Comments on: Seeking the elusive “inbox zero” http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/09/24/seeking-the-elusive-inbox-zero/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jane Nicholls http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/09/24/seeking-the-elusive-inbox-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-41152 Jane Nicholls Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:50:32 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/09/24/seeking-the-elusive-inbox-zero/#comment-41152 Your cycle of productivity really resonated with me. I have stepped out of the classroom this year to study and found near the end of my teaching time that I was facing severe burn out. The problem was that I am VERY good at my job and highly efficient. Therefore the demands put on me were at least twice as much as my colleagues faced. I completed every task on time or earlier with highly polished results. I am now very resentful and wondering how to start over. If I start working to the same time frame as everyone else I will seem as though I am 'slack' or not 'pulling my weight'. How can you go back? How can you make things more manageable without people thinking that you are not working hard enough. It is a really tricky situation to find yourself in. My year out of the classroom saved me and I have vowed never to get into the same situation again. Your cycle of productivity really resonated with me. I have stepped out of the classroom this year to study and found near the end of my teaching time that I was facing severe burn out. The problem was that I am VERY good at my job and highly efficient. Therefore the demands put on me were at least twice as much as my colleagues faced. I completed every task on time or earlier with highly polished results. I am now very resentful and wondering how to start over. If I start working to the same time frame as everyone else I will seem as though I am ’slack’ or not ‘pulling my weight’. How can you go back? How can you make things more manageable without people thinking that you are not working hard enough.

It is a really tricky situation to find yourself in. My year out of the classroom saved me and I have vowed never to get into the same situation again.

]]> By: Quyen Arana http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/09/24/seeking-the-elusive-inbox-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-41145 Quyen Arana Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:45:30 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/09/24/seeking-the-elusive-inbox-zero/#comment-41145 I've been on GTD for the past year or so. It's been a slow road, but a productive one. I'm currently one of the OmniFocus beta testers (having used KinklessGTD for some time). I actually discovered David Allen through 43 Folders! I've probably managed to reach a zero inbox about once every other month and it truly is a wonderful feeling! Another change that has helped: 1. Open my Documents folder and you find 27 folders: A-Z and Someday. 2. The same structure of folders under my Inbox. 3. The same in my file cabinet. All of this translates to no time thinking of where to file things. And here's one last tip from Merlin: Turn off all email notifications, phone and computer. Check email on your own time. I’ve been on GTD for the past year or so. It’s been a slow road, but a productive one. I’m currently one of the OmniFocus beta testers (having used KinklessGTD for some time). I actually discovered David Allen through 43 Folders! I’ve probably managed to reach a zero inbox about once every other month and it truly is a wonderful feeling!

Another change that has helped:
1. Open my Documents folder and you find 27 folders: A-Z and Someday.
2. The same structure of folders under my Inbox.
3. The same in my file cabinet.

All of this translates to no time thinking of where to file things.

And here’s one last tip from Merlin: Turn off all email notifications, phone and computer. Check email on your own time.

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