Once you see Getting Things Done (GTD) – and its related systems like Sally McGhee’s Take Back Your Life – as cognitive load management rather than a productivity system, a different question emerges.
Not:
“How do I fit more into my life?”
But:
“How do I design my life around what my mind can realistically hold?”
That shift changes everything.
Continue reading Designing life around what your mind can holdGetting Things Done (GTD) is often described as a productivity system.
That description is accurate, but it’s also misleading.
One of the reasons people bounce off GTD is that they think it’s about doing more.
More capture.
More lists.
More discipline.
More effort.
But that framing misses the point entirely.
GTD doesn’t reduce work.
It reduces mental strain.
That distinction matters.
Continue reading GTD is not a productivity system – it is cognitive load management
