Getting Things Done, GTD
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Capture: Capture all tasks from the mind into an external system. Clarify: Clarify the next action for each item. Organize: Organize tasks by context and priority. Review: Regularly review to keep the system updated. Engage: Choose and execute based on context.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Clear the mind and systematically manage tasks. David Allen's methodology, the core of which is to outsource tasks to a trusted system, allowing the brain to focus on the present action.
Anchor fast decisions
The brain is good at generating thoughts but not at storing them; unmanaged to-dos occupy working memory, causing anxiety and omissions. GTD externalizes tasks to a trusted system, breaks them down into 'next actions', and retrieves them based on context (phone/computer/errands), freeing cognitive bandwidth to focus on the present.
MINIMUM ACTION
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