Getting Things Done (GTD)

Method to organize your tasks, commitments, projects, ideas, issues, and information - instead of keeping it in your head, put it into a reliable system outside your mind so that you can focus on doing things, instead of remembering them.

The point is not to "do more" or "be more productive," but to reduce cognitive load to help with prioritization.

5 steps

1. Capture - brain dump of everything on your mind
2. Clarify - turn vague stuff into concrete stuff and action items
3. Organize - may happen simultaneously with Clarify - systematically categorize info/tasks into actionable, pending, projects, backlog, calendar, reference, and someday/maybe
4. Reflect - regularly review to help with planning
5. Engage - take action - do the work

Links/references

• https://www.sunsama.com/blog/getting-things-done (nice visual flowchart in here)
• https://gettingthingsdone.com/what-is-gtd/
• https://thomasjfrank.com/productivity/the-5-minute-guide-to-gtd-getting-things-done/

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