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GTD and the creative life...possible?
kenzi | Mar 28 2006
Just getting started with GTD and what has me most excited is the possibility to get to my creative projects finally. I run my own business, plus have a full-time job to pay the bills. In addition to that I am spilling over with creative ideas for things I want to do, make, paint, etc. My schedule doens't really allow me the time to realize many of these projects, and they often get forgotten, or I forget to do the little steps that will help me realize them eventually, or when I do have free time I can't remember what projects I wanted to do. I am hoping that GTD, correctly applied, will help me keep track of all this, and hopefully organize my bill-paying lives so that I have time for the creative. Are there any artists or creative types (even wannabes) either full or part time who use GTD to help them toward their creative goals? What works for you in the system? Do you have to tweak it to make it fit the creative stuff, or can you just plug it all in together? 13 Comments
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 Hi all, Saw this thread and...Submitted by Concatenate on April 16, 2006 - 7:06am.
Hi all, Saw this thread and thought I'd register to chime in. I?m a musician (with a day job) and I find that GTD is useful for the 99% perspiration that comes after the 1% inspiration. In my case, 99% perspiration means checking the mix of a song (why not listen to it on headphones on my commute), taking notes on what needs to be changed. GTD also helps in the management aspect, where I feel a lot of musicians (and "artistic types") in general tend to get tripped up: e-mailing so-and-so about the gig, uploading new tracks to the website, sending off that copyright form, etc. I've found GTD to be benficial also in that it helps me do everything else so I can get my butt in the studio at the end of the day and focus. That said, I still wouldn't mind an extra 4 hours in the day... Here's a post on guitarrists and GTD on the David Co forums: » POSTED IN:
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