GTD Part 2


Film – Week 10 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 2

Image from BiggerPlate.com

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 World

SUMMARY

  • This week I completed many tasks and learned a lot on the usefulness of a GTD system. I also learned how I can use this knowledge to benefit myself and my time with my own trusted GTD system so that way I can be less stressed and feel happier with completing tasks.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Screenshot from Sneakonthelot.com
Screenshot from Sneakonthelot.com

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

It’s quite shocking how much a GTD system can help someone. With it comes many benefits such as less stress and anxiety, better sleep, and even a happier mood. The GTD system that’s best for completing things and organizing plans is:

Capture – gathering all actions, ideas, and even tasks

Process – Is it actionable?

Organize – Combining similar tasks and creating a chart

Review – Making adjustments if needed and keeps things running smoothly

Engage – completing tasks and repeating the last four steps

With this system, you can clear your head and lay out thoughts, ideas, and plans effectively and be able to act on them with the least amount of stress. GTD systems can help everyone out no matter the age and its best to put one into effect when you’re younger as we can hold that pattern much easier and save ourselves from a lot of anxiety in the future.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • Maps can help you breathe ideas
  • prevents from storing ideas in brain
  • Allows you to make smart decisions
  • gives you a view of the overall picture at once
Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

  1. Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 icensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
  2. Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below

GTD-based Trusted System

Image from Trello.com
      • I use my phone as my GTD system since I have access to it whenever I need it and I can make my own reminders

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

  • With walking you should bring a notebook and begin writing down what you see and what stands out to you,
  • This helps clear your head and reduce stress

STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)

  • I have added many actions into my GTD system that will be finished

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • One thing I learned was the importance and usefulness of a GTD system. With a GTD system, you can complete tasks in a much less stressful way and its very organized.
  • A problem I solved was that I didn’t really have a GTD system but after completing the ‘rooms’, I felt that I can use a GTD system easily and feel rewarded after using it

Developing Quality Workflow


Developing Quality Workflow

What is Workflow?

Image Creative Workflow from Behance.com, https://www.behance.net/gallery/27919515/Creative-workflow-GIF

Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/

“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com

What is a quality workflow?  How do we develop it?  Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something.  First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage.  Read on and find out!

Stages of Creation Development

Inspiration

How do we find ideas to develop?

  • Tools: Social media, other people
  • Process: collaborating with others to find inspiration and to build off of each other
  • Measuring Quality: strong ideas and by showing others outside of your group to get feedback
  • Who Measures Quality: Audiences, other group members

Intention

How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?

  • Tools: Burndown Chart
  • Process: Layout goals in order by difficulty
  • Measuring Quality: Looking at how many goals were reached over time
  • Who Measures Quality: Yourself and other team members

Pre-production

How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?

  • Tools: Storyboard, Burndown Chart
  • Process: discuss with team members on what needs to be done for the film and lay them out in an organized fashion
  • Measuring Quality: If the work flows smoothly and a lot gets done
  • Who Measures Quality: yourself and your team members

Production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.

  • Tools: Camera, Mic, and other tools and burndown chart
  • Process: View burndown chart to determine what are the main priorities and get them done
  • Measuring Quality: If finished on time and efficiently
  • Who Measures Quality: Yourself and team members

Post-production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.

  • Tools: Burndown chart
  • Process: finish up remaining production work then move on to the next items on chart
  • Measuring Quality: if on time and getting a lot done
  • Who Measures Quality: Yourself and team members

Presentation/Performance

How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?

  • Tools: classroom, Screen
  • Process: Show finished product to audience
  • Measuring Quality: If practiced and smoothly played out
  • Who Measures Quality: Audience

Feedback

How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?

  • Tools: Advising committee and audience
  • Process: Show finished project then hear others thoughts and improvements
  • Measuring Quality: How much positive feedback
  • Who Measures Quality: Audience members, your team and the advising committee

Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1


Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

 

SUMMARY

  • Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
    • Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

    • In this ‘room’ you are going to take a survey that will help us next week
    • Spend up to 3 minutes…
    • …filling in the Getting Things Done Survey
    • DELETE THIS WHOLE ‘ROOM’ or SECTIONAFTER YOU ARE DONE

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Image of David Allen at TED Talk
Screenshot from David Allen TED Talk

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk

 

  • Complete the developing quality workflow blog post
  • Complete first 3 sneak on the lot activities
  • Add and Review ideas on the level 4 – Project production workflow planning worksheet
  • Add to the trello rock production template board

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk

 

  • Complete the developing quality workflow blog post
  • Add to the trello rock production template board
  • Add and Review ideas on the level 4 – Project production workflow planning worksheet
  • Complete first 3 sneak on the lot activities

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

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  1. Set a timer for your first task
    1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
  2. Start working
  3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
    • Get up and get a drink of water
    • Get up and go for a walk
    • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
      • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

David Allen image
Oct. 2020 Lucidchart interview with David Allen
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
  • Reflect on GTD and getting to the top of the colorful list above for a minute
    • How can the GTD process help you tame the crazy-busy dragon of modern life?

  • Then, go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
  • Write a few sentence reflection
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

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Katia Verresen, kvaleadership.com

“I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.”  – Read more about Katia…

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • Write only a few sentences of WHAT YOU LEARNED
  • In one or two sentences, describe a PROBLEM YOU SOLVED
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

  • Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTIONAFTER YOU ARE DONE

Recipe For Success: Perry Hanchey


Recipe For Success: PERRY HANCHEY

 

Image of Perry Hanchey from Thurston County Chamber http://thurstonchamber.com/staff/perry-hanchey/

 

Born: October 25, 1973, in Kelso, Washington

Personal Success Definition

I define success as someone who works hard and pushes to achieve their goals.

Perry Hanchey is successful because he started working out of high school as a welder. But through long and hard work, he achieved the position of President at Diamond Technologies Innovations. DTI is a company that manufactures parts used on machines and other things across the globe and as President of the company, Perry Hanchey works with customers in setting up orders and long lasting partnerships. He has achieved so much through his hard work and dedication and with that, he saw good outcomes.

Skills for Success

Perry Hanchey is a 1. smart handyman, 2. very good businessman and 3. one for learning new things. Perry has been working in his dad’s welding shop for many years before he graduated from high school and learned craftsmanship and even general knowledge on tools. He then graduated from South Puget Sound Community College after high school, and began his career within the part manufacturing business. The many years he spent here taught him how to do business and attract more customers. While he was enrolled at SPSCC, Perry took as many classes as he could no matter how overwhelming it got with a job on the side.

 

How They Used These Skills

He used his handyman skills for further benefit him, his family, and his work when it came to projects both inside and outside of work. He also used his skills in business to make his way to the position of President at DTI and with those skills, he’s helped with obtaining new customers that are willing to stay with the company. Lastly, his skill of striving to learn as much as possible has benefited him so much more in the future because now, he has a understanding in most careers and can work around issues that would usually require a professional.


Challenges Overcome

Perry Hanchey had to overcome a lot of stress in college since he took more classes than the average fulltime college student at SPSCC. Also there was many more throughout his career at DTI such as loss in customers and other things.

 

Significant Work

 

Image from my Iphone

Both concrete and awning done by my dad, me, and some family friends

Leadership Assignment – Careerconnectathome


Nanostring Event

Summary

Nanostring is a company that integrates their technology with science and studies to further learn about cancer and other diseases.  Within the event, 3 people talked about their careers in bioinformatics and their experiences at Nanostring. They talked about what pulled them into their career and how they learned  along the way. Erin Piazza talked about her experiences and she talked about how she got interested into Cancer and other diseases, also she talked about how her path was enjoyable because of how much she learned about so many things that built up to where she is now. All 3 of the speakers spoke on how they started their career paths and how they grew up into their career at Nanostring.

 

Personal Reflection

I very much enjoyed this event and felt that the information provided was very useful to me and my pathway towards a medical career. From this event, I learned a lot about the different careers that are involved with Nanostring and how they are a big part to the research on cancer and other diseases. I also learned about the important steps to keep in mind for when you are starting to find the right career and also what I can do as a High Schooler to get myself started on finding the right career as well as what I will enjoy later on. I’m currently interesting in going into a chiropractic career and from what the speakers said about building the foundation of a career path, I have a better understanding on what I can do that will best benefit me later on down the road.

Story of Film Episode 15 – Cinema Today and the Future


CC Image KraftWork Palace Movie Theater | NODNOL Jameson by TORLEY at Flickr

Notes

The following material is from Wikipedia

2000 Onwards: Film Moves Full Circle – and the Future of Movies.
Epilogue the Year 2046

Story of Film Episode 14 – New American Independents and The Digital Revolution


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Notes

The following material is from Wikipedia

The 1990s: The First Days of Digital – Reality Losing Its Realness in America and Australia.

Story of Film Episode 13 – New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia and Latin America


CC Image alone on a hill by Jimmie Sides III at Flickr

Notes

The following material is from Wikipedia

1990-1998: The Last Days of Celluloid – Before the Coming of Digital.

Story of Film Episode 12 – Fight the Power: Protest in Fil


CC image Anonymous Protest by Sean P. Anderson at Flickr

Notes

The following material is from Wikipedia

The 1980s: Moviemaking and Protest – Around the World.

Story of Film Episode 11 – The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream


CC image Asian Streetlight by Greengirl 24 at Flickr

Notes

The following material is from Wikipedia

1970s and Onwards: Innovation in Popular Culture – Around the World.
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