Hi Kelly,
I am a faithful reader/listener and GTD-er and I must say this hype for twitter is so disappointing, especially from GTDers!
Twitter is typically a source of interruption and procrastination with very limited added value except hyper-connectivity.
Do you share some of my thoughts?

Keep up with the top level coaching on your blog!

Hi Renaud,

Glad you're getting value from my blog. I like sharing with all of you on ways to get more out of GTD.

As for Twitter, I don't feel like it's any more of an interruption or procrastination opportunity than any other kind of input I choose to allow into my life. Sure, it's coming at us faster than most things, but it all depends on how often you put yourself in front of it--just like TV, the coffee machine in the break room, watching the birds fly by your window, YouTube, a stock ticker, your coworkers stopping your office, instant message, new email, a newspaper, etc. I'm not advocating FOR Twitter--it's not for everyone. But I do see its value in giving people a low barrier to sharing quick sound bytes of information that other people may want to read--or not.

And like every other kind of input people get, people will get stressed out about Twitter if they have some kind of implicit agreement with themselves or others about what they should be doing about it, and are not keeping that agreement in a way they feel good about. Mismanaging our agreements is stress producer 101 and core to getting free of stress with GTD.

I quite like Twitter because I have absolutely no agreements inside of me about what I'm doing with it. If I post, fine. If I don't, fine. The Twitter world will go on just fine without me telling everyone I just ate a cookie or saw an interesting web site.

Interesting stuff to look at, for sure. I do applaud you for being vigilant to know what works for you, and doesn't. After all, at the end of the day, you are the one processing all of your stuff, so it's good to get clear on what you want to allow in.

Thanks for that reply, Kelly. Some people think every GTDer is alike. If some choose to use Twitter, then I'm glad David Allen and Co. will be here to teach us how to process it appropriately.

Thanks for your full-fledged feedback that puts things back into perspective!

Hi Kelly:

I like your "twitter attitude." I'm probably spending too much time there, but I think I'm beginning to figure out why. On twitter, I've formed (or am a part of) a highly ambitious, geeky/intellectual community who are providing me with some fantastic input that I would never have found without twitter (all those great links that feel like reading the Enquirer but are conveying more technical and even scientific or at least social science information.) I am getting the chance to listen in on conversations of people who are changing how we communicate and this excites me.

I'm a long time connect member, a 3-4 year GTD person, and still a student of GTD. I'm finally reading back through your blog posts, and subscribed so it comes into my netvibes, where I house GTD/productivity blogs. You already know why I wasn't at the summit. If nothing else, getting my thoughts about it out there led to a flurry of women's posts discussing sexism in the productivity/blogging world. A final note on that one, I asked Steve Leveen (Levenger) what percent of his customers are women. He said, "60%." Levenger is one of my favorite sources of "productivity" gear and I bet I'm not alone with that. So figuring out the problem with GTD and women may be a good business decision.

Meanwhile, your friendly use of twitter impresses me.