Getting Things Done: The Science behind Stress-Free Productivity

The GTD method: summary Summary: (reproduced) GTD is a simple and flexible method for managing your day-to-day tasks or activities, so as to maximize personal productivity.

IMP The intended result of applying GTD is being able to keep up with a high workflow in a relaxed manner. The main principle is to get everything that is nagging you out of your mind and into a trusted external memory (file system), so that you can stay focused on what you actually have to do now, rather than on various ideas, plans and commitments for later.

To achieve this, GTD provides a compilation of tips and tools. Allen distinguishes five basic stages in our work: We (1) collect things that command our attention; (2) process what they mean and what to do with them; and (3) organize the results, which we (4) review as options for what we choose to (5) do.