The Two Gears of Getting Things Done® (GTD®) Adoption

I've published a whitepaper that presents the concept of the "two gear of GTD adoption". This concept is part of my research into introducing the concepts of Getting Things Done. I also touch on methods for adopting GTD.

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The "first gear" of GTD adoption is effectiveness and the "second gear" is doing it all stress free.

GTD is not about speed, it is about momentum:

The idea of the two gears of GTD adoption comes from the concept of converting energy into momentum.

Just as a manually geared car (i.e. stick shift) stalls if you try to take off in 2nd gear, so will GTD if you try stress free before you've mastered effectiveness.

You need to get some speed up before you can change to the 2nd gear. Changing gears too early will stall your progress; i.e. focusing on the finer details of GTD too early will kill your enthusiasm. Likewise, changing gears two late will break your engine, i.e. working all the effectiveness techniques and routines without learning the critical thinking will have you exhausted before you experience the truly profound benefits of mind like water.

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