Tackling A Science Project With GTD

GTD stands for Getting Things Done. In David Allen's great book with the same title you learn to Get Things Done in a simple and paradigm shifting way. In his own words, David Allen has said that Getting Things Done is a book he thought was already written by many other people with the same thoughts he has. Which goes to show how practical most of his book is.

So once you know GTD, how would you go about using it with your student and/or child? This recent article from the GTDtimes Blog will help.

Step 1: Read through the project packet and make a list of tasks based on context
Step 2: Each day check things off depending on energy level and interest
Step 3: Select date when the entire project will be put together

This mother-daughter team chose a Friday night when the house would be to themselves to finish up the project. They even learned how to put together photo collages using Picasa.

So if you have some young students that need a plan of action for one of their upcoming school projects, you might want to consider using April Perry's Getting Things Done strategy!