Cara Cepat Menyelesaikan Sesuatu (Getting Things Done Fast)

Several years go I read a book that forever changed my view on time management. The book was Getting Things Done by David Allen. It defined a process for me to follow from the moment a task or project entered my mind all the way to deciding what to work on.

Beberapa tahun lalu saya membaca sebuah buku yang selamanya mengubah pandangan saya tentang manajemen waktu. Buku itu adalah Getting Things Done by David Allen. Buku ini mendefinisikan suatu proses bagi saya untuk diikuti dari saat tugas atau proyek terlintas dalam benak saya sampai cara untuk memutuskan apa yang harus dikerjakan.

The areas where the book really helped was in developing a process for capturing all my thoughts in a trusted system so that it did not steal valuable space in my brain trying to remember it all. Another benefit of the book was the importance of understanding how to manage projects.

Daerah di mana buku itu benar-benar membantu adalah dalam mengembangkan suatu proses untuk menangkap semua pikiran saya dalam sistem yang dipercaya sehingga tidak mencuri ruang berharga di otak saya untuk sekedar mencoba mengingat semuanya. Manfaat lain dari buku ini adalah pentingnya memahami bagaimana mengelola proyek.

Every project should have a specific next action assigned to it. Also, establishing a weekly review when you review all of your items is critically important as well. There are many more benefits of reading the book then what I have listed.

Setiap proyek harus memiliki tindakan khusus berikutnya yang ditugaskan untuk itu. Juga, membangun review mingguan ketika Anda meninjau semua item Anda yang sangat penting juga. Ada banyak manfaat lebih dari membaca buku itu daripada apa yang saya telah sebutkan.

Today, I am going to share a process of getting things done fast. These are principles that have helped me to move things forward and accomplish more. I see the getting things done (GTD) as a system for managing tasks and projects. However, it is not a system for helping me to take action every single day.

Hari ini, saya akan membagi sebuah proses menyelesaikan sesuatu dengan cepat. Ini adalah prinsip-prinsip yang telah membantu saya untuk bergerak maju dan mencapai lebih banyak tujuan. Saya melihat penyelesain suatu hal ( GTD) sebagai sistem untuk mengelola tugas-tugas dan proyek. Namun, bukan sistem untuk membantu saya untuk mengambil tindakan setiap hari.

Getting Things Done Fast – Focus on Starting
Menyelesaikan dengan Cepat - Fokus pada permulaan

Marry the philosophies of Getting Things Done and Do the Work. A few months ago I read a short book entitled Do the Work by Steven Pressfield. Although it felt as though it was being written in a more poetic nature at times, I found the book to be incredibly insightful.

The main point of the book is that there is an enemy that holds us back from accomplishing the tasks, projects and goals that we want to tackle. That enemy is called resistance. Oftentimes, this enemy called resistance is in between our own two ears. Resistance keeps us from moving forward in many ways. We should see resistance for what it is and push forward any way.

Forget about perfection. Perfection is never going to happen. If you are waiting for the right moment to getting started on your project or idea, that moment is never going to come. It is far better for you to put forth some effort to get the task done, get feedback, and improve it along the way. Oftentimes, pride is our biggest resistance.

We are concerned about the critic or the naysayer and so it keeps us right where we are in the badlands of comfort. Another term that i heard related to this concept is “always be shipping.” The idea is to just take action and get your product, idea, book, or service out to the market. In fact, go ahead and get several out there. Now, I know there is a danger in spreading yourself too thin. At the same time, what good is an idea if it is sitting dormant on a shelf in your mind somewhere?

Set a time limit when you start a task. There is something to be said about combining focus and a deadline. Ever wonder why in college we produce a paper in 4 hours that we agonized about for 4 months? Once the deadline was clearly present you had singleness of purpose and a deadline. Did you know you can do this every day?

Getting things done fast requires that you have a single focus along with a deadline. I use a variation of the pomodoro technique to do this each day. Others might call it time boxing. For me it is a system to get me focused. I use a simple desktop software called the action machine.

Get it Done Now Task

Focus on just one task at a time. I am going to make a confession to you. One of my worse habits is having multiple Internet browsers open at once. My mind is constantly pulling me in several different directions and I can have a tendency to jump from one task to the next without completing the first task. This is where the action machine has helped me.

Fokus hanya pada satu tugas pada satu waktu. Saya akan membuat pengakuan kepada Anda. Salah satu kebiasaan buruk saya adalah memiliki membuka beberapa browser Internet sekaligus. Pikiran saya terus-menerus menarik saya ke arah yang berbeda dan saya dapat memiliki kecenderungan untuk melompat dari satu tugas ke yang berikutnya tanpa menyelesaikan tugas pertama. Di sinilah mesin tindakan telah membantu saya.

Once I start a timer with the goal of completing a task (such as writing this blog post in 30 minutes), I have something very specific to shoot for. I also have disciplined myself to work on my iPad a lot more. Just by the way the iPad was designed is to allow you to work on one thing at a time.

Setelah saya memulai timer dengan tujuan untuk menyelesaikan tugas (seperti menulis posting blog dalam 30 menit), saya memiliki sesuatu yang sangat spesifik untuk dicapai. Saya juga telah mendisiplinkan diri untuk bekerja pada iPad saya lebih banyak. Hanya dengan cara iPad dirancang adalah untuk memungkinkan Anda untuk bekerja pada satu hal pada suatu waktu.

Try implementing some of the principles mentioned above this week. After awhile, getting things done fast will be a part of your second nature. As you can see, by combining these different philosophies about time management you can create a powerful system that can propel you forward.

Cobalah menerapkan beberapa prinsip yang disebutkan di atas di minggu ini. Setelah beberapa saat, menyelesaikan sesuatu dengan cepat akan menjadi bagian dari sifat kedua Anda. Seperti yang Anda lihat, dengan menggabungkan filsafat-filsafat yang berbeda tentang manajemen waktu Anda dapat membuat sistem yang kuat yang dapat mendorong Anda maju.

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