{"id":2932,"date":"2009-12-23T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=2932"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:32:50","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:32:50","slug":"how-can-you-trust-your-gtd-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/12\/how-can-you-trust-your-gtd-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you trust your GTD system?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2009\/12\/lists.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2933\" title=\"lists\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2009\/12\/lists-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"lists\" width=\"270\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><strong>A new GTD&#8217;er asked:<\/strong> Once collected, how do you learn to trust the integrity of the system and not spend a lot of time trying to remember whether you put something down?<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Allen&#8217;s reply: <\/strong> Trust comes with consistent use.\u00a0 The Weekly Review, plus reviewing the appropriate action lists when you have any time that you might able to do any of those actions, are the key.\u00a0 Even after all these years, I still need to check in every once in a while to ensure that something is on there.\u00a0 In the early stages, you&#8217;re best off just putting it on the list if it occurs to you.\u00a0 It&#8217;s much less psychic pain to insert it twice than to have it slip through the crack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new GTD&#8217;er asked: Once collected, how do you learn to trust the integrity of the system and not spend a lot of time trying to remember whether you put something down? 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