{"id":5019,"date":"2011-05-08T07:10:02","date_gmt":"2011-05-08T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/2011\/05\/08\/"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:30:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:30:13","slug":"minding-what-you-keep-on-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2011\/05\/minding-what-you-keep-on-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Minding what you keep on your mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Tms Rmn;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">David Allen talks about the importance of getting stuff off your mind in this interview with Mike Sullivan of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mo.com\/david-allen\" target=\"_blank\">M.O.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Tms Rmn;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong>Mike:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Let me ask you this. How important is it to follow this system exactly as you\u2019ve outlined? I read the book a few years ago. I\u2019ve implemented the system. I\u2019m probably not using it to its fullest. What\u2019s your perspective on that?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Tms Rmn;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Tms Rmn;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tms Rmn;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong>David:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Well, you either want nothing on your mind or you want to keep stuff on your mind. 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