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The thing that struck me as genius when I first read David Allen’s Getting Things Done was the idea of contexts. But many are realizing that Allen’s original contexts of @work, @computer, @phone, and so on, don’t make as much sense today as they did in 2002. Contexts are really outdated now . ...

Career vision get a promotion, didn't happen. So not promoted at work. Should i leave for another company ? Can't cause the higher priority is stay close to family (and not move far far away). So the deal with this i say to myself: Its ok because i'm still with my family. Turn to religion......

The issue i encountered is that i have physical file folders that still have papers and docs i don't want to purge, but i don't want to see every time i open my file cabinet. I placed this at the back of my file cabinet. I just wondering what everyone else is doing...

I always had it as one list, but know I have a ton more goals under work and like the more focused view. Just wondering if anyone else has fried this ?

Hey, I really wanted to start a thread with some of David's popular/favorite quotes. Be sure to add yours ! "Then you are at black belt," he said. "My karate teacher once told me that the true sign of a black belt is not that you operate at peak performance every minute of every day but that...

As I prepare for 2013 I want a list of management, self help, business books to read over the year. Do you have a recent favorite?

I have read Getting Things Done twice and am excited about starting. I have one question though. I definitely want a tickler file. About half the content on this file will come through emails and half will be things from my own life and shop. I have a home office, desk in shop with computer,...

I use GTD for Collecting, Processing, Organizing and Review pretty stringently. When it comes to doing, I use GTD guidance to select my pre-defined work for the day. Once that selection is made, I transfer those tasks to a a pomodoro technique work sheet for planning my day around pre-defined...

Hi, I created this simple list to help out (new) members here. The information in the book can be overwhelming but here's a list of 30 behaviours you can adopt to reach "mind like water". (I drafted an incomplete list, so please help add to it! And please correct me if I'm wrong) Think...

Is this forum working again? I had trouble trying to post a couple of days ago, and thought there must be a problem because nobody else posted either for several days. However, now I see that the other forum (discuss gear and software) is active, so maybe it's OK or has been fixed by now? If...

Hello, nice to be reaching out for some support and knowing there are other folks as interested in GTD as I am. I'm in a bit of a pickle...the past few weeks I've been setting up the GTD system, listening to webinars on GTD connect and adding to-do's to lots of lists. Lists such as someday/maybe,...

I'm just back from a conference where I left my real GTD life behind and took some conference-specific projects and actions with me. My tools were a notepad, a pen and a highlighter. I loved it and am considering migrating my GTD system back to paper. If anyone here has abandoned an...

I am wondering on the ideal way to process my emails. Should I... 1) Put each email that has a next action into my next actions list, and move it out of my email inbox. or 2) Use my email inbox as its own next actions list

Hi all, I'm based in Sydney and looking to start a group for regular catch ups to further our knowledge and implementation of GTD. Have been doing GTD for a number of years but want to catch up with like minded people! Would love to see if we could tempt one of the coaches or staff to give a...

Hi all, Well after an extended free trial and attending a seminar in London last year I have finally made the committment and signed up to GTD Connect for a year. I should have done it ages ago but I am determined to make it work this time round. I've had numerous attempts at GTD over the years...

Hello all. I was wondering if anyone had a separate GTD setup for work vs personal. Due to security concerns at my company, getting access to corporate resources is a real PITA without a fully booted up laptop and an RSA token. So it's not easy for me to glance at my lists when I am at home. ...

I’d like to share some thoughts I have had about the relationship between projects, contexts and next actions. A recent thread on here dismissing contexts as obsolete got me thinking. Sometimes I work really efficiently in a context but other times it is more helpful to stick to a single project...

Hello everyone. This is my first post. I am a biology professor at a small midwestern school. Recently, I received a surprisingly unfavorable review from my tenure committee, and it came to light that even though I thought I was organized, I was, in fact, not. I took my critique to heart and...

How do you guys deal with the subconscious resistance when going through your Someday/Maybe list. I keep procrastinating from turning my Someday/Maybe list to Project list. By the way, do you divide your Someday/Maybe list into long term and short term?