What is GTD or Getting Things Done

David Allen coined GTD or Getting Things Done and all productivity pundits now swear by that term.

GTD is all about eliminating distractions and capturing information somewhere other than your “RAM” mind - just write it down somewhere.

Prepare contextual lists that help you feel better when you feel overwhelmed, confused and out of control.

“I don’t care what you write it on, you can write it on your arm,” he said. “But I guarantee that if you write it down and you keep it someplace where you won’t lose it and you look at it sooner than later you’re going to feel better than if you don’t, and you’ll be more productive and use less energy.” CNN 

You don’t need Microsoft Outlook, Blackberry, PDAs or any expensive Mind Mapping software to get started with GTD - just some file folders, a pen, Post-It notes, a calendar, spiral notebooks and some paper to write your tasks and TODO lists.[tags]productivity[/tags]