GTD vs. BASB

Exploring the difference between Getting Things Done and Building a Second Brain

I recently read a blog post exploring the differences between Getting Things Done by David Allen and Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte. It made me ponder the two concepts.

Tiago summed it up in his recent “X” post. (RIP Twitter) :

While I do not agree that GTD is just for tasks, I know that Tiago was a fervent advocate of the GTD methodology before he created his framework. In my opinion, GTD can be used for goal setting as well as notetaking.

There are so many thoughts running through my head while thinking about the overlap and the differences between the two, let me know if you’d like me to break it down for you. And if you have any thoughts about it, I’d like to read them in the comments :

And make sure you read this blog post from Obsidian Rocks if you are interested in the concept!