📥 GTD Weekly Review - Two Worlds Version
by Tom Y · 32 things on NewTwos
- Get Clear
- Collect Loose Papers and Materials
- Gather all accumulated business cards, receipts, and miscellaneous paper-based materials into your in-tray
- Get "IN" to Zero
- Process completely all outstanding paper materials, journal and meeting notes, voicemails, dictation, and emails
- Empty Your Head
- Put in writing and process any uncaptured new projects, action items, waiting for's, someday maybe's, etc.
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- Get Current
- Review Next Action Lists
- Mark off completed actions. Review for reminders of further action steps to record
- Review Previous Calendar Data
- Review past calendar in detail for remaining action items, reference data, etc., and transfer into the active system
- Review Upcoming Calendar
- Review upcoming calendar events - long and short term. Capture actions triggered
- Review Waiting For List
- Record appropriate actions for any needed follow-up. Check off received ones
- Review Project (and Larger Outcome) Lists
- Evaluate status of projects, goals, and outcomes, one by one, ensuring at least on current action item on each. Browse through project support plans, support material, and any other work-in-progress material to trigger new actions, completions, waiting for's, etc.
- Review Any Relevant Checklists
- Use as a trigger for any new actions
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- Get Creative
- Review Someday Maybe List
- Review for any projects which may now have become active, and transfer to "Projects." Delete items no longer of interest
- Be Creative & Courageous
- Any new, wonderful, hare-brained, creative, thought-provoking, risk-taking ideas to add to your system??
- NOTE: You need a GTD Connect account to access these links
- Mind Sweep and Primary Buckets (PDF download)
- Natural Planning Model Template & Worksheet (PDF download)
- Weekly Review Template (PDF download)