GTD
also: Getting Things Done
GTD stands for 'Getting Things Done,' a personal productivity methodology that emphasizes capturing, organizing, and processing tasks and information to reduce mental clutter and increase focus.
GTD is not Linux-specific but is widely adopted by Linux users and power users who value systems thinking and automation. The methodology involves five key steps: capturing all tasks and ideas, clarifying what they mean, organizing them into actionable categories, reflecting on your system regularly, and engaging with tasks based on context and priority.
In the Linux community, GTD principles are often implemented using command-line tools and plain-text systems. For example, users might maintain a task list in a simple text file managed with vim or grep, use tools like taskwarrior or todo.txt for task management, or leverage shell scripts to automate workflow organization.
GTD promotes the idea of an 'external brain'—a trusted system where all commitments and ideas are recorded, freeing mental resources for actual work rather than remembering what needs to be done.