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comment by veen

The idea to separate it like that was given to me by a friend a year or two ago and I was equally surprised at why I never thought of it before.

I don't think reading GTD again is necessary - it really isn't that applicable when you're a student, and it's getting more outdated by the minute. Your time is better spent on what GTD really is about, which is building a system for yourself:

And / Or, read Cal Newport's Deep Work, which I loved. Maybe his tips for focused work can get you to focus better on the maintenance tasks: