#What is Getting Things Done? Getting Things Done is a personal management framework that enables anyone to manage their obligations. GTD is unique in it's focus on clearing the mind to enabling creative thinking in times of stress.
Instead of explaining the step-by-step of GTD, let's look at the tenants that separate it from other personal productivity approaches:
##Actionability: The first question is: "Is this actionable?" Mental clutter comes from getting unactionable items mixed into your todo list. Unactionable items are treated differently and aren't placed on your todo list.
##Next Actions: The motto of GTD is: "What is the next action?". An example: A typical todo list might include: "Get Gym Membership". GTD encourages practicioners to break that into next actions. While "Get Gym Membership" is the goal, but what are the steps that get you there? The next action may be "Call 3 Local Gyms to Get Pricing". Which is more enticing when you look at your todo list?
##Think First: GTD emphasizes breaking projects into next actions immediately. A todo list can quickly disintegrate into huge projects, random thoughts, and things you may someday do. Wrapping your mind around a todo list like this is much more difficult. GTD encourages practicioners to break projects into next actions. If the project takes more than one next action, you put to very next action on your todo and then put the whole project in a separate 'projects' column.
##Waiting For: Most groundbreaking is GTD's emphasis on a Waiting For list. Many times your todos will require a response from someone else. Todo items that are waiting for someone else are placed in a Waiting For list as a reminder to follow-up, but they don't sit idly on your todo list.
GTD results in a clear mind and high producivity.