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Hi, I’m Sterling and I’m an information addict. (HI STERLING). It’s been 3 years since I have watched a news program, 2 years since I’ve watched an entertainment gossip show, 1 year since I’ve had cable television and nearly two weeks since I have read over 50 blogs a week, listened to all of the 25+ podcasts I’m subscribed too, unsubscribed to the 30+ email newsletters, took 5 books back to the library that I was reading simultaneously (all non-fiction), and stopped consuming info like it was going out of style. I feel like a 50 pound monkey is off my back.

The cause for this info dump was ‘The 4 Hour Work Week’ by Tim Ferriss. That book has been the second most influential book I have ever read. I have been an info addict my whole life. When I am into something I study it voraciously, to the point of obsession. I have never smoked, gotten drunk or done drugs, but I have been an info junkie nearly my entire life.

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Recently I wrote about my commitment to overcoming email addiction in order to be more productive and free up mental capacity for more important things. I wanted to give an update on how things are going.

My goal was to check only twice a day on weekdays and never first thing in the morning. Since writing that post I’ve not once checked my email first thing in the morning. This in of itself has been a great improvement. It was such a compulsive habit, but it really wasn’t a great start to the day. I find I get so much more momentum when I work on a solid business development task for the first hour or two of the day.

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I’m far too addicted to my email. For someone who is trying to build a lifestyle of freedom through the internet, I give far too much time and attention to my email. I just got back from a 7-day cruise in The Caribbean (and now I’m addicted to scuba diving, too). Internet access on the cruise costs 0.50 a minute and adds up fast. After one night of that, I decided my email was just going to have to wait even if the world imploded as a result. Guess what…

…the world didn’t implode.

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About month or more ago, Jay told me about the Getting Things Done book and had me listen to David Allen on the 43 folders podcast. At the time, reading another book on organization ranked up there with doing my own root canal work. I did listen to the podcast with David on, well, because Jay suggested it and that is how he and I work. I decided not to take it further and read the book because I happen to be the most organize person I know. This is no joke; I have indexes for my filing system. I have intricate folder systems on my computer that even have a thumb scanner so I can lock some folders. Because I thought I was a master organizer the book was never bought.

Since then Jay has implemented some of the Getting Things Done system into our Internet business mastery business and I found it very useful. I figured I would just glean the info off Jay and see if it had any place in my current organizational extravaganza. A week ago Jay said he was going to completely follow the GTD system and to do so he needed 2 full days where he wouldn’t be available as he put the system into practice. Two whole days of organization seemed a bit much, but I was still under the idea that the book was simple a system to organize your stuff. Boy was I wrong.

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David Allen and his book, Getting Things Done, were just featured on on CNN online under People You Should Know. The article outlines the basic principles of GTD in David Allen’s own words. If you’re wondering what the fuss is all about, this is a good place to get a quick primer.