When the going gets tough, the Tough get planning

It was project-planning/description time in the GTD workshop this week. We were looking into how to plan a project: the ways to plan; principles; brainstorms; outcome visioning and all that jazz. Very interesting. Especially to see how many of those things I do and how much I don’t. The Five Steps are:

1. Define purpose

2. Outcome Visioning

3. Brainstorming

4. Organising

5. Identifying next action

I think I’m not great at point one, I’m a bit vague sometimes. I do a *lot* of numbers 2 and 3 and if I’m passionate enough I over-organise *everything*. I’m always hazy about next action: I should do this! or that!  or both! or something else! YAY! Pretty much sums up how I think. But it was good to know that I was getting some things right. On the other hand, when it’s something I’m interested in but don’t feel I always the time to dedicate - like setting up my server - my planning goes out the window.

I know what I want, mostly. I have a vision, sort of. I have no brainstorms, no organisations and about five next actions, in no particular order. So…yeah. I should probably fix that - there’s a plan for the weekend! Maybe I shall mind-map it out and scan/photograph it for y’all.

Work week itself has been good, fairly quiet so I got some good stuff done. Got another emacs workshop scheduled tonight to do more wiki things.

Paul left us this week for the glory of the downstairs office to do some project work which appears to have done him some good. He managed to work on something that’s been bugging him for a long time and with any luck he’s worked out a fix that could be implemented tonight even. That should make him happier…maybe? 

Any other business: I’m organising a real life monopoly event: http://reallifemonopoly.eventbrite.com you should come :D

Willow xx