Comments on: GTD at 50,000 ft: How to find and fulfill your Life's Purpose https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose David Allen's GTD® Methodology Sun, 30 Aug 2020 09:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Andreas https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-127617 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 09:35:49 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-127617 In reply to Thomas.

not really…

“The value of goals is not in the future they describe, but the change in perception of reality they foster, in the present.” – “Make it up, and make it happen.” (David Allen)

]]> By: Brendan https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-121759 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:27:27 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-121759 In reply to Thomas.

Dude, this video (I already loved Watts) just saved me from going down a rabbit-hole of disappointed goal-seeking. Thanks.

]]> By: Thomas https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-103334 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 20:42:45 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-103334 In reply to Arif & Ali Vakil.

Alan Watts says something different: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV-D2_G9w5c

]]> By: Adam https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-84905 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:42:26 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-84905 Great article. Inner and outer purposes as elements are well presented but they have to be defined and aligned. How to “know yourself as the silent witness of your thoughts” and have that in alignment with the “outer purpose” is easier said than done. Moreover these two elements are defined in old literature and ancient wisdom with a certain level of abstraction as “Believing and Acting well.” What I found to be lacking – not inexistant – in the discourses of GTD authors, including Allen’s, is the workings of the “witnessing”, “believing”, “Inner purpose”… whatever you call it. The idea of starting “practically” from the lower levels but working also on the highest level and getting them to meet somewhere along that continuum seems to be an impossible task!… Thank you for the insights and for stirring up this topic again.

]]> By: Heather Ross https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-435 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:38:28 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-435 Great post. May I also recommend “The Element” by Sir Ken Robinson.

]]> By: Arif & Ali Vakil https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-431 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:28:32 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-431 Hi James,
That’s a good Q. I was thinking of the same when writing this article. Theoretically it makes sense that we start from the 50k level downwards, but from a practical view it’s better to start organizing actions at the runway level, and then move up the horizon. Once your day to day actions are under control, there less resistance moving up :)
Mohammed Ali

]]> By: James @ Organize IT https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-430 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:01:50 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-430 This is a useful read, especially considering I recently did a critique of the vertical map on my blog. It’s given me a little more to think about. Nice timing :) Are we looking to see how what we are currently doing aligns with each level, or are we defining what we want to do and then looking at how we can align our lives with it?

]]> By: Arif & Ali Vakil https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-429 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:40:05 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-429 Hi David,

Thanks for your comment. You know I’ve been thinking about those questions for a long time, and still am searching for the answers. But now I’m more confident than before in managing my agreements, as my 50k ft horizon becomes clearer.

I also realize Life is a journey, and have to enjoy the present moment and accept whatever comes in it.

Ali

]]> By: David Allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/2008/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-428 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:56:20 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2008/07/07/gtd-at-50000-ft-how-to-find-and-fulfill-your-lifes-purpose/#comment-428 No kidding. And as simple and straightforward as these questions and areas of engagement may be, the truth is, it comes down to these truths…and that the answers come from nothing deeper or more relevant than you, at this moment. GTD is only there to assist in clearing the air and providing a real, fun, and interesting target to play with.

David Allen

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