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Published 23 days ago • 2 min read

Hello Reader—

I interviewed one of my heroes a few years ago.

David Allen.

He’s the author of Getting Things Done (GTD).

The book was a sensation in Silicon Valley in the early 2000s.

I read the book a few weeks after a boss fired me from a job… for NOT getting things done.

You see:

I was a BIG procrastinator.

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I used ideas inside David’s book to balance writing as a side hustle with a corporate job.

David’s system helped me start writing online and build my business.

I even got nerdy and created the Moleskine GTD system.

Now, David’s book is aimed at executives and busy professionals with massive to-do lists and a crammed calendar.

But GTD works well for creatives and writers too.

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Here are my two favorite takeaways.

  1. Your mind is for having ideas not for holding them.
  2. Once a week do whatever you need to do to get your head empty again.

Basically, when you think of an idea for a writing project or your business, record the idea in a trusted system.

Do the same when you think of something you need to do.

Don’t rely on memory.

That’s a recipe for burnout.

And on Fridays or Sundays, spend an hour or two reading through your old notes, ideas, to-do lists, and calendars.

Decide what you want to prioritize and ignore.

As you probably guessed, I was a big productivity nerd for years.

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