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Help me stick to it

I flout my GTD, all the time.

I'm currently having real difficulties following my GTD routine and because of this i'm letting things slip. I've recently been getting home from work and not doing anything at all, flouting my next actions and deciding what to do there and then (which usually involves playing games or watching TV).

Today i'm sat in work and i don't even have a copy of my NA's or my moleskine to hand, i've left them abandoned at home in my bag.

I love GTD but i'm having great difficulty applying myself to it. Has anyone got any suggestions which may help me stick to my routine?

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Hey Flexible Fine- I know...

Hey Flexible Fine- I know what you feel... I have a task list that is just huge. I've been thinking about this issue a bit lately. I think it's actually a possible indication of a *working* GTD approach. If we're actually accelerating our ability to work by enabling our brains, we're free-er to create new tasks for ourselves... hence, our task-list grows. Even if it's not absolutely must do's, often our brain-storms etc., will balloon. So, I think that a large list may be an indication of a working system. Of course, there must be some turn-over. You must actually be getting things done. ;)

In regards to procrastination- I just posted on my blog late last week a semi-lengthy discussion of procrastination and point to a website of some researchers in Can. that have some great pod-casts and other resources for procrastinators. You might want to swing by and check it out if you have time. If you don't, feel free to e-mail me and I can send you a link or two to them. :)

Also- you're a GTD user, and an FP lover, eh? :) Do you also perchance enjoy smoking a pipe from time to time? I myself do, and smoke English/Balkans with some regularity and occasionally a VA/VaPer. ;) [Just wondering...]

Cheers, guys!

 
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