O.K., so my GTD implementation’s gotten a little bit out of control. I feel like I have a whole pile of random next actions that I have to do but little sense of reason or purpose behind them. Recently, I’ve been in more of a reactionary mode, simply trying to cope with the flood of stuff coming at me. I hope sometime soon to have the chance to do a full mind sweep and get back to some sort of fresh start. Right now I don’t have the clarity to decide what I need to do and what I don’t. Hope soon to have a complete list of my actual projects and commitments…

Using index cards to manage tasks has helped me to understand the concept of atomic actions. One task per card makes it easy to close loops—i.e., to follow a task through to completion. But I’ve gotten a little lost in the actions and need a better way to link individual actions to projects and goals. I don’t think I’ve really gotten the hang of processing and review: what is this? do I need to act on it? is it worth my time to act on it? is it furthering my larger commitments, responsibilities, and goals?