Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about David Allen’s book, Getting Things done: the art of stress-free productivity and the applications to family history and genealogy research. We discuss the overview of his program and some examples of capturing, clarifying, and organizing. Links Family History and Getting Things Done - by Diana at Family Locket Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, revised edition by David Allen - affiliate link to Amazon Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole...
Are you keeping your genealogy systems updated and functional? You might have spent a considerable amount of time organizing your records and prioritizing projects, but then you took a research trip, attended a conference, or watched a webinar, and now have a stack of papers and a flash drive full of digital records. If you're feeling weighed down again, the step you might be missing is reflection. Regularly capturing the new items that have risen to the surface, reviewing your calendar and project lists, and processing new materials can keep your mind free to do its best work. This is...
Are you ready to get your family history and genealogy papers and processes organized? Those stacks of file folders, documents, and lists of to-do items aren't going to help you make progress in your research until you have an organizational method that works for you. If you don't know where to start, I have some ideas to help you! This article is part three in my series on applying concepts from David Allen's book Getting Things done: the art of stress-free productivity to my personal family history projects. Previously I wrote about capturing all of our projects in my article: Family...
What is holding you back from making progress on your family history projects? Too many to count? Not knowing where to start? If just thinking about your projects sends you into panic mode, it's time for an intervention. I previously wrote about Family History & Getting Things Done, using David Allen's book, Getting Things done: the art of stress-free productivity, as a model. The ideas in the book have been a game changer for me. Sometimes a simple mind shift is all we need to move forward. What did I discover? I have a multitude of personal family history projects...
Are you drowning in a mountain of inherited genealogy? Do you have photos to scan and organize? Would you like to write histories of all your ancestors? Are there brick walls to break down? Do you have a life outside of family history and genealogy? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then you might be feeling overwhelmed with all you need to do. I recently discovered David Allen's book, Getting Things done: the art of stress-free productivity and for the next few months am going to share with you applications from the book for how to get...
