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Munadil Shafat Student (MBA), Bangladesh
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For those of us who are struggling to tackle the flow of everyday to-dos and get the control of life's overwhelm, the Getting Things Done (GTD®) method can be useful. David Allen, the inventor of this time management methodology described GTD as "a total work-life management system that transforms overwhelm into an integrated system of stress-free productivity". In order to start implementing GTD, you have to follow a 5-step process which is briefly described below:
CAPTURE: Capturing what David Allen calls the "open loops" is the first and foremost important step in GTD Method. By "open loop" he meant anything that is spinning around your head for some time and needs something to be done from your part in order to close the loop. In everyday situation, all our to-do list items are open loops but also our passions, dreams or any information that is not a task in itself but can be an important one in the future. Capturing all these scattered pieces and placing them in your "IN" box i (...) Read more? Sign up for free
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Getting Things Done (Allen)
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Sashi Rao Management Consultant, India
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GTD Method Does not Prioritize
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Jaap de Jonge Editor, Netherlands
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Why the GTD Method Does not Prioritize
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Sashi Rao Management Consultant, India
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GTD Method and Prioritization
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Rufat Jahangirov Management Consultant, Azerbaijan
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GTD is not About Getting Things Done
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Full Name Analyst, France
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GTD in an Everyday Situation
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Munadil Shafat Student (MBA), Bangladesh
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Great Feedback on GTD
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Dominique Fredregill Coach, United States
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GTD is Great and - Like All Systems - Has its Limitations
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Chapados CEO, United States
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Additional Loops to GTD
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Munadil Shafat Student (MBA), Bangladesh
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Insightful Sorting Ideas
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Cecilia Calderon Kohler Accountant, Chile
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Metodo GTD: Ten Key Points of Time Management (Piqueras)
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