I think it was in an interview Tim Ferris did with Allen where Allen essentially said that he created a game where the players can make the rules 🤪 (which lead me to think he is an evil genius 😂).

Why did you move away from the GTD system and what are you using now?

Glad it was helpful!

Aw thank you 🥰 I actually got it a few years back from a UK brand called Mint Velvet - they describe their style as 'relaxed glamour', I like to think of it as boho but grown-up

Ah awesome! Sometimes we just gotta do what works for how our brain works.

Love this Jean, sounds like you've found your perfect sweet spot for keeping on top of things easily! Thanks for watching (and for the compliments 🥰)

Essentially yes, there are aspects of bullet style journaling, it's about having that quick visual cue and quickly figuring out how and when an item can be slotted into a schedule

That's a very valid point! It's easy to let semantics trip one up though, and possibly, in my opinion, the GTD system is more focused on personal productivity (working through tasks/do more with less stress) than personal development (embodying our dharma). That said, GTD does seek to create the 'mind like water' clarity that should allow one to self-actualise.

Atomic Habits and the Compound Effect were the 2 books that triggered an A-Ha moment for me and helped to put a stop to my to 'planner fails'! I agree that this stuff should be taught early on in life (my daughter is 13 and has asked me for a copy of Atomic Habits, without any prompting from me - yeay, small win) but I think that the education systems are, on the most part, still stuck in the 19th century. I'm 45 and although those thoughts of wasted time creep in I try not to waste more time dwelling on them, better late than never eh? 🫠 In Atomic Habits the biggest take away for me was 'make it easy', that was the domino to topple them all - what's yours been so far? Cheering you on

I'm so surprised that you think that life is almost over at the age of 40. Shake that off! I'm 72 and will always look forward to each day. Best wishes.

My biggest takeaway, was I just need to be 1% better today… that’s it. Helped my mentality of I need to do it all right now… perfectly.

What are those 7 principles, you're talking about?

@@Hexapod1112 , The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a profound life altering book for me. Not the 7 principles. I mucked that up. But the book has principles described all throughout as well.

Ooo... love this comment! I was inspired by what's known as 4th generation task management system (à la Covey's 7 Habits), because this style of system just makes more sense to my current stage in life - to focus on what is important rather than filtering everything though a task clarification process which I actually found stressful. I'm not against GTD - I think Allen is an Evil Genius of sorts (love his backstory - it's colourful to say the least) but to borrow his words: "...we laid out the game [...] how you play the game is very much up to you..." kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZrFmepqTsZbFY4k.html (from an interview where the interviewer actually addressed how followers of the system can get rather passionate about how the system should be implemented.) From my understanding, there will always be some sort of 'inbox', and it was essentially the task capture, clarify, organize process that wasn't my cuppa tea. I have more of an affinity to Eisenhower's Matrix - and that's okay. And then from a neurological perspective not everyone's brains are 'wired' to process information in the same way, just ask any neurodivergent person how it's going for them in terms of trying to function in a world designed mainly for the neurotypical, so... If GTD works for you straight outta the box, no mods required, that's awesome - drop me a link to your video/reddit/etc sharing how you do it. I did a fair bit of research on Allen, the system and how others were implementing it before sharing my thoughts. My aim was to present a balanced case with regards to what wasn't landing for me and why I decided to make my own modifications, and most importantly, I was brave enough to 'show my work' - borrowing from Austin Kleon. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I really appreciate you taking the time to craft such an insightful comment, you're obviously very passionate about productivity protocols 🌟

Thank you both for this. I myself am torn between being a stickler to the rules and loving the ideas behind David Allen's system AND being an overworked, often interrupted mom who wants to have a somehow simpler approach. I would love to be a GTD purist, BUT a) I have a huge backlog from the sleepless time with little children, b) I have not yet acquired a practical GTD routine yet and c) I am still drawn to making an additional to do list for each day with tasks I would like to do for the day, but which seem too tiny to find their place in a project, like "remember daughter asked for banana instead of apple in lunch box" and "remind husband to get batteries on way home".

​@mawawohuuuschwarz3721 I have found for reminders, I set scheduled texts for the person I need to remind. I do this with my husband and kids all the time, it works great. I've finally gotten my husband to start doing it as well for things he needs to remind me about that I'm not in a spot where I can write it down, or he knows I'll forget about it even if written down lol. As for school lunches, my kids were responsible responsible for their own lunch by 4th grade, and before that, they would help make their lunches the night before. Take some of the stress off your plate!

Yeah 100%, I like the Eisenhower/Priority Matrix because it helps with focusing attention on the things that are actually important. OKRs aren't something I've really danced with - just because my research into it always ends up down a very corporate route (which is a bit too dry for my personality). Are you using an OKR methodology?

There's a lot I like about gtd, I hope that came across, but as I was going through the system there were things that were hurdles for me and by the sounds of it everyone has a 'hurdle' with at least one aspect of gtd - no one system can be perfect for every individual (because each individual's situation is, well, individual 😆) it seems like you have some solid solutions for how you're making gtd work for - I'll have to re-read your comment as you have some awesome tips 🙌 have you tried using Notion? I'm looking at how I can use a form if gtd in notion and it is a "game changer" (side note: has that phrase made it to the banned words/phrases list yet? It gets my vote if not - I cringe every time I say it 🤦🏽‍♀️)

Notion looks pretty powerful but personally I prefer to be closer to paper and index cards (although my Project List is held as a Word doc - I work off the print out until it needs a big edit). The issue I had with non-paper GTD systems (tried lots of things including Excel) is the time and effort to enter stuff - I always ended up bypassing the system because I couldn't enter new projects and actions (or updates) quickly enough.@@PlanningwithChloe

It's a tough one - analogue vs digital. I love how I can easily carry a digital, cloud based system in pocket and gain access to it virtually anywhere, but I hate how disconnected from reality it makes me feel (in that I can keep adding endlessly to it with the reality of how much there is is hidden out of sight). Analogue is reality! Pen and paper is not only quicker but studies found you retain more of the info. But... my paper planning is system is a HEAVY A5 binder, it's gorgeous and I love using it, but it's not easily portable (even though it's A5) and it's time consuming updating / editing / reorganising tasks etc. 🤕 it's a goldilocks conundrum

I'd need to go back to reference the chapter he recommends 'having a stack of paper' but yes I do see that this is merely a means of getting started and isn't the tool to continue with (I actually use the Notes feature on my phone as a way of capturing on-the-go, and then add a reminder to the note so I actually do the next relevant action). As for projects I'm still experimenting - I did try a paper based system, which I like very much. However, I'm currently testing out Notion as a way of managing projects and assigning tasks to a project (I was a web developer doing backend coding so databases are kinda my jam)

@@PlanningwithChloe How do you get along with the notion databases? I've used different versions of SQL in the past and I liked that everything is very clear and you can do quite complex selects. And now with Notion Databases, I feel that everything is too oversimplified.

Hey, I don't have a course so can't comment unfortunately. I just did a review of things I liked from the book, but more over things I didn't and what I did instead. If you want to teach gtd as a course I think you'll need to train through their official program to become an official coach - from memory it's all on their website. All the best!

Hey Carol, thanks so much for tuning in and supporting this channel, it means a lot to me 🫶

Oh gosh NO, sounds like death by the "silent to-do list". I don't think I could bear to watch 🫣

Getting to the essence of the basics and implementing them is not done in a day with GTD - I do love the concept and really appreciate Allen's thinking, but like you say a 4yo needs to be able to do it 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Yes I know! Probably around 5 or so years after The 7 Habits if I'm not mistaken. But I do have a confession - I listened to the Audible version of GTD, which is the revised edition from 2016. While I was listening I made notes of the things I liked and wanted to go further with. I looked at his website for more tips, as well as here on KZfaq (I watched so many interviews with David Allen 🤪). I also looked at how others were implementing GTD and considered getting either the physical book or the accompanying workbook, but every time I was left thinking "will I realistically stick with this method as is? There's got to be a simpler way?" That thinking created an itch I had to scratch, as they say😆

Ah but story telling is my jam baby 🙌🏾

current situation: working on cutting the fluff my dear 🙌🏽