Are productivity systems for everyone?

Is it only certain types of people who benefit from the productivity systems such as Getting Things Done (GTD) that people like me know and love? Or is it that while everyone can enjoy the benefit, but not everyone can see that benefit?

I ask this because the response I get when I talk about or somehow demonstrate my productivity system varies from person to person. Some are fascinated and want to know more. Many are nonplussed. Others make fun.

Does this reflect different people’s ways of working? Or their attitudes to anything even seen as approaching self-help? Does the fact that there are so many productivity blogs and so much chatter about the issue online reflect the types of people that use the internet?

Are the mockers genuinely amused or are they threatened by the idea that they are doing something ‘wrong’?

I guess this goes to the roots of why some people like some things and others prefer other things. My hunch is that systems like GTD appeal to people who like order and being in control. So while disorganised people might wish they were less so, do they lack a crucial je ne sais quoi that would allow them to become more effective?

If the mighty GTD can only touch those who have the right attitude and outlook to accept it, what happens to the rest? Can they be turned toward the light (sounds like I’m trying to convert people, yikes). Or do the productivity systems need to adapt to reach this new audience. If the latter, how?

If I were cleverer I’d have a smart suggestion or four to throw down at this point. But I’m not, so I haven’t. Can you do better? Then don’t dally, drop your thoughts in the comments.

photo credit: Bill Ruhsam

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