Project Lists: How long is yours?

Hey you!
So you consider yourself a "well-organized person"? A do-er? You work "deep"? You call yourself "productive" or even "relaxed and productive"?

Maybe.

But we guess there could be one thing missing in your life... One thing that distinguishes the wanna-be's from the truly productive hardliners.
It's not about how much you get done, or how little you sleep, or how much you neglect your significant other.
It's about one thing only: It's having a complete and honest project list.

The project list is the list of all outcomes you told yourself you'd accomplish (that requires more than one action step to finish)?
It's where you put things like:
– Conduct yearly interviews 2023
– Supervise the audit on the DNA isolation machine
– Coordinate education of technicians
- Get a dog
- Buy toilet seat
– Fill in the vacancy for communication officer

Did you ever stare at the entire inventory of what you committed doing without blinking? Creating such a complete list is hard work! Or is it?

It's hard work to put together in the first place, and once it's done, it’s even harder to have it around or even maintain it.
More often than not, an honest list of commitments can bring the most resilient people of affairs, down to their knees. A project list
mercilessly unmasks your delusional self-construct of productivity and shows you who you really are. As a famous philosopher once said: “If you gaze long onto a project list, the project list also gazes into you.” Your commitments were there already, even if you didn't put them on the list in the first place!

But Hey! Let's be tough together!
As David Allen - the creator of Getting Things Done - put it: "The way out, is through.” Let's walk together on the uneven terrain of the project lists.
Yes, the journey means effort. But you do not have to travel alone and the view at the end is all worth it!

On June 7th 2023, we want to get together and share our insights on how we tackle the most delicate GTD list of them all. We would like to talk a lot about the How's and What's of your project lists.
How do you get projects unstuck without loosing yourself in them?How long should your project list be?How much time do you spend on reviewing one project during your weekly review?How (and how quickly) do you evaluate statuses of projects?Can you review all of your projects in one sitting or do you need a break?What tricks can you share with those poor disciples who only once in a decade find the courage to look on their project lists?How comprehensively do you browse through your project plans and your support material?How do you decide if you need some Natural Planning to move a project foward?

What to expect?

This is an open exchange of practitioners of Getting Things Done (GTD) where we want to share our experiences with the coolest self-management
method on the planet.

Agenda?

The format of the meetUp will be an open discussion. We will have a little introduction and some guiding questions prepared. But the magic of the
meetUp comes from the stories and experiences shared by the participants.

Not familiar with GTD?

No problem! You are most welcome. This MeetUp is run by GTD practitioners. GTD is a
self-management method that helps you keep a free mind and relieve your brain of the burden of remembering and reminding. If you are not familiar
with GTD, but you still want to join the meetup, that's great! You can
find a lot of valuable resources on GTD here: https://gettingthingsdone.com/. Just keep in mind that, we will keep
an eye on the discussion and make sure that the discussion remains valuable for GTD practitioners.