Lucas,
Good luck! In my experience, sticking with the GTD method takes a lot of upfront habit-building effort. I've managed to incorporate parts of it into my life, but haven't yet succeeded at maintaining all of it for more than a couple weeks at a time. It's just so easy to get caught in firefighting mode and let all your organization fall apart.
DO YOUR WEEKLY REVIEWS! This is the easiest part to overlook, but also the most critical to long-term success with GTD, and one of the more best habits you can build for long-term personal development and success with whatever goals and ambitions you have. In my experience, this part was one of those things that's just "impossible" for busy people to find time for, like daily meditation and exercise, but like meditation and exercise, if you do it, you'll find it can actually create time for you!
Even David Allen admits that it takes people up to 2 years to fully integrate GTD into their lives, so don't become discouraged if you get a week or two into the trial and still find stuff slipping through the cracks. You're building habits, and building habits requires lots and lots of diligence and even more patience. I know some folks who have succeeded in building and maintaining the GTD habits, and they are seriously effective and successful people.
Capture. Process. Execute. And relax!
- Brian
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