Film – Week 11 – Updating Workflow – Mind Like Water

“‘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

  • I’m in quarantine this week so it’s been super boring.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Screenshot from sneakonthelot.com
Screenshot from sneakonthelot.com
  • Set a timer for 60 minutes in this ‘room’

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from The Story of Film Trailer on NetworkReleasing YouTube channel

Steps

  1.  Story of Film – Episode 1 – Birth of the Cinema
  2. Take notes as you watch the episode
  3. Access Episode 1 and begin watching

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

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  • I walked to the mailbox to send something out. I love it when It’s cold outside but only if it’s snowing. I hate the rain, it’s cold and miserable. I hope we get some snow this winter. I have a lot of work to do because I am very behind so I am going to stop writing this and go do that stuff.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned how to manage my time better and to realize when I need to take breaks or keep pushing.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Story of Film – Episode 1 – Birth of Cinema

Weirdly Enough, Movies about TV Prepared America for TV | JSTOR Daily
https://daily.jstor.org/weirdly-enough-movies-about-tv-prepared-america-for-tv/
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Notes:

The following material is from Wikipedia

Introduction

1895-1918: The World Discovers a New Art Form or Birth of the Cinema

1903-1918: The Thrill Becomes Story or The Hollywood Dream

Film – Week 10 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 2

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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

This we was, good. I got all my work I needed done and got 100 percent on my chem test. In this class I thought the directions were very easy to work through.

Screenshot from Sneakonthelot.com
Screenshot from Sneakonthelot.com
  • I did both of the sneaks on the lot things the last two weeks.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

You are going to learn to develop your own version of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) process in this ‘room.’

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot from Animated Book Summary And Review at YouTube

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

  1. Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
  2. Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below

GTD-based Trusted System

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  • Examine and pick a trusted system from the 4 options listed below to ‘capture’ your work
    • trusted system is your method for managing your tasks in a way that you consistently get things done
  1. Trello.com with a – GTD Template
    • Your tutorial didn’t show what to put for “What’s your team named” and “Team Type”
    • You can get the free Trello app at the Apple Store or Google Play
  2. Your phone
  3. Paper and pen or pencil
  4. Examine LifeHacker.com’s GTD Resources

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

OPTIONAL EXERCISE

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Image from GoodReads.com

STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)

  • The first thing I have to do is this blog post. I am doing it on Tuesday night. After the blog post tonight, I will write my chem notes for my chem test this week. That’s all I will do tonight because Wednesday I have the whole day to do homework. Wednesday I will start off my day with some coffee. Then I will start working on my 3.2 periodic trends assignment in chemistry. I will listen to music to keep my focus on my work. I have tried the whole timer thing, I’m not sure if I’m doing it wrong or something but it just doesn’t work for me. I like to have quality work and when I set a timer, I always rush. Back to my work, after doing this assignment I will do as much of my English project as I can tolerate… ( The project makes no sense and is really stressing me out.) After that, I will probably stop work for the day and hang out with some friends. Thursday will be a whole new load of assignments I don’t know yet. I wish in every class we knew all the work for the week and we could have the option to get it all done early. I have friends in running start who get all their work and finish it all before Friday so they have Friday off. I WISH. But no, we have 3 zoom calls on Friday so that could never happen for us, regular school kids.

CONTROL ROOM (PRODUCTION)

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned how to be more organized when writing my to-do list.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

  • This week has been good, except for my English project because It’s really confusing.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Image of David Allen at TED Talk
Screenshot from David Allen TED Talk

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • 3.1 quadratic functions
  • English Project
  • Chem test 2
  • Chem test 3
  • Chem exam questions practice
  • Historian A,B and C questions
  • Spanish, Day of the Dead project

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
Screenshot of David Allen TED Talk
  • 1. English Project
  • 2. 3.1 Quadratic Functions
  • 3. Chem practice problems
  • 4. Historian questions
  • 5. Chem test 2 and 3
  • 6. Spanish Day of the dead

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

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  1. Set a timer for your first task
    1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
  2. Start working
  3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
    • Get up and get a drink of water
    • Get up and go for a walk
    • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
      • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

David Allen image
Oct. 2020 Lucidchart interview with David Allen
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
Image from FastCompany Magazine, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
  • Reflect on GTD and getting to the top of the colorful list above for a minute
    • How can the GTD process help you tame the crazy-busy dragon of modern life?
  • Then, go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
  • Write a few sentence reflection
  • DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

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WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I’ve learned about the emission spectrum in chemistry.
  • I had a hard time at first understanding it, but after working at it, I understand the topic now.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION