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Q:<\/strong> Since college I have used the GTD System and continue to apply it as best as possible.\u00a0 I get slammed sometimes with multiple tasks and was wondering if you could comment on how best to prioritize tasks within the context of the System.\u00a0 Thank you for your help.<\/p>\n

David Allen: <\/strong> The Secret Sauce for what you’re inquiring is the GTD Weekly Review<\/a>. I guarantee you, if you do a thorough review of all your projects, actions, calendar (prior and upcoming), and (here’s the catch) all the content is relatively complete and current in your system), you would not have this question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Q: Since college I have used the GTD System and continue to apply it as best as possible.\u00a0 I get slammed sometimes with multiple tasks and was wondering if you could comment on how best to prioritize tasks within the context of the System.\u00a0 Thank you for your help. David Allen: The Secret Sauce for … <\/p>\n

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