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\"\"Someone recently asked David Allen to share the underlying principle to Getting Things Done\u00ae (GTD\u00ae). He said:<\/p>\n

There are several, but the main ones are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. CLEAR YOUR HEAD<\/strong> \u2013 Your head is for having ideas, not for holding them. In other words, build and maintain an “external brain” to hold all your significant reminders of commitments and creative thinking. You need mental and emotional space to be present in the moment, to be optimally creative, strategic, innovative, and ready for change and surprise.<\/p>\n

2. THINK AND DECIDE<\/strong> \u2013 Whatever has your attention needs specific thinking and decision-making in order to put it onto “cruise control\u201d and to be appropriately engaged with it.<\/p>\n

3. KEEP A TRUSTED SYSTEM<\/strong> \u2013 You need a trusted system to maintain a current inventory of your commitments and intentions, reflected upon regularly.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Which of these has made the biggest difference for you? Where are your opportunities for improvement?<\/p>\n

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Someone recently asked David Allen to share the underlying principle to Getting Things Done\u00ae (GTD\u00ae). He said: There are several, but the main ones are: 1. CLEAR YOUR HEAD \u2013 Your head is for having ideas, not for holding them. In other words, build and maintain an “external brain” to hold all your significant reminders … <\/p>\n

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