{"id":15582,"date":"2016-12-23T09:35:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T17:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/?p=15582"},"modified":"2016-12-23T09:40:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T17:40:06","slug":"dealing-with-surprises-elegantly-and-objectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2016\/12\/dealing-with-surprises-elegantly-and-objectively\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with surprises elegantly and objectively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surprises happen when you least expect them. But it is much easier to deal with them \u2013 accept, integrate, and refocus \u2013 when your backlog is minimal. The GTD Weekly Review ensures that you never get too far behind. When new opportunities and challenges appear, they can be dealt with more objectively and elegantly, knowing much more clearly the field within which they must be evaluated. \u2013David Allen<\/p>\n<p>Could you use a Weekly Review tune-up? Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2015\/07\/podcast-07-guided-gtd-weekly-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guided Weekly Review podcast<\/a>, led by senior coach Meg Edwards. Or, if you really want to change your GTD game, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Workflow Coaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprises happen when you least expect them. But it is much easier to deal with them \u2013 accept, integrate, and refocus \u2013 when your backlog is minimal. The GTD Weekly Review ensures that you never get too far behind. 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