Have just finished listening to a BBC World Service programme on the "anti anti mess" movement and the idea that accepting mess and disorder can enhance our creativity and by extension our productivity.
Here's an article from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/g...24357200&en=ce87bee90be66dff&ei=5088&partner=...
I'm not sure about this and suspect its just an excuse for procastrination.
I know the often repeated mantra that one of the ways GTD can benefit creativity is by giving you time to focus on creative processes and clearing your mind of other things.
However, I do get frustrated that the GTD processes don't sometimes help me get to the crux of things sooner. I think it might be something to do with facing the emotional element of work. Sometimes certain amount of stress and frustration can sometimes lead to breakthough, while GTD can lead to a rather mechanical process.
I also know some very creative and productive people (productive in a creative and innovative way) that would never get involved in anything like GTD. My mother is an example.
I am anti-mess/clutter by innate personality reasons and not because of GTD. Which leads me to wonder - are there any GTDers out there who tolerate a certain amount of creative mess and clutter and if so how do you reconcile this with GTD which is a ordered system with everything "having a place and everything in its place"?
And what do you think of this "anti anti mess" reaction/movement?
Here's an article from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/g...24357200&en=ce87bee90be66dff&ei=5088&partner=...
I'm not sure about this and suspect its just an excuse for procastrination.
I know the often repeated mantra that one of the ways GTD can benefit creativity is by giving you time to focus on creative processes and clearing your mind of other things.
However, I do get frustrated that the GTD processes don't sometimes help me get to the crux of things sooner. I think it might be something to do with facing the emotional element of work. Sometimes certain amount of stress and frustration can sometimes lead to breakthough, while GTD can lead to a rather mechanical process.
I also know some very creative and productive people (productive in a creative and innovative way) that would never get involved in anything like GTD. My mother is an example.
I am anti-mess/clutter by innate personality reasons and not because of GTD. Which leads me to wonder - are there any GTDers out there who tolerate a certain amount of creative mess and clutter and if so how do you reconcile this with GTD which is a ordered system with everything "having a place and everything in its place"?
And what do you think of this "anti anti mess" reaction/movement?