Tag: “Motivation”

Many people who approach the GTD methodology (Getting Things Done) don’t really know what it is and how it can benefit them. In this article I’ll try to make that second part clearer.

Checklists are very interesting tools when it comes to maintaining and improving the efficiency of your personal organization system. David Allen talks about their benefits in his book Getting Things Done, but because they are not linked to a specific stage in the GTD workflow, we tend to overlook or even forget them.

Productivity is not about doing things for the sake of it. There’s people who have a special interest in being more productive because of different reasons often related to an internal, deeper commitment: being a better professional, helping others, having more time to enjoy with their family, living a less stressful life, etc.

Albert Einstein, a great thinker, who is remembered for his world-transforming effective inventions once said – there are only two ways to live your life – either you can live as if nothing is a miracle, or you can live as if everything is.

There are tons of people who do what’s strictly necessary to keep their current working and living situation, and that might be alright. It’s a life philosophy as right as any other, although it has more inconveniences than advantages.