Comments on: IT Pros Need to Set Goals http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/20/it-pros-need-to-set-goals/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Bell http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/20/it-pros-need-to-set-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-60886 Steve Bell Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:25:17 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/20/it-pros-need-to-set-goals/#comment-60886 This is a huge trend that the majority of people in our business environment are grappling with. Having the web streaming an unlimited quantity of interesting info at you everyday doesn't exactly help you to focus, and the pace of business is faster than ever. I'm not a "gtd junkie" as they call them, but I can say that since I discovered the "getting things done" methodology for time management, it's helped more than anything else. Easy to get lost in though; I always recommend just read the first 125 pages of the first book "Getting Things Done" and focus on the basics. What gtd boils down to is putting all of your stuff - your projects tasks, goals, etc - into some kind of database, then managing it systematically and regularly. It also recommends a set of behavior changes and rules. And example is the 2-minute rule, anything that takes less than 2 minutes to do, you do on the spot (harder to do consistently, than you might think!). Anyway there is no perfect solution for THIS one! -steve This is a huge trend that the majority of people in our business environment are grappling with. Having the web streaming an unlimited quantity of interesting info at you everyday doesn’t exactly help you to focus, and the pace of business is faster than ever.

I’m not a “gtd junkie” as they call them, but I can say that since I discovered the “getting things done” methodology for time management, it’s helped more than anything else. Easy to get lost in though; I always recommend just read the first 125 pages of the first book “Getting Things Done” and focus on the basics.

What gtd boils down to is putting all of your stuff – your projects tasks, goals, etc – into some kind of database, then managing it systematically and regularly. It also recommends a set of behavior changes and rules. And example is the 2-minute rule, anything that takes less than 2 minutes to do, you do on the spot (harder to do consistently, than you might think!).

Anyway there is no perfect solution for THIS one!

-steve

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