{"id":1523,"date":"2009-05-19T10:56:04","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T18:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:32:56","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:32:56","slug":"true-confessions-episode-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/05\/true-confessions-episode-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you know if your projects list is complete?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong>GTD Secrets: True Confessions of a GTD Coach &#8211; Episode 3<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Have you ever been stumped by the difference between a Project and an Area of Focus?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1421 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2009\/05\/meg1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidco.com\/podcasts\/play\/19.html\" target=\"_blank\">5 minute podcast<\/a>, David Allen Company senior coach Meg Edwards talks about the GTD best practices for creating a Projects list. 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