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My one caution with this: It's pretty easy to OVER categorize your life and never get anything done either. I had a former co-worker who read GTD and began to i

My one caution with this: It's pretty easy to OVER categorize your life and never get anything done either. I had a former co-worker who read GTD and began to impliment it for everything. It felt like he was perpetually planning and never actually doing. Additionally it became rather humorous to see how the most minute things became 'projects'. Sometimes it's worth just stepping back and observing what you're considering to be 'projects' or 'tasks' and ask if you're over doing it.

taurath 8y ago
To defend GTD slightly, one of the core tenants is if it will take less than 15 minutes or so, do it now (maybe it’s 5 - I stretch it to however long it takes me to do dishes or mop the floor).
- henrikeh 8y ago
  The text mentions 2 minutes as the time for “just do it now” tasks. However, Allen recommends finding a thresholds which fits your situation.
- wazz 8y ago
  [ "one of the core tenants" -> "one of the core tenets". tenants live somewhere; tenets are principals, beliefs. ]
tertius 8y ago
And for people who make these mistakes it's probably helpful to re-read Allen's book and fix these issues. > It's pretty easy to OVER categorize your life and never get anything done either. This is called procrastination. > perpetually planning and never actually doing GTD is specifically about clearing your mind so that you can focus on doing without distraction.