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Getting Things Done Explained for Students [Back To School]

Source: Lifehacker

Aug 11, 2009

Summary

If you're into productivity, then you must have at least heard of David Allen's Getting Things Done productivity opus. Let's take a look at how to apply GTD to your school work.

GTD is basically a "workflow for life," so if all you want to do is get papers in by their deadlines, it's overkill. Luckily, some of the GTD precepts work for the student workflow—so that's what I'll share here.

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The Inbox

It all starts with the inbox. It's probably the most important part of GTD—capturing all of your assignments. Way too many students think of an agenda or a planner as synonymous with a to-do list. It doesn't make any sense to write a new assignment down on a planner under a date—that's deadline-oriented thinking that just begs for procrastination.

Instead, as soon as you get a new assignment, write it down on a list that you'll review later. A simple notepad is all you need. Put all of your new assignments on that same notepad; don't divide it up by class.

Don't depend on your brain to remember assignments, either. Write everything down. That kid w

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