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When teenagers game the family GTD system

My teenage kids are supposed to use our family GTD system for schoolwork and chores but they're outsmarting it in ways that technically follow the rules while completely missing the spirit, and I don't know if the problem is the system or my expectations.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Young people are following the letter of a productivity system while subverting its intention, revealing unclear boundaries between compliance and commitment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with GTD — Getting Things Done and its philosophy?”

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