Tag: “Focus”

There are many methodologies when it comes to personal organization, probably one for each person in this world. They all have advantages and disadvantages, but GTD (Getting Things Done) is the only system I know that defines a complete workflow and covers all aspects of life and work.

There’s an increasing number of people who think they should be posting things on their social networks consistently to be visible, to stand out in their different social circles, or simply to prove they exist. A tweet here, an Instagram pic there… We can’t let our followers down.

Attention is the most precious resource that we can leverage to actually get things done. The ability to focus and for a longer period of time on one activity is undoubtedly essential to every person who wishes to attract abundance and results.

Altough Getting Things Done is essentially an individual oriented management method, more and more organizations, companies and work teams are trying to incorporate the GTD culture among their members. It might seem obvious that, when each worker enjoys a sense of clarity and control with respect to their work, the collective result benefits to a large extent.

When Winifred Gallagher, author of Rapt: Attention and Focused Life, was diagnosed with cancer, decided that that hard disease and its treatment shouldn’t be at the center of her attention at all times. She realized that when she paid attention to the things she enjoyed about life rather than to her disease, her day went through in a much more pleasant way.