Comments on: Is that a problem or a project? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-that-a-problem-or-a-project David Allen's GTD® Methodology Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: GTD Times Team https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1072 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:17:18 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1072 Thanks for the feedback on sound. So sorry. You’re not the first to share that feedback. We’re working on this on all of our podcasts and trying to figure out what’s going on to improve quality for all.

]]> By: Thomas Fruin https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1071 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:13:52 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1071 Hi Meg,

I very much enjoy both this blog and the podcast.

I have a brief comment to make about the podcast. Please take a look at audio volume of the final mp3 file. I have found it to be difficult to hear at times, even with the volume cranked all the way up.

I don’t want to miss anything!

Best,

— Thomas

]]> By: Rini Luyks https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1070 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:31:26 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1070 Dear Meg,

I had a good laugh, reading and hearing about the solution of your family-problem, oops, sorry: family-PROJECT.
I think a much faster solution would have been to invite your relative, see “American Splendor” together and let Harvey Pekar be your “guru”!

Greetings from sunny Lisbon, Portugal.

]]> By: Derek Scruggs https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1069 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:44 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1069 Good post. I wrote about something similar a few years ago, but your example is much more complete.

]]> By: DCB https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1068 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:11:49 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1068 I was sharing with a pastor friend of mine recently this very thing. He was facing a lot of people “problems” and was becoming overwhelmed with it all. I shared with him that I view all of my “problems” as projects and add them to my GTD system for processing and doing. He grabbed my advice immediately. A few weeks later, I heard him talking to a group of pastors and he passed my advice on to them so they could benefit from it, too. For me, it drains the emotion out of the issues I deal with and helps me objectify them so I can deal with them effectively.

]]> By: David https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1067 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:23:50 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1067 Meg – Thank you! Great post and great example.

I tried this a few weeks ago and found that, while putting problems into the projects list doesn’t instantly “solve” the problem, it does (1) force you to think methodically about solving it and (2) give you a place to “park” the project and leave your mind at peace.

]]> By: Andreas Danielsson https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1066 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:52:41 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1066 WOW. This really open my views about GTD. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Heidi - Botanical PaperWorks https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/07/is-that-a-problem-or-a-project/#comment-1065 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:15:38 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1767#comment-1065 Thank you so much for these posts. I have greatly benefitted from your wisdom and have used the series as a kick in the butt to upgrade my projects list and make changes to how I implement GTD.

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