1.
GETTING THINGS DONE
By David Allen

2.
THE WINNING COMBO

3.
“Until you’ve captured everything
that has your attention, some
part of you will not totally trust
that you’re working with the
whole picture of your world”

4.
COLLECT WHAT HAS YOUR ATTENTION
Capture
of everything
that has your
attention
use

5.
Keys to successful capture
• Get it all out of your head
• Minimize Capture locations
• Empty Capture tools
regularly

6.
CAPTURE TOOLS ON
Forward Directly to
send Directly to
Save
Or other files
Directly to
Save links and screenshots you
find online on Chrome

7.
“Thinking about the stuff you’ve accumulated usually does
not happen naturally, of its own accord. You must apply
conscious effort to get yourself to think, like getting yourself
to exercise or clean house”

8.
PROCESS : WHAT IT MEANS
Actionable
no
yes
• TRASH IT
• INCUBATE IT
• FILE IT AS A
REFERENCE
Decide on
next action
< 2 MINS; DO IT KNOW
If NOT; delegate it if you can; or
Put it on a TO DO LIST

9.
LIMIT THE NUMBER OF NOTEBOOKS YOU HAVE
CREATE
THREE NOTEBOOKS
INBOX NEXT ACTIONS CABINET

10.
“Airtight organization is required for
your focus to remain on the broader
horizon and eliminate the constant
pressure to remember or be reminded”

11.
PUT IT WHERE IT BELONGS
PUT ACTION
CREATE LIST FOR APPROPRIATE CATEGORIES
EG. EMAILS TO SEND
PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED
ON

12.
TAGS FOR “NEXT ACTIONS”
• Append all tags with a deadline
• For time DEPENDENT TASKS create an event in SunrisE
@PROJECTS
@CALLS*@READ LATER
@URGENT @MEETINGS*
@WAITING FOR
* Time DEPENDENT TASKS

13.
TAGS FOR “CABINET”
@STARTUP
@ANDROID@ECONOMICS
@GROWTH
HACKING
@FINANCE
NEWS
@GAMING
@INSPIRATION@HEALTH @BASKETBALL

14.
“A few seconds a day is usually
all you need for review, as long
as you’re looking at sufficient
amount of right things at the
right time”

15.
REVIEW FREQUENTLY
TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO NEXT
DO WEEKLY REVIEW TO
• CLEAN UP
• UPDATE YOUR LISTS
• CLEAR YOUR MIND

16.
update “NEXT ACTION
LIST” every 3 days
Review your calendar
once every 4 hours
complete 2 “CABINET”
tasks every Sunday
EMPTY your “INBOX”
before going to bed

17.
“Ultimately and always you
must trust your intuition. There
are many things you can do,
however, that can enhance that
trust”

18.
SIMPLY DO
USE YOUR SYSTEM
TO
WITH

19.
• There is not MUCH DOING in
Evernote
• If the action is completed
immediately DELETE it
• If needED later , move it from
“NEXT ACTIONS” TO “CABINET”

20.
IN A NUTSHELL

21.
PRESENTED BY
Abhinav Aditya Arun
Dipak Niharika