Standing in the Field
Notes from SJS Application Server Field Engineering
Standing in the Field
Notes from SJS Application Server Field Engineering
I'm a new convert to David Allen's Getting Things Done.
Working in client engineering, especially pre-sales client engineering, is a constant battle of prioritization. I've often said that every pre-sales engineer has a hundred times more work to do than can possibly done. And the first, and arguably most important, skill is to pick the fifty most important hours of work to do every week.
I still think that priorization is a critical skill. But after being exposed to Getting Things Done I've learned how much better I could be at choosing and organizing those fifty hours. In my head, I've always known the importance of keeping focus on the important tasks, even in the face of lots of distractions and day to day urgencies. But reading Getting Things Done has shown me how much I let other people determine my priorities and how little conscious thought I put into my own agenda.
I'm still only beginning with Getting Things Done (frequently known just as GTD). But I thought that I would chronicle my process in my blog. I know that I'm markedly more productive already. And it does reduce stress too, because it makes you feel much more in control of your life.
In this inaugural GTD post, I'll include some of the links that inspired me to start my own GTD process:
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