Thank you for this thread!
I am almost finished with the book and have begun implementing the "system." As I read the book, I feel free and ready to practice the ART of stress-free productivity. I have to learn a new vocabulary,
After finding the forum and reading a number of the posts, I feel as though there is an unspoken standard that is used to measure whether someone is GTD enough. Yet this doesn't seem fit with what I read in the book.
I am a teaher and artist, I do not work in the corporate business world. My MSED is in Workforce Education and Development and I teach CTE classes. I also have a disability that affects my brain's executive functioning, ADD.
I really do believe GTD is a great system that will enable me to become more creative and productive, accomplishing my list of life goals! This quote from the What is GTD thread is a perfect explanation of how it can accommodate the needs of a person with ADD.......
The quote above is my mantra for using GTD-I just want to know that whatever way I implement GTD will be understood and accepted on this site! I am not working towards a black belt-my goal is to live my life unhindered by stuff, able to capture and express my creativity, and that the ART of Stress-Free-Living will be a part of transforming my life through what the Zander's call,The ART of Possibility.Implementing GTD alleviates the feeling of overwhelm, instills confidence, and releases a flood of creative energy. It provides structure without constraint, managing details with maximum flexibility. The system rigorously adheres to the core principles of productivity, while allowing tremendous freedom in the "how." The only "right" way to do GTD is getting meaningful things done with truly the least amount of invested attention and energy. Coaching thousands of people, where they work, about their work, has informed the GTD method with the best practices of how to work (and live), in that most efficient and productive way.
Thank you for helping me understand what I see as a dichotomy.