Zen to Done by Leo Babauta
Has anyone read this book? I'm wondering if it's worth buying or if it's just a rehash of blog posts. I love the Zen Habits blog.
Journey
- By journey at 6 Feb 2008 - 2:22pm
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I bought the book
I couldn't wait . . . I've read the first chapter. There's not really anything new, it's based on GTD but it's simpler and includes stuff about prioritizing and developing habits.
I've used GTD for a while but I get overwhelmed and my systems get out of control and then they are useless. Leo recommends developing one or two new habits each 30 days . . .so for the next 30 days I commit to:
collecting everything in Action Outline
setting MITs daily
Journey
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.” - Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
ZTD - 2nd 30 days
I've been following the ZTD program. Leo recommends building one or two new habits per month. the first month I worked on 1)collecting and 2) setting MITs for the day.
I still need more practice on MITs so I'm continuing to focus on them this month, but I think I'm successfully collecting all my to-dos and inbox items. The next habit to build is processing all the input - or keeping the pile under control.
So, 2nd 30 day ZTD habits:
Setting MITs each day
Processing all inboxes to empty every day
J
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” - Stephen Covey
establishing new habits
Journey, how has the month gone: are some days harder than others? What has been your motivation for staying on track?
Try this
Hi Journey
Thought I'd recommend a book. It is the one I have been reading called, "Ordering Your Private World" by Gordon MacDonald. Here is a guy whose life fell apart and he had to re-build it. I like the first chapter in particular called "The sinkhole syndrome".
Don't know about anyone else, but i really need to read tings that are ot in the teoretical, but things that others have done that actually work. I'll try reading the one you're reading next!
Douglas
Ordering your private world
Sounds interesting. Perhaps I will add that book to the pile!
Journey
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.” - Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes