{"id":1780,"date":"2007-03-20T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-20T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/who-needsgtd"},"modified":"2017-01-20T12:49:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T20:49:39","slug":"who-needsgtd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/who-needsgtd\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Needs GTD?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past few years, I\u2019ve made a number of abortive attempts to get my head around the Getting Things Done<\/a> methodology, largely because it\u2019s chock full of great ideas, and I\u2019m a known procrastinator. It\u2019s always seemed to me that being able to have a more productive day was the thing I needed to get to that \u201cnext level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet over time, I\u2019ve found that I\u2019ve gotten busier and busier, to the point where I just don\u2019t need it anymore! It seems that when you\u2019re busy enough, and if you keep sensible track of the things you have to take care of, the process itself just falls into place. It\u2019s when you don\u2019t<\/em> have stuff to keep you busy that you really need something like GTD. When you\u2019ve got a full plate, you\u2019re forced to deal with things out of necessity.<\/p>\n

Sure, it might not be the most scientific explanation, but it\u2019s working for me. Unimportant tasks just get set aside, as more and more important tasks come to the fore. They get taken care of, I become more productive, and the tools I need are all there for me already.<\/p>\n

For the record, here\u2019s what\u2019s getting me organized these days:<\/p>\n

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  1. Apple Mail<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Simple, fast, intuitive, and with SpamSieve<\/a>, it\u2019s a no-spam environment.<\/li>\n
  2. Highrise<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 We\u2019ll write more about this one soon.<\/li>\n
  3. Basecamp<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Priceless.<\/li>\n
  4. Plain Text Files<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 TextMate makes plain text feasible!<\/li>\n
  5. iCal<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 It gets an honorable mention, I use it a lot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That\u2019s it. No big-picture plans here, just using what works best and stays flexible enough to adapt itself to whatever I need to get done. Who needs GTD?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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