GTD Is for People With Too Much to Do

So, if you don't know about this whole GTD (Getting Things Done) thing, take a look at 'Getting Things Done' In 60 Seconds. GTD is a decent premise and all, but it makes a few assumptions which just don't universally hold true (at least in my case):

1. I'm so busy that you have no free time.
2. I'm at a computer all the time¹.
3. My to-do list is almost entirely composed entirely of requests made by other people sent to me via e-mail.
4. I have so much to do that I need to look at a list to see what I can do now that I'm at the computer (or by the phone, or in the car, etc).
5. I'm a サラリーマン, (salary man).

Here's the deal, my e-mail inbox is a form of communication. Yes, sometimes people send me e-mails that result in me having to do something. That doesn't mean each message I get results in "actions" that require a "next step" and "contexts."

My to-do list usually consists of "pay this bill" and "get milk at the grocery store." The day I need to look at a list with context @store, "buy milk" next task: check out will be a sad day.

Hey, if GTD works for you, more power to you. But you're probably always in a business environment. That's just not the case for me (thankfully).

1. Okay, so this is almost true, especially since I have that fancy time-suck called an iPhone. [↩]