Introducing a New Contributor: Nathaniel Stott
May 5th, 2008 Nathaniel StottCategories | GTD_for_Kids | Getting Things Done | Novel Uses of GTD
I’m really excited to be making this particular introduction because the topic he plans to cover - GTD for Kids - is both new (to my knowledge) and I think will be incredibly valuable and very well received.
When Nathaniel approached us with the idea of having some content on how to implement a version of GTD for kids I immediately felt like this was a great idea.
Nathaniel is the full time father of 3 (Charlotte, Judit and Thomas). In his own words, Nathaniel says:
“The best surprise of my life was the arrival of the twins soon after our daughter arrived. From that moment on I had a lot to do.”
“It was not till 2006 that I first read David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” and that really changed my life. As a parent and at work.”
“I quickly realised big changes with GTD in how I work and live. As a father I thought that these changes could help my children get more fun out of the day. It certainly has helped me. So starting to share experiences and ideas for GTD with kids is what I want to do here and on GTD4kids.com.”
Please help me in giving Nathaniel a warm welcome to the GTDtimes team - I am sure that like me you’ll be excited to see what he’s got in store when it comes to ideas about implementing a GTD program that can be an exciting, stimulating and ultimately, incredibly useful skill for your kids as well perhaps as a way to bring families closer together.
Looking forward to your posts Nathaniel. I wish I’d been taught what I now know when I was starting high school. Would have helped me enormously to get through that period and set me up for university. Hope to be able to help my kids get the head start I think is possible.
Nathaniel, I’m glad to have come across your posts. I am a parent coach and therapist and also do coaching that informally draws on GTD. I think this is a very promising area. I’m looking forward to the reading.
Michael