# Zettelkasten and GTD

> The [[Zettelkasten]]. "It's like the [[GTD]] for intellectual progress" What it is, and why you want one. (thread)
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> -   https://twitter.com/Conaw/status/1129788853189955584

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> First &#x2013; Why GTD doesn't work for intellectual work
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> GTD is all about ****stress free productivity****, it works by creating a system you can trust with commitments and deadlines, so you can let things fall out of working memory without getting dropped
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> &#x2013; https://twitter.com/Conaw/status/1129788853189955584

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> You can't put a deadline on insight though. Making real progress on an intellectual problem requires drawing connections between things you hadn't connected before.
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> Can't predict when you'll get the idea that ties everything together or realize you were asking the wrong question
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> &#x2013; https://twitter.com/Conaw/status/1129788853189955584