## The Creativity of Getting Things Done Source URL:: <http://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/06/the-creativity-of-getting-things-done-part-one> ### Highlights > [!quote]+ %%Updated on Fri Apr 15 2022 17:19:58 GMT-0400%% > > By imposing a degree of structure, by asking ourselves to behave in a slightly more focused way, we’re giving ourselves an opportunity to develop our creative muscles. It doesn’t always mean that what we create every single time every single day will be an act of great art and beauty, but if indeed the best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas, then using GTD principles to create windows of opportunity to generate lots of ideas, sounds like a good approach.