Comments on: No system is still work

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:23:11 +0000

Not having a system, IS a system. I didn’t wake up to this until I started reading Mr. Allen work. Avoiding work is a system unto itself. Now that I‚Äôve woken up to this, I see people around me spending more time and energy avoiding work the original work would have taken in the first place. I think the real trick to be honest with your self that‚Äôs the key.

By: Kevin B.

Kevin B. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:41:20 +0000

People with “no system” may not be as productive in life as they can be (i.e., they are not living up to their potential). Everyone is different. However, the world around us is made up of various systems and you need to be able to have a strategy to engage with the world with the least amount of drag (in order to be productive). GTD is that system for me.

By: Meghan Wilker

Meghan Wilker — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:18:52 +0000

I really think that a lot of it is fear. I know many people who are “stackers” — piles of stuff all over their desk, important stuff mixed in with junk mail, etc. But, not to get all overly deep about it — I think not dealing with it, avoiding it, is easier for some people than having to look at something and decide, “What does this mean to me? What am I going to do with it?” For some people, I think making those kinds of decisions is just too daunting.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:16:37 +0000

You are correct just like people who avoid philosopy because they think it is bad. Everyone has a philosophy everyone thinks. My difficulty is that i am not a business type and most organizational schemes don’t focus on my interests.