Comments on: Getting Things Done: It’s Just About Stress

By: Julien

Julien — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:09:06 +0000

Nice post Steph! I agree with you, GTD is all about being more efficent in “finishing” things in less time to enjoy your life completely. Concerning the whole idea, I noticed that sometimes, for new people I coached, using one trick is enough to change completely the way they live, for instance “two minutes rules”, “inbox” or “e-mail management”. This method is perfect to me because I can take what I want and give up with the rest and it works!!!

By: Suw

Suw — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:21:40 +0000

Wonderful post, Steph. I think this is also related to the difficulty some people have in prioritising relaxing activities as highly as they prioritise work. Because they don’t think of the two things as equally worthy of their time and attention, they can only see GTD as relating to work, not pleasure.

Personally, I have a ’social’ GTD to do list, as well as other things on my to do list which I count as pleasurable. Certainly the way I use GTD it’s across the whole spectrum of types of things that I do with my life. And like you it’s absolutely not about cramming more work in, but about getting work more efficiently done so that I can relax, guilt-free, whenever I so choose.

By: Jeff Hoffman

Jeff Hoffman — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:12:27 +0000

EXCELLENT post. I noticed the “frustration” with GTD in the blogging community, and was thinking about posting a rebuttal on our blog. However, I think you said most of what needs to be said.

Getting Things Done is not about the “system,” as much as it can look that way in all that’s written about it. Correctly practiced, it’s a way of finding more time in your day, honoring your commitments to the people in your life, and being able to truly relax now and then without feeling like you’re shirking some important responsibility.

Bravo!