Category: gtd

Posts in GTD are generally something to do with the “Getting Things Done” methodology (by David Allen), or to a similar methodology applicable to productive habits and processes.   GTD is also a way of thinking about thinking about things you do.

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In the fast lane for the past fortnight, hence no preview/review last week.

Last week 

Work

  • [x] Layout work for customer project
  • [ ] Kexi – liaise on mailing list re testing issues
  • [-] CMS development
    • [X] Feature-freeze spec
    • [-] Roadmap & assign target dates
    • [ ] Soft launch on test web site
  • [X] Create new web forms
  • [X] Further company web site changes
  • [-] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project
  • [ ] PSP account – set up and integrate
  • [ ] Update networking calendar & set new contacts targets

Life

  • [ ] Continue documentation effort for F/LOSS project
  • [-] 2 swims – 1 mile each
  • [X] Kung Fu
  • [X] Cook something “new”!
  • [X] Address issues with service providers
  • [X] Blood service – re-arrange donation

Misc

  • [-] Uphold commitments @ old residence – see through to completion
  • [X] Sign up to new charitable cause

This week

Work

  • [ ] Update CRM database with new data/purge old
  • [ ] Layout fixes for customer web site
  • [ ] Modify company site (content/volume/images)
  • [ ] Price review
  • [ ] Review marketing and sketch out action plan
  • [ ] Draft templates for sales process
  • [ ] Add help documentation for new web-based calendar tool
  • [ ] Hosting set-up
  • [ ] Prepare for new project (TBC)
  • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project
  • [ ] Housekeeping

Life

  • [ ] Continue documentation effort for F/LOSS project
  • [ ] Kung Fu
  • [ ] Swimming x 2
  • [ ] Finish sci-fi book
  • [ ] Continue Personal Development

Misc

  • [-] Uphold commitments @ old residence – see through to completion
  • [ ] Cook something I’ve never cooked before (excludes dog, cat, rat, etc)
  • [ ] Check out lenses for the DSLR

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An absolutely fantastic weekend really gives you renewed strength for the week ahead.  This is a busy week outside of work, though, so a refined set of objectives is the order of the day.

Work

  • [ ] Layout work for customer project
  • [ ] Kexi – liaise on mailing list re testing issues
  • [ ] CMS development
    • [ ] Feature-freeze spec
    • [ ] Roadmap & assign target dates
    • [ ] Soft launch on test web site
  • [ ] Create new web forms
  • [ ] Further company web site changes
  • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project
  • [ ] PSP account – set up and integrate
  • [ ] Update networking calendar & set new contacts targets

Life

  • [ ] Continue documentation effort for F/LOSS project
  • [ ] 2 swims – 1 mile each
  • [ ] Kung Fu
  • [ ] Cook something “new”!
  • [-] Address issues with service providers
  • [ ] Blood service – re-arrange donation

Misc

  • [ ] Uphold commitments @ old residence – see through to completion
  • [ ] Sign up to new charitable cause

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My “Get real! :-)” week was pretty good.  Lots achieved.

Work

  • [X] Approve new service Ts & Cs
  • [ ] Kexi – liaise on mailing list re testing issues…
  • [X] Small updates to client web site
  • [X] Database updates to client site
  • [-] Layout work for high priority customer project (linked with CMS dev)
  • [ ] CMS development
  • [ ] Feature-freeze spec
  • [ ] Roadmap & assign target dates
  • [ ] Soft launch on test web site
  • [-] Complete additional web forms to service other business areas (really!)
  • [-] Business web site changes –  higher priority
  • [-] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.
  • [-] Networking event
  • [X] Clarify new sales process
  • [X] Re-evaluate financial goals for August/September and prioritise accordingly.

    Unplanned extras

  • Resolved a situation with web hosting accounts unable to access email.
  • Revised UML Use Cases & Activity Diagrams and put into action for sales process revision.

    • Life

    • [X] Pick up files from a cool F/LOSS project and start documenting…
    • [-] 2 swims – 1 mile each
    • [-] Cook something “new”!
    • [X] Social life: this week, it’s on Thursday! 🙂
    • [-] Address issues with service providers
    • [-] Finish the book Getting Things Done
    • If time, use orgmode in more of a GTD-style method

    Misc

    My life doesn’t revolve around the television.  I don’t watch any terrestrial broadcasts.  I am especially uninterested in “prime”-time offerings (e.g. soaps). Ugh.  Instead…

    This week 

    It’s a sea-change.  Day off planned, plus lots of stuff happening outside of work mean I’m taking a break from planning anything at all.  A number of loose ends to tie up and various new ideas to ponder mean I’ll still be busy thinking all week.  🙂

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    “Hindsight is a beautiful thing”, I was recently reminded.  With hindsight, last week wasn’t the super-catch-up exercise I’d hoped.  But, instead, it was a good week for new ideas (all captured, naturally).

    Last week:

    Get back on track!

    Work

    • [-] WAITING: SEO customer project
    • [X] Database update customer project. Rebuild Kexi from source and test after a fix from lead developer
    • [-] WAITING: PHP calendar development for customer
    • [-] Visual design/template revision work for customer
    • [ ] Get list together of targets for Project “L” and plan launch
    • [-] Create additional web forms to service other business areas
    • [ ] Minor company homepage change
    • [-] Review structure of site and content; trim.
    • [-] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.

    Life

    • [X] Tax return
    • [-] Siu Lim Tao / stretching
    • [ ] Pick up files for F/LOSS project and start documenting…
    • [ ] 2 swims, 1 mile each
    • [X] Some personal correspondance/organisation to be achieved.
    • [XX] Social life 🙂
    • [X] Looking forward to meal with family friends this weekend

    Misc

    Would like to see more:

    This week:

    Get real! 🙂

    Work

    • [ ] Approve new service Ts & Cs
    • [ ] Kexi – liaise on mailing list re testing issues…
    • [ ] Small updates to client web site
    • [ ] Database updates to client site
    • [ ] Layout work for high priority customer project (linked with CMS dev)
    • [ ] CMS development
      • [ ] Feature-freeze spec
      • [ ] Roadmap & assign target dates
      • [ ] Soft launch on test web site
    • [-] Complete additional web forms to service other business areas (really!)
    • [ ] Business web site changes –  higher priority
    • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.
    • [ ] Networking event
    • [ ] Clarify new sales process
    • [ ] Re-evaluate financial goals for August/September and prioritise accordingly.Unplanned extras
    • Resolved a situation with web hosting accounts unable to access email.
    • Revised UML Use Cases and put into action for sales process revision.

    Life

    • [ ] Pick up files from a cool F/LOSS project and start documenting…
    • [ ] 2 swims – 1 mile each
    • [ ] Cook something “new”!
    • [ ] Social life: this week, it’s on Thursday! 🙂
    • [ ] Address issues with service providers
    • [ ] Finish the book Getting Things Done
    • If time, use orgmode in more of a GTD-style method

    Misc

    My life doesn’t revolve around the television.  I don’t watch any terrestrial broadcasts.  I am especially uninterested in “prime”-time offerings (e.g. soaps). Ugh.  Instead…

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    Bit late to say week commencing yesterday, but never mind! Last week continued the tradition, this summer at least, of unending hot, sticky days.  Regardless, it was a good week for many reasons, though perhaps not the best in history 🙂

    Last week:

    Work

    • [-] SEO customer project
    • [-] Database update customer project. Test out Kexi
    • [-] PHP calendar development for customer
    • [X] Visual design/template revision work for customer
    • [ ] Get list together of targets for Project “L” and plan launch
    • [X] [Arrange to] visit datacenter for scheduled maintenance – the machines, not me 🙂
    • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas
    • [ ] Minor company homepage change
    • [ ] Review structure of site and content; trim.
    • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.

    I have continued to make more progress on project “W”, such that it’s starting to take on momentum of its own.  With luck, August will see it come to fruition.

    Life

    • [ ] Tax return
    • [ ] Siu Lim Tao / stretching
    • [ ] Properly start my involvement in an open source project
    • [X] 2 swims, 1 mile each
    • [ ] One more form/session of exercise (run? weights?)
    • [X] Grocery shop
    • [X] Social life 🙂

    I took to playing with Android on my Samsung Omnia during the weekend.  Linux (the OS in general, not just the kernel) is so hackable it’s great.  Managed to work around a low memory condition issue.

    Misc

    Saw:

    This week:

    Get back on track!

    Work

    • [-] WAITING: SEO customer project
    • [ ] Database update customer project. Rebuild Kexi from source and test after a fix from lead developer
    • [ ] WAITING: PHP calendar development for customer
    • [ ] Visual design/template revision work for customer
    • [ ] Get list together of targets for Project “L” and plan launch
    • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas
    • [ ] Minor company homepage change
    • [ ] Review structure of site and content; trim.
    • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.

    Life

    • [ ] Tax return
    • [ ] Siu Lim Tao / stretching
    • [ ] Pick up files for F/LOSS project and start documenting…
    • [ ] 2 swims, 1 mile each
    • [ ] Some personal correspondance/organisation to be achieved.
    • [ ] Social life 🙂
    • [ ] Looking forward to meal with family friends this weekend

    Misc

    Would like to see more:

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      Last week was fantastic. Lots of stuff achieved, plus a few blockers along the way which have spilled over into this week and new challenges. To top off last week, a close friend of mine had a great birthday BBQ on Saturday and then became a father on Sunday. Congrats to them!

      Last week:

      Work

      • [X] Development work on 2 customer projects
      • [X] Stay in touch prospective clients/leads
      • [ ] Get list together of targets for Project “L” and plan launch
      • [X] Review charity project costings: is there a more cost-effective approach?
      • [ ] [Arrange to] visit datacenter for scheduled maintenance – the machines, not me 🙂
      • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas
      • [ ] Minor company homepage change
      • [ ] Review structure of site and content; trim.
      • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.
      • [X] Complete new cashflow tool.

      ** DONE Investigate why CentOS box is looking for dpkg (Debian packager) in cron job
      ** DONE Revise Project “W” PDF
      ** WAITING Put project “W” site online?

      Life

      • [ ] Tax return
      • [-] Practice Siu Lim Tao and stretching
      • [X] Clean house
      • [X] Try to get a bit of Family Guy in

      ** DONE Clean car

      Misc

      • [X] Decide on Slovakia trip
      • [X] Learn GnuCash
      • [X] A few more CDs to add to the collection

      This Week

      Work

      • [ ] SEO customer project
      • [ ] Database update customer project. Test out Kexi
      • [ ] PHP calendar development for customer
      • [ ] Visual design/template revision work for customer
      • [ ] Get list together of targets for Project “L” and plan launch
      • [ ] [Arrange to] visit datacenter for scheduled maintenance – the machines, not me 🙂
      • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas
      • [ ] Minor company homepage change
      • [ ] Review structure of site and content; trim.
      • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.

      An unscheduled but important piece of work is also project “W”. I have made significant progress on this over the weekend and need to keep the pace up!

      Life

      • [ ] Tax return
      • [ ] Siu Lim Tao / stretching
      • [ ] Properly start my involvement in an open source project
      • [ ] 2 swims, 1 mile each
      • [ ] One more form/session of exercise (run? weights?)
      • [ ] Grocery shop
      • [ ] Social life 🙂

      Misc

      Would like to see more:

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      Didn’t note in enough detail the unplanned tasks that I had to tackle last week. Am planning this week to note down the things which sidetrack me from the main goals.

      Last week:

      Work

      • [X] Support major customer project
      • [-] Development work on 2 other projects
      • [-] Stay in touch prospective clients/leads
      • [-] Kick off charity project
      • [-] Expedite tasks that are currently “WAITING”
      • [X] Clean up customer/supplier records on CRM tool
      • [-] Set up virtual machines
      • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas

      Life

      • [ ] Tax return
      • [-] Practice Siu Lim Tao and stretching
      • [X] Clean house

      Misc

      • [X] Finish FLAC’ing CD collection
      • [-] Learn GnuCash

      This Week

      Work

      • [-] Development work on 2 customer projects
      • [-] Stay in touch prospective clients/leads
      • [ ] Get list together of targets for Project “L” and plan launch
      • [ ] Review charity project costings: is there a more cost-effective approach?
      • [ ] [Arrange to] visit datacenter for scheduled maintenance – the machines, not me 🙂
      • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas
      • [ ] Minor company homepage change
      • [ ] Review structure of site and content; trim.
      • [ ] Complete SVN/Bugzilla integration project.
      • [ ] Complete new cashflow tool.

      Life

      • [ ] Tax return
      • [-] Practice Siu Lim Tao and stretching
      • [ ] Clean house
      • [ ] Try to get a bit of Family Guy in

      Misc

      • [ ] Decide on Slovakia trip
      • [-] Learn GnuCash
      • [-] A few more CDs to add to the collection

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      Summary:

      Last week was a bit short, as I went on my little surf expedition early Thursday afternoon. So I’ll forgive myself for not putting X’s in all the boxes.

      From last week:

      Work

      • [-] Stay in touch prospective clients
      • [-] Kick off charity project
      • [-] Expedite tasks that are currently “WAITING”
      • [X] Complete 2nd quarter accounts
      • [ ] Clean up customer/supplier records on CRM tool
      • [ ] Set up virtual machines
      • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas

      Life

      • [ ] Tax return
      • [X] Light grocery shop
      • [ ] Practice Siu Lim Tao and stretching
      • [X] Surf trip
      • [X] Clean house

      Misc

      • [ ] Finish FLAC’ing CD collection
      • [ ] Learn GnuCash

      This week:

      Work

      • [ ] Support major customer project
      • [ ] Development work on 2 other projects
      • [-] Stay in touch prospective clients/leads
      • [-] Kick off charity project
      • [-] Expedite tasks that are currently “WAITING”
      • [ ] Clean up customer/supplier records on CRM tool
      • [ ] Set up virtual machines
      • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas

      Life

      • [ ] Tax return
      • [ ] Practice Siu Lim Tao and stretching
      • [ ] Clean house

      Misc

      • [ ] Finish FLAC’ing CD collection
      • [ ] Learn GnuCash

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      Inspired by a well-known figure online, I have decided to imitate her style with a weekly [p]review blog. It is a review of the previous week, and a preview of the coming week. I will try to capture tasks that I want to see complete plus the unexpected events that everyone gets in a typical week.

      From last week:

      This is my first weekly review, so there’s nothing to see here yet!

      This week:

      Work

      • [ ] Stay in touch prospective clients
      • [ ] Kick off charity project
      • [ ] Expedite tasks that are currently “WAITING”
      • [ ] Complete 2nd quarter accounts
      • [ ] Clean up customer/supplier records on CRM tool
      • [ ] Set up virtual machines
      • [ ] Create additional web forms to service other business areas

      Life

      • [ ] Tax return
      • [ ] Light grocery shop
      • [ ] Practice Siu Lim Tao and stretching
      • [ ] Surf trip
      • [ ] Clean house

      Misc

      • [ ] Finish FLAC’ing CD collection
      • [ ] Learn GnuCash