Getting Things Done

My first encounter with the “Getting Things Done” methodology actually happened thanks to the book “Time Management: Strategies for System Administrators” - when I was still a student. The idea of creating paper lists with tasks seemed a bit crazy to me at the time, but as a geek, I was always on the lookout for apps and tools that could help.

This book taught me how to manage emails more effectively and introduced me to better ways of prioritizing tasks, like the Eisenhower Decision Matrix. These techniques were a real eye-opener, even if I couldn’t implement everything right away. I was young, so most of the time it was others delegating tasks to me, but at least I became aware of how to manage those tasks and not get overwhelmed.

I return to it every 2-3 years, just to refresh if there something I could improve again. I’ve build a compete task management system and even my family knows, that if something is not in the system - it’s not gonna happen.