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After reading David Allen’s book Getting Thing Done, I personally found the book to be a helpful source in organizing my everyday life. In my average day as a three sport D2 athlete, management major I found managing my work load to be a difficult task to handle at times. So often before reading thisContinue reading “GTD Reflection”

The Cartel Variant Strategy focuses on share control of a resource in order to reduce the chance of the robber being place on a title you need. If your settlements are sharing a tile with one or more player then it will decrease the chances of you being hit by the robber. This event isContinue reading “Cartel Variant Strategy”

The rare resource strategy requires you to examine the board to see which resource will be the hardest to get throughout the game. One should consider putting one of their settlements on the best tile for that specific resource. Having that supply of the rare resource will become more valuable throughout the game and youContinue reading “The Rare Resource Strategy”

The next action for every project is important as it gives you direction on which ay to go and always keeps you looking for the next step. For myself, I personally resonate with this idea as I am a planner. I like to think about what needs to be done and how do I personallyContinue reading “Next Action Step”

When working on a project, one needs to dedicate time and space in order for the planning process to be done. Each project will need a specific set of tools depending on the size of the project. These projects can range from building a house to completing your homework. Each project will require you toContinue reading “Think it, write it down”

In the book Getting Things Done, the author talks about the six-level model, which describes the multiple levels of responsibility. The author uses the example about a plane preparing for landing on a runway and how to prioritize tasks. For this model, it requires you to do a bottom up approach when accomplishing those tasks.Continue reading “Six-Level Model”

In David Allen’s book Getting things done, he identifies there are 7 types of buckets, project list, projects support material, next actions’ list, waiting for’ list, someday/maybe list, calendar, and reference material. The project list that I am faced with as of today is getting all of my school work done on time, while beingContinue reading “Buckets”

Before opening my bag: The thought of emptying my bag always intimidated me because I new that I shoved all my unwanted papers from my classes into my bag. My bag would have to be the container I use the most. I put all of my homework, quizzes, projects, notes, and school supplies in myContinue reading “Bag Dump”

The wood-brick strategy purpose is to obtain as much wood and brick early in the game, in order to build settlements and roads faster than your opponents. A wood/brick port is very useful with this strategy, as finding a way to get ore/grain will be important to build cities in the middle to end game.Continue reading “The Wood-Brick Strategy”

Within the Expansion process one needs to be able to priorities which location to expand too. If one makes the wrong decision when expanding, it may cost the individual his/her game. It is important to keep in mind that the location you are expanding to is probably on another opponent’s radar as well. Expansion opportunityContinue reading “The Opportunity For Expansion & How to Priorities”