Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderSimilar to GTD, I use a technique called "Bullet Journaling" [1] and it's been transformative. It's less opinionated than GTD and I find it flows a bit more readily. I find it ironic that as a tech CTO I'm connected to my phone and computer probably 80% of my day and love playing with productivity and organizational tools -- yet I've still never found anything better than putting pen to paper! I keep a small pocket-sized moleskine in my back…
Quick thoughts I’ve had for years on this article and about the book Getting Things Done by David Allen. Not trying to put this article down btw, since this was the article that introduced me to gtd in the first place. That said, if you do feel like trying gtd based off this article, I have a possibly helpful heads up for you. Try out the whole dumping things into an inbox and processing it bit for a short while…
This is great. If you do want to read the original book, my advice is to read the first edition. The second edition adds a lot of fluff but nothing of substance.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 421
- Total comments
- 122
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-08 | GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done | singold | 13 | 0 |
| 2015-09-08 | GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done | sunny256 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-11-21 | GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things DoneFirst breakout · Best thread | ingve | 214 | 73 |
| 2018-08-15 | GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done | ColinWright | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-11-17 | GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done | sanketpatrikar | 5 | 0 |
| 2022-05-25 | A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done | Brajeshwar | 143 | 43 |
| 2023-12-08 | GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things DoneLatest 20+ point return | surprisetalk | 42 | 6 |