Comments on: The Perfect GTD List Manager – Part II

By: Kim Nielsen, DK

Kim Nielsen, DK — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:18:48 +0000

Great, great posts, both of them. I absolutely love the thing you stress, and that was also why I have joined the David Allens horde disciples in the first place, about GTD that it is a system for the user to use his/her brain for what it is best at – that it is a system to relieve the pressure on your brain and not remembering your commitments and appointments at the right moments but instead making use of its full capacity to add value to your commitments and appointments.

I study International Business and I would say that we have a case of two entities where absolute advantages exist; GTD has an absolute advantage in keeping track of your life while your brain has an absolute advantage in making your life as fulfilling as possible.

By: Damian Zikakis

Damian Zikakis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:44:44 +0000

Perfect! David’s comment at the end provided an aha! moment for me. To paraphrase; it is not the tool/system, it is my relationship to the tool/system. And to consider where I turn my attention, by default, when I am considering what to do next. Most helpful. Thank you all!

By: Jonathon

Jonathon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:34:36 +0000

Thanks for the podcast – good stuff. I’ve often looked for the perfect tools for GTD because I thought it was what I needed–but what I really needed was to do the work of engaging with my stuff and clarifying it. No tool can do this for me. This podcast helped me think about this. Thanks.

By: Ron Lane

Ron Lane — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:52:22 +0000

I really enjoyed both parts of this podcast. I am just getting started with GTD and still haven’t gotten through the collection part, but I have already started seeing tremendous results. I look forward to more of these.