Editor’s Note: Nathaniel Stott, one of our popular contributors here at GTDtimes reached out to me today with a small request. It seems his company, Life Architect, is conducting a small research study that asks the question “Does GTD Really Make a Difference?”, and he wants the aid of the GTD community to  provide the answer. Obviously, this is exactly the kind of thing for which GTDtimes exists so I hope that each of you will join me in taking just a few moments out of your busy day (if you’re fast it’s just TWO MINUTES after all!) and help Nathaniel (and the rest of the GTD community by extension) find the answer to this question once and for all.

From Nathaniel:

Life Architect is conducting a small piece of research to answer the question: Does GTD really make a difference?  We will gladly share our findings for future publication.  The survey takes about 3-5 mins and is built in 3 languages: English, Dutch and German:

The aim of this survey is to find out:

• Whether we spend most of the day thinking about or achieving our goals
• Do we focus our attention on the important things in both our work and private lives
• Is what we are doing effective
• Are we in control or feeling stressed
• Do we lead the lives we want to live
• And Most Importantly: is there a difference between people who use Getting Things Done in their lives and those who do not?

The survey consists of 30 statements and 5 general background questions.

What’s in it for you? Firstly, thank you and if you leave us your e-mail address, you stand to win a free ticket for David Allen’s GTD Roadmap seminar in Amsterdam (February 19, 2009) or in Dortmund (17 Feb, 2009) or a copy of David Allen’s new book; Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life.

Once again, let me urge you to be generous with a few minutes of your time and help Nathaniel and his company generate some additional insight into the effectiveness of GTD upon our personal and professional lives.  We will publish the results here at GTDtimes as soon as Nathaniel returns them to us.

Tags: Best Practices, Features, Getting Things Done, Nathaniel Stott //