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I think it's a philosophy. You...Ev Williams: Achieving balance with GTD By: Merlin Mann (19 replies) November 27, 2005 - 3:12pm
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I think it's a philosophy. You...
I think it’s a philosophy.
You know? Like Epicureanism is a philosophy, or Materialism is a philosophy, or Marxism is a philosophy. A system of belief that guides how you act and behave.
I really agree that the term “productivity system” seems very limited, and does conjure up physical workplace concepts like putting all your tools the same way up, or maybe putting the stationary cupboard closer to the photocopier. “Organizational system”? Makes sense - but isn’t it more than that? An organizational system is along the lines of “socks in drawer one, shirts in drawer two, shorts in drawer three”. I think it’s a philosophy: it’s a philosophy that lets you be more productive, sure. And it’s a philosophy that helps your organization, sure. And it does other things too; I gather it does different things for different people.
So why not go back to the old word? A “philosophy” means a system of thought, or an attitude. What better term to describe GTD?