You May Need To GTD If…

I thought it might be fun to put together a long list about the need for people to use “Getting Things Done” GTD by David Allen.

But then I thought, lets make it a bit more interesting.  So I’ve only listed 10 reasons and I’ve tried to add a little humour.

Now it’s your turn…  Please add as many of your own reasons, (extra points awarded for wit!), as you like.

If I get enough, I’ll repost the whole list later.  Have fun, but keep it clean please.

  1. You never get anything done because you’re always doing everything.
  2. You don’t sleep well because you’re worried about something you haven’t done.
  3. You over promise and under deliver.
  4. You never seem to achieve anything significant even though you work hard and long.
  5. Your memory doesn’t seem to be what it once was.
  6. You don’t sleep well because you’re worried there might be something you haven’t done.
  7. People feel they have to keep reminding you about something you promised to do.
  8. Your natural creativity is being blocked by time constraints.
  9. Your children feel the need to ask your spouse, “Who’s that?” when you do manage to get home on time.
  10. You’re always constipated because you don’t even have time to…

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#1 Paul Gardner on 04.18.09 at 11:22 pm

@abledragon All installed and looking pretty good (I think) – Only issue is a blue box around the image?? any ideas? http://bit.ly/z1R0l

#2 Srnimov on 04.19.09 at 2:12 am

http://bit.ly/z1R0l Решите, нужно ли вам #GTD ? (via @twittness_en)

#3 Paul Gardner on 04.19.09 at 4:24 am

A chance to add some fun reasons -”You may need GTD if…” http://bit.ly/DcDjW

#4 Jim Lindenthal on 04.19.09 at 4:29 am

RT Excellent post! @shroedernz: A chance to add some fun reasons -”You may need GTD if…” http://bit.ly/DcDjW #gtd

#5 Becki on 04.19.09 at 7:43 am

You are spending most of your time on the urgent and not enough on the important, which creates more urgent

You use your email inbox as a to-do list

You feel buried by emails and tasks and can’t see a way out

In short, you are constantly responding and not initiating

@true62
blog.beckitrue.com

#6 igeeo on 04.20.09 at 8:53 am

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#7 Uberlib on 04.20.09 at 4:19 pm

lol, the 1st one is so true, that is me for sure

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#10 Enrique Almeida on 04.24.09 at 12:37 am

Viendo la lista de http://tinyurl.com/cx7kvt, creo que puedo darle al GTD una oportunidad

#11 Paul Gardner on 05.21.09 at 11:04 am

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#12 Shredder Guy on 05.21.09 at 2:37 pm

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#13 Ismael Valladolid on 05.21.09 at 7:42 pm

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