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Quick thoughts I’ve had for years on this article and about the book Getting Things Done by David Allen. Not trying to put this article down btw, since this wa
by nstart 4y ago
Quick thoughts I’ve had for years on this article and about the book Getting Things Done by David Allen.
Not trying to put this article down btw, since this was the article that introduced me to gtd in the first place. That said, if you do feel like trying gtd based off this article, I have a possibly helpful heads up for you.
Try out the whole dumping things into an inbox and processing it bit for a short while. Just the bit of building a habit of unloading anything on your mind into the inbox. Don’t worry too much about projects and ticklers and whatnot. Once you’ve done that for a few weeks, you should pick up the book by David Allen and read it. And then implement the rest of gtd.
As someone who tried gtd but didn’t get it for many years, the book has so much context behind the thinking of each concept (next actions, projects, tickler, weekly review, etc). Every single summary of the gtd method feels pale in comparison to that.
Now, everyone’s journey might be different. But just know that if GTD doesn’t work for you after trying it based on a post like this, it’s completely natural. It’s a rare case where the source material is really where all the gold is at.
- Loic 4y agoWhat I like from the book is that you have many small but really good tips on the way to manage your stuff. For example, getting a label machine to label your folders and store them in alphabetical order. Really simple but works very well (at least for me in the past 15 years of doing it). Some were harder for me, I was not able to implement a nice "TODO list I can take everywhere" and I am not really formalizing the "next step" of my project. But, for me, from the past 15 years, the best personal productivity book by a large margin.
- andai 4y agoI'd like to mention there is an audiobook version, and also a "live seminar" recording (Getting Things Done Fast) which presents the ideas in a more informal, concise format (though I agree the full book is well worth the read).