{"id":3961,"date":"2010-07-19T11:15:19","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T19:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2021-05-23T17:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T00:08:41","slug":"should-there-be-a-gtd-for-dummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/07\/should-there-be-a-gtd-for-dummies\/","title":{"rendered":"Should there be a GTD for Dummies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In response to our recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidco.com\/productive_living.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Productive Living<\/a> newsletter, a GTD implementer wrote to David Allen and said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please provide a less complex version of the basic <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/store\/catalog\/GTD-WORKFLOW-MAP-AND-COACHING-DVD-SET-p-16554.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTD chart\/system<\/a> for me and the hundreds of thousands of organizationally challenged managers just like me who have tried and failed to maintain the GTD system. Simpler is better.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>David responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I empathize with desire for the &#8220;GTD for Dummies&#8221; approach.\u00a0 I suggest just not letting the visual chart get in your way&#8230; it&#8217;s as simple as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Write it down<br \/>\nDecide what&#8217;s next about it<br \/>\nPark that somewhere you&#8217;ll trust you&#8217;ll look at as a reminder<br \/>\nKeep your head empty and your list(s) current<\/p>\n<p>Hope that helps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to our recent Productive Living newsletter, a GTD implementer wrote to David Allen and said: Please provide a less complex version of the basic GTD chart\/system for me and the hundreds of thousands of organizationally challenged managers just like me who have tried and failed to maintain the GTD system. Simpler is better. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/07\/should-there-be-a-gtd-for-dummies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Should there be a GTD for Dummies?&#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":[27,32],"tags":[109,114,118,22,745,29,42,61,69,46,28,100],"class_list":["post-3961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-david-allen","category-productivity-tips","tag-gtd-best-practices","tag-next-actions","tag-weekly-review","tag-getting-things-done","tag-david-allen","tag-gtd","tag-mind-like-water","tag-trusted-system","tag-implementing-gtd","tag-implementation","tag-getting-started","tag-tips-and-tricks","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should there be a GTD for Dummies?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I empathize with desire for the &quot;GTD for Dummies&quot; approach. 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