Reading 43 Folders July 24th post entitled, Back to GTD: Do a fast “mind-sweep” stopped me short. [GTD being David Allen's Getting Things Done book.] Which I haven’t read. Haven’t actually seen one in person. Haven’t read a summary, just read a blogger’s post about it here and there.

Why the dramatics? Because I’m already on his band wagon! We’re talking (slightly different terminology) Mind Clearing, separating Planning Time from Doing Time, breaking up big projects into small manageable projects (called “small steps on the Key to Being Organized mind map in newsletter issue #13″. Clearly the universe is encouraging the human race on this path because it feels a little “100th-monkey-ish” to me.

You know, one monkey learns how to peel a banana, another learns the trick from him, then another and by the time the 100th monkey learns the trick, ALL the monkeys know about the peel-the-banana trick whether or not they’ve been “taught”. The trick has become part of the collective consciousness.

So this is fantastic! If David Allen is a monkey (well, you know what I mean, Mr. Allen, I don’t really think you are, you know, a real monkey) sharing the info to enjoy peace of mind and be productive, and I’ve (i.e. another monkey over here in this corner of the universe) been tapping into the same vein, it must be fast entrenching in our collective consciousness! I’m thrilled he’s already written the book so that it can spread even faster!