For implementing GTD you might try out my application for time management and productivity,

http://www.gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.

Hope you like it.

I wouldn’t say most of my ideas are that radical. Really revolutionary ideas would require some unusual experiences, and I don’t have enough of those to add something radical each day.

But, I wanted to write a post about the distinction with “feeling busy” and “being busy”. Seeing as I’ve noticed the two don’t need to be the same.

Thanks for the comment.

-Scott

Stress is always in the mind of the beholder because there is no such thing as stress as we are talking about it, other than in people’s minds. It’s more or less always present because of the belief of not being in control of any given situation. In fact I can’t think of a single thing that causes stress that doesn’t fit that pattern. Stress because of ill health, work pressure, marital difficulties, and money problems etc are always because of a perceived, or actual, lack of control.

Having said that, it’s still an interesting and thought provoking post.

Easier said then done, but if you realise you are stressed you can take a step back and force yourself to put things in perspective and approach any problems with a detached viewpoint.

For example, when I have task overload, I remind myself to shift from a “backlog-burndown” to a “value-delivered” mindset. I also remind myself my “have tos” are really “choose tos.”

We may not always get to choose what’s on our plate, but we can choose how we eat it. The fact that we control that gap between the stimulus and the response is powerful — and it’s the key to personal effectiveness.