- developed and popularized by [[allen, david|david allen]]. - i think it’s a misconception to view gtd as a productivity framework or project management system. - the real meat of the method is about how you affect change in your world. - what outcome do you want to advocate for, and what is the next single thing you can do to achieve it? - it’s less about planning your projects in some arbitrary way and more about literally *doing things* that build momentum in your desired direction. - other methods tend to focus on identifying what you *want* to do, when you want to do it, and how you might achieve a given objective. i.e, planning. - gtd is centered on what you *can* do, literally right now in this moment. i.e, acting. - involves capturing your [[{4.4a} open loops in gtd|open loops]] and clarifying them into [[{4.4b} next actions in gtd|actionable]] and non-actionable items, then engaging with actionable items by **context**.