Fier: I am enjoying using the ISO week-based calendar so far. Psychologically, it’s amazing: today is the last day of week 01, and it feels exactly like an end of month (that is, an enhanced feeling of closure and anticipation). I am very curious about how it will work for you — if you decide to continue using a weekly calendar, please report back your experiences here.
Regarding Kaizen, I’ve been trying to apply it for longer than I can remember, but only sporadically. Only recently I started to consciously pursue it as a way of life. But, in the very spirit of Kaizen, I can’t help myself but adopting it in small, gradual steps…

Lawrence: This is definitely a valid concern when implementing GtD. I ran it in ‘busyness mode’ for quite a while before realizing where I was going.
Regarding weekly goals, this is just too recent to report any lasting effects, but the first week fine. Setting weekly goals does require a bit of practice, though. I am looking forward in getting better each week, and will certainly report back with a follow-up post with specific findings.

Samir: Please also report back any experiences you have with the ISO week calendar. It was also a new concept to me until recently. Weird at first, but after just a week using it, I’m seeing that it’s not as hard to adopt as it initially seemed.
Your comment about the Dvorak keyboard cracked me up! It seems I’m in good company…

Another wonderfully thought-provoking post from you, as usual. The whole idea of increasing the frequency of your life heartbeat is a brilliant insight which is very worth considering. Also, thank you for introducing me to the the ISO week dates system. I have never come across this before and will definitely investigate further.

… on a sidenote, I am officially outraged at your categorizing of certain things as eccentric geeky quirks! Are you making fun of my long time aspiration to learn the Dvorak keyboard?!

I like this article. I’d just started on GTD, and has the same concern of being busy everyday with GTD, but missing the long-term goals totally.

I had been practicing weekly reviews for a couple of years already, and it is a really helpful exercise to stay on track.

How has it been working for you so far?

Happy New Year!

Instersting article as usual. ISO weeks are a fine idea, I will incorporate it. Nowadays our society is directed towards moments of truth instead of little improvements (in contrast with western society). Movies, songs and communication media are always in search for epiphany, satori or big-bang moments. Have one of this per week would be tough…
How long have you been applying Kaizen in you life?

Besides the more opportunities for setting and evaluation of goals, I’m also looking forward to what kind of shift may happen when focusing a little more on gradual changes… Leaning more towards “to be” instead of “to do”…