Change Your Game with GTD® How GTD Helps Us Navigate in a World of Change #41
Jun 30, 2020
They explore how a reliable system keeps you steady during prolonged change. Short, actionable techniques like identifying next actions to regain control are highlighted. The conversation covers aligning purpose with daily work using Horizons of Focus. Practical tips for beginners and advanced practices like mind sweeps and renegotiation are shared.
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Use Systems To Endure Prolonged Change
- Do rely on systems rather than force of will to endure prolonged uncertainty.
- Robert Peek says systems let you take one small next step repeatedly until the aggregation gets you through change.
Name Loss Of Control And Ask The Next Action
- Recognize reduced control is normal and name it to regain agency.
- Todd Brown points to Inshallah and recommends asking "What's the next action?" to move from helplessness to doing.
Align Next Actions With Stable Purpose
- Use the Horizons of Focus to align immediate actions with lasting purpose and principles.
- Robert Peek notes top-level purpose rarely changes and can guide renegotiation of goals and projects amid new circumstances.