Probably 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 c

Probably 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.