Category: “Getting Things Done - GTD”

From time to time I find in my lists some tasks that are difficult to manage, at least for me. They usually have these features:

Perfection can kill your intention to implement changes and make things that lead you to a better situation. Many of my blog readers tell me how hard it is to apply GTD for them. They become desperate for not reaching the levels David Allen describe in his book. My answer is always the same: just start to implement it, then refine the details slowly but steadily. Find something you can improve in each stage of the process, small changes that do not involve too much difficulty. If you are able to chain these little improvements, the return obtained will be spectacular. Here are some suggestions to get you started:

A core concept of GTD is that the control of our daily activity (task and project management), to make sense and be done efficiently, it must be governed by a broader perspective (responsibilities, goals, vision and life purpose).

As the first post of this series, I will explain how I manage, a la GTD, the articles and news I want to read, without interrupting my work.

There are 3 basic rules you should follow if you want that the Processing Stage to fulfil its mission properly: