{"id":5059,"date":"2011-05-25T07:19:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T14:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/2011\/05\/25\/"},"modified":"2015-03-28T05:10:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T12:10:23","slug":"where-is-your-projects-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2011\/05\/where-is-your-projects-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is your projects list?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you don\u2019t have a clear sense of the totality of your obligations, you will always over-commit. And commitments occur on multiple levels, from \u201cwhy I\u2019m on the planet\u201d to \u201cneed butter.\u201d But the elevation most amorphous for most is the plane just above your physical activities \u2014 your \u201cprojects.\u201d I have a radical definition of a project: anything you\u2019re committed to finish within a year that requires more than one action to complete it. Given that broad designation, most people have between 30 and 100.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where\u2019s your projects list? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How complete and current is it? <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; David Allen<\/p>\n<p><em>For more tips from David about projects, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/store\/catalog\/GTD-MANAGING-PROJECTS-AUDIO-SET-p-16670.php\">GTD Managing Projects set<\/a>.<\/em> Available on CD or MP3 download.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don\u2019t have a clear sense of the totality of your obligations, you will always over-commit. And commitments occur on multiple levels, from \u201cwhy I\u2019m on the planet\u201d to \u201cneed butter.\u201d But the elevation most amorphous for most is the plane just above your physical activities \u2014 your \u201cprojects.\u201d I have a radical definition &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2011\/05\/where-is-your-projects-list\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Where is your projects 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