Comments on: Time Management Guru-itis: Mark Hurst vs. David Allen and Tim Ferriss http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/28/time-management-guru-itis-mark-hurst-vs-david-allen-and-tim-ferriss/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim Ferriss http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/28/time-management-guru-itis-mark-hurst-vs-david-allen-and-tim-ferriss/comment-page-1/#comment-63490 Tim Ferriss Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:56:27 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=353#comment-63490 Hi Christoph, Good point. I should clarify what I mean by "high level". It refers to strategic vs. tactical, not the intellectual sophistication. For me, the "highest" levels also reflect levels of abstraction (though not impractical; quite the opposite) and broader implications. Thus, values are higher than priorities ("Is this important?"), which are higher than projects, which are higher than tasks. 7 Habits is the highest, 4HWW is a lot of priorities (what to do) and some projects (how to do), and GTD -- at least the application I usually see -- is mostly project/task based. Hope that helps, Tim Hi Christoph,

Good point. I should clarify what I mean by “high level”. It refers to strategic vs. tactical, not the intellectual sophistication. For me, the “highest” levels also reflect levels of abstraction (though not impractical; quite the opposite) and broader implications. Thus, values are higher than priorities (“Is this important?”), which are higher than projects, which are higher than tasks. 7 Habits is the highest, 4HWW is a lot of priorities (what to do) and some projects (how to do), and GTD — at least the application I usually see — is mostly project/task based.

Hope that helps,

Tim

]]> By: Christoph Dollis http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/28/time-management-guru-itis-mark-hurst-vs-david-allen-and-tim-ferriss/comment-page-1/#comment-63363 Christoph Dollis Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:03:51 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=353#comment-63363 4HWW is awesome, GTD is a wonderfully flexible system to manage info, and ZenToDone combines both, simplifies GTD, and contains one missing ingredient from either: Setting up of routines. Success rituals. I don't see how GTD isn't a high level system. It's based on projects. If the project is, "Get the fence painted," okay, it's not super high level. If the project is, "Get PhD so can begin to explore my ideas on nuclear physics, get funding, and advance mankind's ability to finally colonize the solar system," then it's high level. It all depends on what the project is. Of course, we all have projects at different levels and of different topics and that's cool. 4HWW rocks because it presents so many excellent ideas on pulling back from culturally popular but generally unrewarding time-wasters... as well as helping one to design a better vision for the future. Which, whatever system(s) one follows, is important. 4HWW is awesome, GTD is a wonderfully flexible system to manage info, and ZenToDone combines both, simplifies GTD, and contains one missing ingredient from either: Setting up of routines.

Success rituals.

I don’t see how GTD isn’t a high level system. It’s based on projects.

If the project is, “Get the fence painted,” okay, it’s not super high level.

If the project is, “Get PhD so can begin to explore my ideas on nuclear physics, get funding, and advance mankind’s ability to finally colonize the solar system,” then it’s high level.

It all depends on what the project is. Of course, we all have projects at different levels and of different topics and that’s cool.

4HWW rocks because it presents so many excellent ideas on pulling back from culturally popular but generally unrewarding time-wasters… as well as helping one to design a better vision for the future. Which, whatever system(s) one follows, is important.

]]> By: Raj http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/28/time-management-guru-itis-mark-hurst-vs-david-allen-and-tim-ferriss/comment-page-1/#comment-38405 Raj Sat, 23 May 2009 20:25:15 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=353#comment-38405 Perhaps a disproportionate response (anger) to perceived sarcasm. Good post though. Perhaps a disproportionate response (anger) to perceived sarcasm. Good post though.

]]> By: 1 Thing Done » GTD: The Double-Reverse Un-Backlash http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/28/time-management-guru-itis-mark-hurst-vs-david-allen-and-tim-ferriss/comment-page-1/#comment-37313 1 Thing Done » GTD: The Double-Reverse Un-Backlash Mon, 04 May 2009 04:02:24 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=353#comment-37313 [...] such as Timothy Ferris are quickly emerging as targets. For example, in his blog Ferriss gives a strong and measured response to a pointed example of this kind of sniping by Bit Literacy author Mark [...] [...] such as Timothy Ferris are quickly emerging as targets. For example, in his blog Ferriss gives a strong and measured response to a pointed example of this kind of sniping by Bit Literacy author Mark [...]

]]> By: What makes you smile? » ANDY VAUGHN http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/28/time-management-guru-itis-mark-hurst-vs-david-allen-and-tim-ferriss/comment-page-1/#comment-28939 What makes you smile? » ANDY VAUGHN Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:52:41 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=353#comment-28939 [...] write about what you are most passionate about. Oh yeah, it was Tim Ferriss’ blog post about time management. In the post, he shares this: I once asked Po Bronson how he beats writer’s block. His answer was [...] [...] write about what you are most passionate about. Oh yeah, it was Tim Ferriss’ blog post about time management. In the post, he shares this: I once asked Po Bronson how he beats writer’s block. His answer was [...]

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