We live in a age of abundance – of information & stuff. The only one thing we’re running short, is time. Many time management theories have been put forth & tools suggested, to manage time optimally. Some stood the test of time, some didn’t. One such theory, I found to be very useful and practical is – GTD – Getting things done, proposed by David Allen in his seminal book published in 2002. GTD brings in a organizational method to time management. Resting on few simple tenets like capturing everything, not having a schedule, determining the next phyical action, tracking every commitment, a ground up approach in time management, GTD has been an eye opener for me. I’ve been using this philosophy for quite sometime and seen positive changes in my life. Clarity, peace of mind & an absence of ‘I-might’ve-forgotten-something’ thought in my head, have made me a GTD advocate. There are number of resources on the web and elsewhere on GTD, but, what I set out to do here is to distill the essence of GTD into few easy steps that worked for me.
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