Getting Things Done
Your brain is for having ideas, not holding them. When every commitment has a trusted place and a next action, stress drops because the system, not your memory, owns the open loops.
The line I kept
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
The core claim
Productivity is not willpower — it is operational clarity. Stress comes from ambiguous stuff still mentally “open”; GTD closes loops with a next physical action on a trusted list.
What to steal
- Capture everything — one inbox for thoughts so nothing negotiates for RAM.
- Two-minute rule — if it takes less than two minutes, do it now; otherwise defer with a clear project.
- Weekly review — without it, lists rot and trust evaporates.
This week
Empty one drawer or digital inbox to zero, define one next action per open item, and block 45 minutes for a mini weekly review.