Month: January 2021

Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World

SUMMARY

• Watching some of the videos helped me on creating a better plan for organizing the things i do throughout the day to achieve my goals. I feel a lot better about my system of getting things done after doing all the tasks on this assignments.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

GTD-based Trusted System

• A trusted system is your method for managing your tasks in a way that you consistently get things done

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• I really like going on the walks because even if they are just 10 minutes (even though I usually spend longer) they really allow you to take a minute and do // think whatever you want. Either plan ahead what you need to do next or not think at all what you need to do. And it’s all up to me to me to choose what I do with that time.

OPTIONAL EXERCISE

STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned how to properly use a GTD system for my benefit. We use a GTD system a lot in this class, and I’ve even started using it for my other ones, so it was really nice to get other perspectives as well as understand my own better. I feel a lot more confident now with my organization skills.

“The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.”

― Peter Jackson,  Link

SUMMARY

• I learned about Film Production from the tutorials. I turned in assignments and went on a walk to think and reflect my week.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• I like the Challenging Automatic Negative Thoughts worksheet because it goes into detail about how to relieve stress, which I think everyone could use right now. I was thinking about school and dance on my walk and have they been a lot on me lately. I think this was a good way to think about it and what I need to do so I can lift some of it off my mind.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• Write only a few sentences of WHAT YOU LEARNED
• In one or two sentences, describe a PROBLEM YOU SOLVED
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

• This week I was able to get a deeper understanding about Film Production and different methods I can change // use in my every day routines to relieve a stressful week to help me achieve my goals.

“‘Be shapeless and formless.. like water’ (Bruce Lee)” by Akinini.com is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Have a mind like water.”

― David Allen,  GTD

SUMMARY

• This week was less stressful than others because watching some videos really helped me think about my organization. I plan to try a few different methods and see which one best helps me stay on track and focused while relieving as much stress as possible, so i can still manage to get things done.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• I usually structure my day by writing down everything at the beginning of the week to remind me of upcoming events (tests, homework due, family events, meetings, etc.) Then I highlight things off as I get them done throughout the week because it gives me a feeling of accomplishment and that way I know I actually got things done and don’t have to stress as much.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned that if you have a plan B, your plan A is less likely to work so it is better to stick to one plan all the way through before moving on.
• A problem I solved this week was grades. I was able to bring every single grade of mine up by turning in missing assignments I had been putting off due to lost motivation for school.