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Exactly. One of the primary benefits of using GTD (or being organized in general) is that you don't have to worry about something popping up at the last minute,
by mcav 17y ago
Exactly. One of the primary benefits of using GTD (or being organized in general) is that you don't have to worry about something popping up at the last minute, like an obligation you forgot or a task that really needed to be done earlier.
It lets your leisure be all that more relaxing, since you understand that you aren't forgetting to do something else during that time.
- cglee 17y agoProbably the most important idea I got out of GTD was simply writing everything down. Now, whenever someone tells me something, it's immediately going into my calendar - the actual thing itself and all its dependencies. For example, Oct 24th is Startup school, but I've written down on my calendar all the dates associated with that event: Sept 15 - submit application; Oct 1 - app deadline; Oct 8 - accept/reject notification - if accept, book airfare, arrange for lodging (at that point, that will trigger a separate set of items on my cal). The point is, I'm not going to actively try to remember any of that, which frees my mind up to enjoy every day life. While I don't follow GTD to the letter, it's been a very helpful attitude change.