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People who feel no impediments in getting things done are those who feel no need to share their plans, interests or self-perceived successes. They can actually

People who feel no impediments in getting things done are those who feel no need to share their plans, interests or self-perceived successes. They can actually remember more than two things at a time, and prioritize them using their brains.

Jtsummers 9y ago
Good luck with this. At some point, you're going to want to record what you're doing or intending to do. If not for yourself, then for the team you're working with or managing. One of the main purposes of GTD is to acknowledge the fact that minds are limited. If you waste too many brain cycles trying to keep your grocery list in your head, you won't be able to remember it or you won't be able to focus on the board meeting. It's a deliberate method (as opposed to an ad hoc method) to help you expand what you're able to accomplish in any period of time. Since you're a programmer, I will ask: Do you also eschew structured programming because you can keep an arbitrarily complex flow in your head? Or do you accept that modern programming languages are better for designing (at least) programs than straight assembler or machine code?
- nurettin 9y ago
  Here we go with the lazy analogies born out of frustration. Using my brain "wastes cycles" and "is like assembler language vs. GTD's high level design structures". This is just another excuse not to trust your thinking organ, making it lazier and lazier with no bound in sight. No, grocery lists don't occupy my mind and stop me from thinking and remembering other things. Here's how I handle groceries which may be too crude for your high level manager mind: What is needed is my need. First, I own the need and imagine each subject in my mind, amplifying their absence. That helps your remember things like your keys and your glasses as well. Try it some time. No, minor details don't go away or open you new possibilities when you put them in a list or somehow believe that you measured their impact and are not akin to coding in assembler. Not even sure how that analogy works. Now for any person who lifts their head from the feast and wonders for a moment; Do train your brain, don't go lazy. Because the next person who does is better than you.

Jtsummers 9y ago

Good luck with this. At some point, you're going to want to record what you're doing or intending to do. If not for yourself, then for the team you're working with or managing. One of the main purposes of GTD is to acknowledge the fact that minds are limited. If you waste too many brain cycles trying to keep your grocery list in your head, you won't be able to remember it or you won't be able to focus on the board meeting. It's a deliberate method (as opposed to an ad hoc method) to help you expand what you're able to accomplish in any period of time. Since you're a programmer, I will ask: Do you also eschew structured programming because you can keep an arbitrarily complex flow in your head? Or do you accept that modern programming languages are better for designing (at least) programs than straight assembler or machine code?

nurettin 9y ago
Here we go with the lazy analogies born out of frustration. Using my brain "wastes cycles" and "is like assembler language vs. GTD's high level design structures". This is just another excuse not to trust your thinking organ, making it lazier and lazier with no bound in sight. No, grocery lists don't occupy my mind and stop me from thinking and remembering other things. Here's how I handle groceries which may be too crude for your high level manager mind: What is needed is my need. First, I own the need and imagine each subject in my mind, amplifying their absence. That helps your remember things like your keys and your glasses as well. Try it some time. No, minor details don't go away or open you new possibilities when you put them in a list or somehow believe that you measured their impact and are not akin to coding in assembler. Not even sure how that analogy works. Now for any person who lifts their head from the feast and wonders for a moment; Do train your brain, don't go lazy. Because the next person who does is better than you.