I read a lot of stuff online, like just about everyone that is interested in GTD. The blogosphere, the web forums, the mailing lists, etc., etc. One trend that I have noticed is that GTD may be losing some popularity with folks - almost like it has "jumped the shark".
Specifically, it seems that people are moving off of GTD. They've found something else - often "Do it Tomorrow", which I have not read. And I find it funny. I've seen a lot of posts in various spots where people who claim to have ADD (jokingly and otherwise) have found GTD to be the saviour. Now they are moving on. Hmm...
What about you - are you moving on? Found something that helps you more? Let me know what you're thinking and doing now - I'd be curious how many dedicated folks are moving on, and whether part of it is the lack of structure that so many need leads to (you guessed it) endless farting around.
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Just found your blog and I'll be reading some more later on.
I'm definitely not "moving on". In fact, GTD provides just the right amount of structure to my life without overdoing it. I've been using GTD for quite some time and I'm still getting better at it every day. There's more to it than meets the eye. Every time I read (or write!) about GTD I discover another hidden nugget of wisdom from David Allen. GTD is not the holy grail but it provides a strong basis and combines/adapts easily to other techniques.
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Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it. I've been noticing the trend especially on the GTD E-mail list on Yahoo (see the link below) to moving to Do it Tomorrow. I haven't moved away, mostly because I haven't given it a hard enough try to get it to work. I agree with you that "there is more to it than meets the eye".
It does combine with and adapt to other techniques - but on that score, one has to be careful that you don't worry too much about working the system, and actually doing the work that is in the system.
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