{"id":4606,"date":"2011-01-03T12:35:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=4606"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:37:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:37:02","slug":"common-misconceptions-about-gtd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2011\/01\/common-misconceptions-about-gtd\/","title":{"rendered":"Common misconceptions about GTD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2011\/01\/onair.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4607 alignright\" title=\"onair\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2011\/01\/onair-150x115.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>What does David Allen say the most common misconceptions are about GTD?\u00a0 What did David want to be when he was growing up?\u00a0 Does Getting Things Done <em>really<\/em> save time versus just doing the work?\u00a0 Listen to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidco.com\/podcasts\/play\/50.html\" target=\"_blank\">fun, informative podcast<\/a> with GTD Times community contributor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/category\/contributors\/mike-vardy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Vardy<\/a> and David Allen. (23 minutes)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidco.com\/podcast.php\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to more free podcasts from the David Allen Company<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does David Allen say the most common misconceptions are about GTD?\u00a0 What did David want to be when he was growing up?\u00a0 Does Getting Things Done really save time versus just doing the work?\u00a0 Listen to this fun, informative podcast with GTD Times community contributor Mike Vardy and David Allen. 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