## Next actions: Both physical _and_ visible
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> Next actions: Both physical _and_ visible
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> The thing is, I now see how items like these can’t really be “done” at all; each one of those things is actually a complex, multiple-item project with built-in dependencies and waiting time. To look at any of them as a single thing I need to do is to buy into the anxiety-inducing premise that my goals and behaviors should somehow mirror each other on a one-to-one basis. If you think about it, that’s plainly ridiculous.
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> A more reasonable approach using GTD would be to focus just on that next physical activity needed to undertake each project; even if it seems like a trivial activity. In order:
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> Find old résumé in file cabinet
> Call gym to see when membership expires
> Start a running list of everyone I need to buy Christmas gifts for