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This is a trick I adopted some time ago and have found it to be helpful. I thought I'd share it and see if anyone else does likewise or can suggest further refinements. In addition to my context lists (@Home, @Computer, @Errands, etc.) I have a list called !Today. The use of the "!" rather than...
"Practice yoga more regularily" Assumptions: you have all the gear and space at home for the practice and you already know how to practice yoga.
Sent emails that have one or more of the following: - need to be filed (for legal purposes) - have an action associated with them (may be a waiting for...) - have reference material which may want to be kept. Looking forward to hearing the varied responses! Ryan
sricha27 already mentioned this deal in this post: http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4992 but I'm not sure he used the right title to get the attention this deal deserves. This $500 project management software, which can be had right now (until midnight tonight) for a $5 donation to...
I always smile when I see posts from people who have a "!Today" or "!On Deck" or similar context and who go on to say that they don't think it fits in with GTD. I think you are very wrong for the following 2 reasons:- 1.In Getting Things Done David states that you should start each day by...
Very simply, I don't understand the difference. I'm versed in GTD jargon, but don't understand Action vs. Next Action. There's a seperate option for it on all GTDGmail labels. Is "Next Actions" for project actions and "Actions" for just general project-unrelated actions. So Action Call Sara...
Hello, I've been trying out GTD for the last few weeks, and I have run into a few snags. Whenever I do, I always start to muddy the water with extra lists, contexts, etc., making it too specific and inconvenient. My contexts are always @place1, @place2, etc., and my action types are the...
A friend of mine told me that he did not have ADD he had ADOS which stands for "Attention Deficit- "OH SHINY!" Which is definitely me as well. I bought the GTD book over a year ago and was able to pick up some great tips that I have integrated into my daily life. Most importantly my email...
http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/gtd_workflow_advanced.pdf found on this page: http://www.davidco.com/saying.php
I have been implementing GTD in bits and pieces slowly for a long time. Clearly I am learning a lot of new skills, habits, and ways of thinking. I think that the "belt" rating system is a good start at defining phases of implementation but it does not help you identify what you need to do...
I searched Amazon.com for the Getting Things Done Fast CD set and came up with this $30 unreleased CD set. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1596590106/qid=1099077473/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7200883-1566242?v=glance&s=books Would anyone from Davidco like to comment or inform? ...
In programming there is a concept called "cross cutting concerns", and I'm running into a similar problem with GTD. I expect others have run into this, so I thought I'd ask. I have a next action to (for instance) talk with someone about some small piece to a project. In my mind, this belongs...
I first discovered GTD about a year ago and have been diligently attempting to apply it ever since. I've got a pretty good collection habit now - when a thought occurs to me, I dump it into my phone, and everything physical lands in the inbox at home. I'm also pretty good at processing on a...
Have you noticed that when you start to implement GTD you quickly become aware of what your weaknesses are in terms of self-management? Mine is the doing. I'm happy to plow through the inbox and make the front end decisions and get everything nice and tidy - even plan some projects, etc., but...
Hi folks -- I am one week into this and am wrestling with how best to set this up electronically (I am a Mac person, and do not want to get into entourage!!). How important (or necessary) is it to retain a record in your lists of the "done" items. I know that DA seems to be highly critical of...
At this time of year, I receive a lot of time-sensitive information about sales and coupons from companies from which I have made purchases. After trying more labor-intensive workflows, I now throw them into an "@Shopping" folder. It's easy to sort by date or company, and they are there when I am...
Anybody in our GTD universe have any experience or thoughts about using an engineering-style notebook of continuous journaling of one's activites and thoughts? In the original tradition, I believe on each page there is one wide column for the substantive entry and,, running parallel a narrow...
When David talked about "lists", he said it could be "a file folder with separate paper notes." (p141) Does that mean in my "Projects" folder I have a sheet of paper for each project? And a sheet of paper for each next action in my "Next Actions" folder? If not, please explain what David really...
Lisa, Thank you for closing the "GTD Connect is here!" thread and removing all the posts. Some posts contained criticism and reading them was making me sad (even if those posts were mine). Now without any public criticism of this $48/month service I will be happy because I will know that no user...
Good Evening All - After a relaxing weekend, the following occurred to me: We're all here to "Get Things Done" - right ? But, a lot of us are here to "Get Things Done," so that we can get to the REALLY Important stuff that we want to do, and not get overwhelmed in the minutia of the...
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