## Getting started with "Getting Things Done" | 43 Folders
Source URL:: <https://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done>
### Highlights
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> identify all the stuff in your life that isn’t in the right place (close all open loops)
>get rid of the stuff that isn’t yours or you don’t need right now
>create a right place that you trust and that supports your working style and values
>put your stuff in the right place, consistently
>do your stuff in a way that honors your time, your energy, and the context of any given moment
>iterate and refactor mercilessly
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> geeks are often disorganized or have a twisted skein of attention-deficit issues
>geeks love assessing, classifying, and defining the objects in their world
>geeks crave actionable items and roll their eyes at “mission statements” and lofty management patois
>geeks like things that work with technology-agnostic and lofi tools
>geeks like frameworks but tend to ignore rules
>geeks are unusually open to change (if it can be demonstrated to work better than what they’re currently using)
>geeks like fixing things on their own terms
>geeks have too many projects and lots and lots of stuff
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> Next actions: Both physical and visible - “But, for me, turning anxieties into projects and projects into discrete physical behaviors has a lot of appeal. It takes all the pressure off your brain and puts it back where it belongs: on your eyes, on your hands, and on that fat ass you need to get into gear.”