substance, even if they are posted less often. Give us something to chew on! You’ve done several great posts like this already.
Thanks for all you do,
Eric
I’ve enjoyed the video links most - finding interesting talks online can be challenging, and it’d nice to have someone finding good ones. In general I enjoy this type of site as a way to get someone with similar interests to act as a bit of an internet filter and point out items worth my time.
The basic RSS article is a nice reference too, since I often meet with people who aren’t very experienced with web technologies and that kind of article is a nice thing for me to be able to send them.
The medical supplements wasn’t a great fit for me reading the site.
One thing I’d love to see would be some detailed examples of people’s systems. There’s often something interesting to think about when seeing how someone else works. The kinds of questions I find really interesting there are:
Do they work primarily off contexts, dates, projects, a daily list? How do they handle the balance of electronic and non-electronic “stuff”? etc. How do they integrate long-term and short-term planning? How do people motivate themselves? What kinds of changes have they seen in their lives since adopting this method?
Thanks for all the effort putting the site together!
I just went through the GTD Mastering Workflow seminar in Minneapolis and it sparked a question for me that I thought would make an interesting post on gtdtimes. The question arises in the seminar: how well can one — as a GTD practitioner — handle the disruptions that happen every day. The answer being: very well if your system is squeaky clean (e.g. I can quickly scan my lists, and adjust to the new input on the fly).
So, this raised the question/topic for me: how important is it for one’s GTD system to be able to handle disruption? Say, you’ve got the Outlook plugin and your system is rocking and you lose your job. Or you switch from a PC to a Mac and now all that you once knew is new again.
This is on my mind because two years ago I switched from an Windows office environment to a Mac one — and the seminar on Thursday brought to my attention the fact that my GTD system has never fully recovered. I’ve spent two years dorking around with/half-assedly committed to: Backpack, OmniFocus, Things, Remember the Milk…you name it. Now I’ve got a project on my list called “Choose and implement a GTD system” to remind myself that I need to choose and move on! (I’ve also got a Someday-Maybe task to submit an article to you about “Avoiding the trap of overtweaking and overthinking your system” but I have to cure myself before I do that!)
Anyway, I thought the idea of system flexibility might be interesting for your readers.
Really enjoying the site, keep up the good work.
Whenever i find something with GTD i read immediately. I found all of posts very usefull and wish you a long life in this cyberworld.