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Read writing about Getting Things Done in Better Humans. ... More on Medium. ... If you've been practicing GTD for a while, one of the things that might be ... GetstartedOpeninappSigninGetstartedFollow383KFollowers·DirectoryTheJoyofChallengeColumnistsWriteforUsOurMissionSupportUsFindaCoachAboutGetstartedOpeninappGettingThingsDoneInBetterHumans.MoreonMedium.JaanaMetsamaa·Nov28,2021HowtoFocusYourBrainonWhatYouNeedIttoFocusonOpentaskstendtooccupyourshorttermmemoryuntiltheyaredone.ThisisduetotheZeigarnikeffectwhichpostulatesthatpeoplerememberunfinishedtasksorinterruptedtasksbetterthancompletedtasks.Thisisprobablywhywegetsoeasilydistractedbythose“unreadbubbles”inallthe…Readmore·4minread8604OrganizingHigher·Nov30,20215WaysThatIKeepMy“NextActions”ListManageableDoTHIStomanagelongto-dolistsPhotobyLaurenSauderonUnsplashIfyou’vebeenpracticingGTDforawhile,oneofthethingsthatmightbeachallengeisdealingwithlongNextActionslists.Hereare5waysthatIkeepmylistsmanageable.1.GetCurrentWhenIfeelthatmylistisgettingtoolong,Imakesurethelistis…Readmore·3minread18OrganizingHigher·May4,2021NewtoGTD?Don’tMakeMyMistakes!Doyoutrytoworkonprojectsinsteadofnextactions,ormisuseduedates?Herearesomecommonpitfallsthatyoucanavoid!AvideoaboutmybiggestGTDmistakes—thatyoudon’tneedtoreplicateI’vebeenpracticingGTDforaboutsixyearsandmysystemhasevolvedalotoverthattime.I’mnotaGTDmaster,butI’velearnedalotsinceIfirststartedpracticingsixyearsago…Readmore·5minread2491CoachTony·Mar2,2021BeatingProcrastinationByGettingReally,ReallyPedanticAboutTo-DosGivetheGTDconceptof“nextactions”evenmorepowerbywriting“firstactions”Imagecredit:DilokKlaisatapornDavidAllen’sinfluentialproductivitybook,GettingThingsDone,i.e.GTD,advancestheconceptofwritingyourto-dolistsasNextActions.Youcandoevenbetterthanthat,though,andifyoudo,you’llpracticallyobliterateprocrastination.Iwon’tcomeclosetodoingtheGTDbookjustice,butthegeneral…Readmore·3minread8765DavidAllen·Sep30,2019BookExcerptHowtoDoaGTD®MindSweepAstep-by-stepguidetogettingagriponyourcurrentrealitiesPhotocourtesyoftheauthor.Yourmindisforhavingideas,notholdingthem.DoingaMindSweepallowsyoutogetthingsoutofyourheadandintoyourGTDsystem.Ifyouarelikemostpeople,youhavealotonyourmind:thingsthatneedtobecapturedandwrittendown.…Readmore·4minread1.1K4ClaireTompkins(ClutterCoach)·Apr23,201930MinutestoDealingwiththePaperClutteringYourDeskGotastackofstuffonyourdeskthatmesseswithyourserenity?Here’showtogetbackincontrolFAST.PhotobyPexelsviaPixabay.Here’sthescenario.Yourlifeisbusy.Pilesarebuildingupbecausetherearealwaysmorepressingtaskstodobeforeyougettothem.Paperpilescanseemtogeneratespontaneously.Paperisinsidiousbecauseit’ssmallinsizecomparedtoothertypesofclutter,yetitrequiresmore…Readmore·13minread3102MichałStawicki·Jun14,2017HowtoCrushItwithYourNewHabitsPracticalAdvicethatWillMakeYouUnstoppableDavidAllen,theauthorof“GettingThingsDone,”brokedownwhat’sgoingoninthehumanbrainwhenwedecidetodosomething.Itappliestoeverything,fromimplementingamultimilliondollarbusinessventuretowalkingyourdog.So,itcanbealsoappliedtohabitformation.Foreachphase…Readmore·6minread75LizSumner·Jun22,2016WhatKeepsYouCommitted?AnumberofyearsagoatatrainingIlearnedaboutaPersonalityQuadrantthatdividedpeopleintogroupsbasedon2scales—whethertheywereformalorinformalanddominantoreasygoing.AtthetimeIwassortofborderlinebetweentwotypesandtryingtonarrowit…Readmore·3minread15LizSumner·Nov5,2015TheWeightofUnfinishedBusinessIfyoumadealistofallofyourunfinishedbusiness,whatwouldbeonit?I’mtalkingaboutalloftheincompletesyou’vebeencarryingaround;theprojectsthatgothalfwaydoneandstalled;thelittleannoyingfixesyounevergotaroundto;thegreatideasthatwerenever…Readmore·4minread9ShowmoreJuliaClavien·Jan19,2015IsGoodTaskManagementtheSecrettoMindfulness?Areyoumindfulorisyourmindfull?Mindfulnesshasexplodedacrosspopculturelately,howeveritisnotanewidea.ThehistoryofmindfulnesspracticescanbetracedalongwaybacktotheHindusevenpre-Buddha.…Readmore·3minread1514BetterHumansExploreyourpotential,increaseyourproductivity,livebetter,makeanimpact.Bycoaches.FollowAboutWriteHelpLegalGettheMediumapp