--- title: "GTD Now" id: "28" type: "post" slug: "gtd-now" published_at: "2008-02-03T19:32:37+00:00" modified_at: "2008-02-03T19:32:37+00:00" url: "https://johnpoelstra.com/gtd-now/" markdown_url: "https://johnpoelstra.com/gtd-now.md" excerpt: "Nice to see a few recent posts on GTD (Getting Things Done) on Planet Fedora by Paul Frields and Luis Villa. I haven’t had time to read the book yet, but I have heard really good things about it. I......" taxonomy_category: - "Productivity" --- [Skip to the content](#site-content) [John Poelstra](https://johnpoelstra.com) ### Bringing order to chaos and clarity to confusion - [One Conversation](https://johnpoelstra.com/) - [Podcast](https://johnpoelstra.com/category/podcast/) - [Coaching for Directors](https://johnpoelstra.com/coach/) - [About](https://johnpoelstra.com/about/) Toggle search field - [One Conversation](https://johnpoelstra.com/) - [Podcast](https://johnpoelstra.com/category/podcast/) - [Coaching for Directors](https://johnpoelstra.com/coach/) - [About](https://johnpoelstra.com/about/) # [GTD Now](https://johnpoelstra.com/gtd-now/) Nice to see a few recent posts on GTD (Getting Things Done) on [Planet Fedora](http://planet.fedoraproject.org/) by [Paul Frields](http://marilyn.frields.org:8080/~paul/wordpress/?p=921) and [Luis Villa](http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/02/01/a-message-to-overwhelmed-friends-alt-why-i-love-tracks-and-gtd/) . I haven’t *had time* to read the book yet, but I have heard really good things about it. I have listened to the excellent interviews with David Allen (author) by Merlin Mann from [43folders](http://www.43folders.com/2006/11/28/productive-talk-comp) . They are all full of good ideas. All the interviews are [here](http://odeo.com/audio/3351643/view) . A great book I came across while perusing [43folders](http://www.43folders.com) is [The Now Habit](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781585425525&itm=3) . I started with this book because procrastination can get in my way more than being organized. Maybe once I finally read GTD I will find that this hypothesis is wrong. For some reason the subtitle: *A strategic program for overcoming procrastination and enjoying guilt-free play* struck me funny, but the content inside is solid and not that long of a read at approximately 200 pages. Included are several practical exercises and tools I found helpful too. Either way, both books can definitely sharpen [Execution](https://johnpoelstra.com/2008/02/01/execution/) . #### John Poelstra John Poelstra coaches directors in finance and software. Trained through the Co-Active Training Institute, he has coached for more than 10 years, with over 520 clients and 3,150 sessions. He brings 25 years of experience from the inside: software testing, project management and team leadership at Red Hat and Dell/EMC, and finance as a bank auditor at Wells Fargo and a CPA at Grant Thornton. He hosts The John Poelstra Show podcast. [Author archive](https://johnpoelstra.com/author/john-poelstra/) [Author website](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-john-poelstra-show/id1130635146) February 3, 2008 [Productivity](https://johnpoelstra.com/category/productivity/) [Previous post](https://johnpoelstra.com/execution/) [Next post](https://johnpoelstra.com/fedora-jigdo/) ## 1 Comment ## [Add yours](#respond) 1. [Luis](http://tieguy.org/) [February 4, 2008 at 1:54 pm](https://johnpoelstra.com/gtd-now/#comment-38) [Reply](#comment-38) *I started with this book because procrastination can get in my way more than being organized. Maybe once I finally read GTD I will find that this hypothesis is wrong.* In my case, GTD helped cure procrastination, but I bet the most effective approach varies from person to person and is dependent on why you’re disorganized/procrastinating. [Reply](#comment-38) ### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](/gtd-now/#respond) ### John Poelstra [https://johnpoelstra.com/?attachment_id=3756](https://johnpoelstra.com/?attachment_id=3756) **Work With Me** I coach directors in finance and software who want to prioritize, delegate, and lead with clarity. Start with One Conversation, a complimentary 60-minute coaching conversation. 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