You dont hear a lot of people talk about theGetting Things Doneproductivity system anymore.
Ive spent the past ten years clearing out those loops.
Processing my own email.
Scheduling my own calendar.
Writing down my own tasks.
Doing all of thispracticing GTDchanged my brain.
I dont really think of it as a Ubiquitous Capture gear anymore, though.
Its just my notebook.
But I dont need to read it, because Ive already been… transformed.
Optimized for stress-free productivity and ready to get things done.
I am very sure I became the offices GTD Dork after that.
(He accidentally shared a screen that included some of his more personal Next Actions.
It was weird.)
But I got a lot of things done.
I became known as the person who could balance multiple projects without missing a deadline.
GTD works because it allows you to funnel all of your outstanding responsibilities into one place.
But you also have to complete it.
Then, as soon as youre done, you have to complete something else.
I wanted to keep a single list of Next Actions that I could subdivide into categories.
I didnt want the app to suggest, advise, or organize on my behalf.
So I keep my spreadsheet.
It looks a lot different than it did when I first started using GTD, but it works.
How My GTD Practice Has Changed
Ive been practicing GTD for roughly ten years now.
(We all know that walking through a doorway causes us to forget things, right?)
I also sort my Next Actions by datee.g.
heres what I want to get done on Tuesdayinstead of putting them all into the same list.
Howand whenam I going to do it?
And then I do it.
Thats the hardest part of Getting Things Done.
The rest is just really good note-taking.
