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@Stephen: I would certainly encourage you in your ...

2007-09-11T22:45:00.000+01:00

@Stephen: I would certainly encourage you in your planto look at your higher level goals. Once you've decided on these you can plan some 90 day goals - take the last quater of 2007 and see what you can accomplish. I've posted about how I use higher level and 90 day goals here http://www.blog.7breaths.co.uk/2007/08/in-my-last-post-i-cant-do-it-all.html

My next Quarterly Review is going to be heavily fo...

2007-09-11T13:18:00.000+01:00

My next Quarterly Review is going to be heavily focused on higher-level goals and setting sub-goals in order to accomplish them. No more spinning-of-the-wheels.

@How to wake up early : check out my next posts on...

2007-08-20T07:51:00.000+01:00

@How to wake up early : check out my next posts on how I decide what are the right things to do.

That's exactly the problem I have - too many thing...

2007-08-19T22:41:00.000+01:00

That's exactly the problem I have - too many things to do. GTD is mostly about "how to do things", but not about "what things to do". It's like "doing things rights" and "doing right things"...

I've asked about the higher level aspects of GTD o...

2007-08-16T22:15:00.000+01:00

I've asked about the higher level aspects of GTD on my site. Personally speaking, I've found it made little-to-no difference in my life, though there are clearly those who benefit greatly from it. Maybe it's just a personality thing, some people live in the here-and-now while others like to plan out their future.
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I guess people concentrate on the run-way because ...

2007-08-16T12:20:00.000+01:00

I guess people concentrate on the run-way because that is where they start, and that is also where the kick of having an empty inbox comes.

Most people starting with GTD feel great once they manage the processing workflow, and don't go any further with GTD. Once the usual focus problems start, they look outside GTD for solutions, while what they should do is continue on the higher levels.

@Jeroen: You are right - but why do you think this...

2007-08-16T10:01:00.000+01:00

@Jeroen: You are right - but why do you think this is. Is it something about presentation or emphasis of these ideas in the book that seem to make people pay little attention to this compared to the "runway" level ideas. Certainly I have been looking more at my higher levels recently and am finding it useful.

Whenever I read about GTD on the internet, it usua...

2007-08-16T09:06:00.000+01:00

Whenever I read about GTD on the internet, it usually is about task management and processing. Does nobody realize that David spend a large part of his book talking about the higher levels? Matching your current task list against your responsibilities and goals is part of the weekly review and should clean up the list. Continuous renegotiation of your commitments is an essential part of Getting Things Done.