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- Update 2021-01-15: Blog article by Horst

The New Yorker featured an article "[[https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-rise-and-fall-of-getting-things-done][The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done]]" by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Newport][Cal Newport]].

It's an article that resonates quite well with my personal point of
view although I am unsure if I will come to the same conclusions.

Either way, it's a PIM-related article that you *have* to read.

He spans a nice productivity optimization story that starts with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker][Peter
Drucker]] (the term "knowledge work"), jumps to the personal journey of
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_Mann][Merlin Mann]] ([[http://www.43folders.com/][43 Folders]], [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/inbox-zero][Inbox Zero]], [[id:2015-07-19-Capturing-via-Hipster-PDA][Hipster PDA]]) and embraces the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done][GTD
method]] by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Allen_(author)][David Allen]].

The great thing about the article is that it also mentions the
downside of this "Productivity pr0n": somehow the work needs to be
done. Being an efficient knowledge worker may lead to a dread-mill
where external work input is unthrottled for too long.

Another aspect the article covers is the tradeoff between
self-organization and independence versus being managed by peers.

In any case, the article is well worth your time if you're interested
in PIM or self-management in general.

Other sources discussing the topic:

- [2021-01-15 Fri] [[https://zerokspot.com/weblog/2021/01/15/re-the-rise-and-fall-of-getting-things-done/][Re: The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done - zerokspot.com]]
  - A somewhat critical point of view regarding to the article. And I
    mostly agree to Horst here.