Man, you just touched on one of the big points of leverage with, “I have to.” I find as soon as I change that phrase to.... “I get to” things inevitably take a turn for the better. It at least makes the obligation into a sense of opportunity rather than a sense of dread.
Wonderful interview. An authentic conversation of simple, best practices that can change your life and take you from a victim mentality to that of a victor.
"After offloading stuff from my mind, I find myself in Victim mode" - I'm paraphrasing you, but you're talking about the mind-dump process. After that, the mind has a sense of release. Within that moment, and this is my take on it, the subconscious known negative associations pop into your cognitive mind. There is a realization cognitively that there's a bunch of stuff that "you really should" have done or be doing. Your subconscious mind is effectively a defense mechanism, and what's generated is an excuse to self-calm why you haven't done such-and-such - a la "Victim Mode". If I label myself a Victim, then that's my reason for not having done "such and such". The question is, which role (20K) was doing the Mind Dump exercise? Was it the role of "GTD Practitioner" or something else? Which role is labeling yourself as "Victim"? Which role will now take each item and process it into your Trusted System? Who is actually saying, "What's the Next Action?" I'll always defer to DA, but his answer at 3:18 is the higher levels of the Horizons of Focus. I'm just starting a bit lower at 20K (Areas of Focus and Responsibility/Accountability) - roles. I'm also opening up a conversation that "input" can also be from the subconscious mind associations, informing the cognitive mind at oftentimes inconvenient moments. 6:02 - What's made up, what's dishonest. The subconscious associations are not based on logic/truth/fact. 9:20 - At this point, you've said something interesting - only you can be honest enough with yourself to know the answer (authentically) to: which role are you in right now. Acceptance - wow! That's amazing. For me, it's when I'm within a Next Action, and I realize that there is something else which is really the "Next Actual Action". This pivoting is me accepting myself in the moment and moving towards being appropriately engaged. 13:01 Insert DA gold here.
I like David Allen and GTD, but marriage is a life-long commitment through sickness, health, for richer and for poorer, come what may, no matter what - it is not a project.
David defines "projects" as everything that has more than one action. I define "projects" as having an end date and an outcome, as opposed to "areas" which have no end date and a standard.
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“...negative thinking or incomplete thinking...” brilliant to equate the two.
yes it's striking how not closing the loop makes a thought become a negative spiral.
Man, you just touched on one of the big points of leverage with, “I have to.”
I find as soon as I change that phrase to....
“I get to” things inevitably take a turn for the better. It at least makes the obligation into a sense of opportunity rather than a sense of dread.
Well done JamesScottGuitar🪔
Wonderful interview. An authentic conversation of simple, best practices that can change your life and take you from a victim mentality to that of a victor.
Thank you Virginia!
Great interview here folks -- super helpful information & ideas to build from!
Great interview! A lot of wisdom that goes beyond productivity.
Exercise&Relax thank you!
"After offloading stuff from my mind, I find myself in Victim mode" - I'm paraphrasing you, but you're talking about the mind-dump process. After that, the mind has a sense of release. Within that moment, and this is my take on it, the subconscious known negative associations pop into your cognitive mind. There is a realization cognitively that there's a bunch of stuff that "you really should" have done or be doing. Your subconscious mind is effectively a defense mechanism, and what's generated is an excuse to self-calm why you haven't done such-and-such - a la "Victim Mode". If I label myself a Victim, then that's my reason for not having done "such and such".
The question is, which role (20K) was doing the Mind Dump exercise? Was it the role of "GTD Practitioner" or something else?
Which role is labeling yourself as "Victim"?
Which role will now take each item and process it into your Trusted System?
Who is actually saying, "What's the Next Action?"
I'll always defer to DA, but his answer at 3:18 is the higher levels of the Horizons of Focus. I'm just starting a bit lower at 20K (Areas of Focus and Responsibility/Accountability) - roles. I'm also opening up a conversation that "input" can also be from the subconscious mind associations, informing the cognitive mind at oftentimes inconvenient moments.
6:02 - What's made up, what's dishonest. The subconscious associations are not based on logic/truth/fact.
9:20 - At this point, you've said something interesting - only you can be honest enough with yourself to know the answer (authentically) to: which role are you in right now.
Acceptance - wow! That's amazing. For me, it's when I'm within a Next Action, and I realize that there is something else which is really the "Next Actual Action". This pivoting is me accepting myself in the moment and moving towards being appropriately engaged.
13:01 Insert DA gold here.
He's 73 at the moment of this video and he's as sharp or even better than if he was 40.
Inspiring as a thinker and as a human.
This interview is much deeper than "project management techniques". The title should be rewritten.
Erik Theuer glad you love it!
Agree!
All tasks that involve several action steps ate considered projects.
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I like David Allen and GTD, but marriage is a life-long commitment through sickness, health, for richer and for poorer, come what may, no matter what - it is not a project.
David defines "projects" as everything that has more than one action.
I define "projects" as having an end date and an outcome, as opposed to "areas" which have no end date and a standard.