Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day. – from LifeHacker.com
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
“You can do anything, but not everything.”
― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting Wor
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cfx0kzO3Vg
You are going to learn to develop your own version of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) process in this ‘room.’
- Teens are under a lot of pressure. This makes it hard to organize things. Making organized lists can help. Writing down whats on your mind is a good way to prioritize.
LAB
Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed
CONTROL ROOM
- For my system I got a whiteboard to hang on my wall. I write all the things that I need to get done for the week on it. I separate each assignment by what class it is from. I also write down the due date in a different color next to it so that I can prioritize. Another thing I do if the assignment is big is write down the percentage of roughly how close I am to finishing the project.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
- I have learned about the bedroom cleaning strategy. Simply pick things up and put them in a bin. Organize after your floor is clear