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Introduction:
Advice on getting started with GETTING THINGS DONE for hoarders.
Step 1: Get an Evernote.com premium account
Step 2: Get a ScanSnap ix500 single-pass-dual-sided scanner
Step 3: Get three large packing boxes from CostCo. Label them To-Scan, Over-Due, Precious
Step 4: Triage your documents into the three boxes according to this flowchart:
Step 5: Stop triaging once either the Over-Due or To-Scan boxes has been filled to capacity.
Step 6: Take the Over-Due and To-Scan boxes, sit down, and scan them into Evernote
Step 7: Recycle the documents once you have them scanned into Evernote
Step 8: Take a break from the hoard
Step 9: If there are documents remaining in the hoard, go to step 4 and repeat
Step 10: Once everything is into Evernote, take a 2 day break
GTD “First Base:”
Once a hoarder has recycled and scanned and recycled, s/he has “kissed” Getting Things Done for the first time.
S/he won’t have the big GTD payoffs of a clear mind (that is GTD “second base”), but will have a lot more elbow room for setting up a proper desk, and taking control of work environment.
bill meade
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