{"id":5103,"date":"2011-06-25T13:05:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T20:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/2011\/06\/25\/"},"modified":"2014-08-01T20:27:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T03:27:42","slug":"making-your-gtd-system-work-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2011\/06\/making-your-gtd-system-work-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Making your GTD system work for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This post is from Maureen, a coaching client of the David Allen Company. She describes her experience using both paper and computerized GTD systems.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have been practicing GTD for about 8 years. I use the word practicing deliberately, because it takes time, effort and patience to improve my skills. Early last year, I made the bold decision to go from a paper-based system to using tasks in a computerized system. I had observed how much of my work was generated on the computer. It seemed that I ended up never fully capturing the totality of my work in my paper system because of this. I thought switching to a computer-based system would be the perfect way for me to finally get on top of all my work, get clear on my projects and their outcomes, etc.<\/p>\n<p>I was so very, very wrong.<\/p>\n<p>I have spent the last year in agony, enslaved to an elegantly designed system, which had me sucked in at such a minute level that the whole thing revolted me. I almost   small things that if I thought about it are missing. But you know what? I am okay with that. I just don&#8217;t think about them, they don&#8217;t take up psychic RAM, and I don&#8217;t get overwhelmed with my ginormous work plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I invite you to listen to the voice in your head as you journey with GTD. Do what feels right, not what is the coolest. This system\/process\/approach should be in service to YOU and what works for YOU. 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