Reprinted here by permission of author Leo Babauta from Zenhabits.

Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System. An essential part of ZTD is the forming of the 10 Habits, one at a time. This post will explore why and how to do that.

“It’s about the habits and the doing, not the system or the tools.”

I am a huge fan of GTD, as you probably know by now. It’s one of the best productivity systems ever invented. However, it’s not without its flaws, and because of that, I have a new productivity system for you: Zen To Done (ZTD).

Although ZTD is a much simpler system than GTD, the basics are the same. Zenhabits has a very long list of GTD resources that will be valuable to anyone using the original GTD system or one of its variants. You can also adapt the tips and tricks mentioned in the resources to ZTD or your own customized productivity system.

Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System. This is the third in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits.

3 plan

Habit: set MITs for week, day.

Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System. However, reader Mark Siegal said that the system seems to complex. So I now present the minimalist version of ZTD — a way to be productive without all the fuss.

The Four Habits

Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System. This is the first in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits.

1 collect

Habit: ubiquitous capture.

Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System. This is the second in a series of posts exploring each of the 10 Habits.

2 process.

Habit: make quick decisions on things in your inbox, do not put them off.