Also about GTD

David Allen has certainly illustrated some fundamental while intuitively simple ideas about getting things done, about why, how and what. One thing I sometimes felt misleading is that some people tend to present their ideas from building the foundation, drawing the framework, and only by then they dive into the key points. To me it just wasn't effective enough. I am a big fan of GTD, merely because I could not always get it right.

What I have picked up from his talk in google are,

* Do what you are clear about at this point rather than keep pondering on stuff at high abstract level.

* Perspective is important to make sure all your hard work are actually keeping you in the game, not out of it.

* I found resonance in handling practice. I always keep my inbox at 0 level by the time I call a closure to a day. Apparently, it is much easier to deal with 'surprise' when you don't have too many backlogs.

* Evolution really doesn't like our brain to hold too many threads at a time; it also pay price to switch context. Thus, to really have a peace of mind on something is to know precisely what is going on inside, knowing exactly when and what. Let it be isn't really an option to act on matters concerning your interests.