{"id":4252,"date":"2010-10-02T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2010-10-02T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=4252"},"modified":"2010-10-02T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T17:00:07","slug":"the-5-keys-to-gtd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/10\/the-5-keys-to-gtd\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Keys to GTD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2010\/09\/keys.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4253\" title=\"keys\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2010\/09\/keys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a>What are the keys to the Getting Things Done approach?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Capture<\/span> everything that has your attention<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Decide<\/span> exactly what each item means<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Organize<\/span> the results in appropriate places<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Review<\/span> &amp; reflect at each horizon<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Make trusted choices about what to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Do<\/span><\/p>\n<p>New to GTD? 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