{"id":1373,"date":"2009-04-20T07:33:45","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:39:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:39:03","slug":"gtd-is-for-creative-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/04\/gtd-is-for-creative-types\/","title":{"rendered":"GTD is for Creative Types"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those that assume GTD is only about rigid, structured task lists, it could seem like a natural conclusion that GTD is not for creative types.\u00a0 But if you were to ask a few people you know who are <em>really <\/em>into GTD, or at least get something out of it, they probably don&#8217;t consider themselves to be un-creative people!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2009\/04\/creativity.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1383\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2009\/04\/creativity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We believe GTD enhances creativity.\u00a0 Some of the most creative, intelligent people are drawn to GTD because they see what&#8217;s beyond the lists.\u00a0 Lists are a means to an outcome.\u00a0 <strong>Consider that the spirit of GTD is about finding and using the most energy-efficient, effective, and least stressful ways of getting things done. <\/strong>That means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"style7\">Capturing anything and everything that has your attention<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"style7\">Defining actionable things discretely into outcomes and concrete next steps <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"style7\">Organizing reminders and information in the most streamlined way, in appropriate categories, based on how and when you need to access them <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"style7\">Keeping current and &#8220;on your game&#8221; with appropriately frequent reviews of the six horizons of your commitments (purpose, vision, goals, areas of focus, projects, and actions) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"style7\">So that <\/span>you can focus clearly, view your world from optimal angles and make trusted choices about what to do (and not do) at any moment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In our experience, we&#8217;ve seen as many ways to work this approach as there are people working it.\u00a0 If you <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gtdguy\" target=\"_blank\">follow <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gtdguy\" target=\"_blank\">David Allen on Twitter<\/a>, he recently mentioned a client (well-known creative artist in Hollywood) who felt the most creative way to &#8220;do&#8221; GTD would be on 3&#215;5 index cards.\u00a0\u00a0 Musician <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evantaubenfeld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Taubenfeld<\/a> recently did a wonderful podcast with David for our GTD Connect members where he credits GTD with helping him to be more creative in his songwriting process.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Bungay Stanier has done a wonderful series with David on Connect called <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/connect\/multimedia\/audio.php?category=Creative+Questioning\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Questioning<\/a>, as well as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findyourgreatwork.com\/interviews\/david-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\">new one available<\/a> on Michael&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>As we often say, GTD is an approach, not a system.\u00a0 Dive deeper and you may find that <strong>GTD is actually one of the best things you can do to tap into your creativity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those that assume GTD is only about rigid, structured task lists, it could seem like a natural conclusion that GTD is not for creative types.\u00a0 But if you were to ask a few people you know who are really into GTD, or at least get something out of it, they probably don&#8217;t consider themselves &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/04\/gtd-is-for-creative-types\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;GTD is for Creative Types&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[699],"tags":[287],"class_list":["post-1373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all","tag-creativity","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - 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