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GTD in physical space: how good are you?

I was wondering if those who rigorously implement GTD in their work also have a clean work environment.

From your perspective, are they simply co-incidental, or does one support or cause the other?

I try to implement GTD (as far as I have been able to read thus far) but I have a somewhat messy apartment (though my office, where I do most of my work and receive students, is pristine).

I see an interesting parallel between those who say "I have a system that works" both for GTD and for a messy space.

Thoughts?

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My best friend has a...

My best friend has a degree in architecture and is a whiz at organization and planning (in sharp contradistinction to me). She says that your physical space has to be in order for your interior space to be in order. Which explains why my study looks like it does, and why I'm on Prozac.... I'm currently using iGTD for, well, GTD, and FlyLady's system for my physical space. Both work, when I use them. That last clause is the snag.

Just my $.02.

 
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