Change Your Game with GTD®

Do You Really Not Have Time For GTD? #68

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Dec 19, 2023
The podcast discusses the misconception that GTD is more work, strategies for managing time effectively, the importance of upfront thinking and clarifying tasks, the confusion between clarifying and organizing, transitioning from hustle to reflection, and the benefits of GTD and its impact on global businesses.
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ANECDOTE

Client Who Fell Out Of Practice

  • A promoted client with heavy travel fell out of GTD and said, "I don't have time for this."
  • The client had stopped weekly reviews and inbox processing, which reduced his perspective and control.
INSIGHT

GTD Manages Attention, Not Just Time

  • GTD isn't just time management; it's managing attention across time, energy and context.
  • Doing the thinking upfront reduces future firefighting and psychic noise from unfinished inputs.
ADVICE

Make Clarifying Fast And Frictionless

  • Make your capture and clarify steps operate at the "speed of thought" to avoid friction when converting inputs into actions.
  • Optimize technical workflows for emails and chat so clarifying and organizing becomes fast and automatic.
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