Though Evernote isn’t evil, it has come to represent my own tendency to “get organized” in place of actually doing. My focus these days is on using just enough to keep things moving, using the fewest tools necessary, and making sure they are the right tools.

Though I am not a regular reader your GTD workflow diagram has really helped me process my weekly review. I have adapted it to fit my needs and appreciate your legwork!

Also I began to feel I was fueling other people’s obsessions. Many people frequenting GTD and like sites are addicted to the hunt of better ways and I started to see I was contributing more to the problem than the solution. I wasn’t giving answers as much as I was adding distractions. Or at least that’s the conclusion I came to.

Evernote is a good tool but it too helps fuel obsession by making it so easy to collect and sort. Though its been a part of my life for a while, I began to see it wasn’t necessary. I’ve come to believe only a couple of tools are ever really necessary to get things done and I’ve purposely cut back. Paper and pen are becoming increasingly attractive.

So I admit I’m flawed and that my motivation for stopping my GTD + EN posts wasn’t very noble. But I also learned that I was hoping to define my life to some extent by them and that’s pretty weak. Got me thinking about what I really wanted to do.

I’ve leaned I’ve got a lot left to learn.

I really liked your EN posts. They were well thought out and comprehensive. I think it is short sighted to quit using a tool because someone got an eBook out before you. I think that your system is much more complete than Mr. Gold’s and could have made a great eBook for EN/GTD users.