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Folks I've been working on getting a professional website done. The URL is http://elindblom.bravehost.com Rather than have someone else do it (which is an option), I wanted to learn how to get it done myself. Iss anyone out there doing anything similar? I would be grateful for any comments...
I am working on getting GTD fully up and running. I'm currently trying to figure out the best method for me to file my emails. When I first started using outlook, I would have tons of different folders and sub-folders to file emails. I eventually found that to be a bit problematic as many times...
Hi, I read GTD recently and I'm in the process of trying to implement it in my life (I have 5 jobs as well as freelance music work, and I'm planning for my wedding this summer!) In the course of my day I come up with all sorts of things I want to try -- check out such and such website, look...
I am new to forum groups but just wanted to know if I can Sync my Palm Zire 71 to Outlook? I recently purchased a Blackberry 8700 and am using that with Outlook but want to give my Zire 71 to my wife and still have both of us using the same database/address book/calendar/etc. Thanks. Jim.
I looked through the forums but didn't find anything that really addresses this issue: A recent mindmapping session for a particular project resulted in a # of subprojects which had it's own subprojects and those had their own subprojects which had it's own subprojects and so on. Since Next...
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I'm hoping someone may be able to help clarify this in my mind before I drive myself mad going back and forth. My work involves website requirements and design. As part of this I'll have things I need to do (write the specification, design the page flow, design individual page layouts), issues...
I want to reach those of you, and I'm sure there are many, who work in the thick of things - where next actions are coming at you thick and fast. I want to hear how you have devleoped the system to cope with intense demands in your work routines. I have just switched from using a pda for my...
I use GTD from scratch that is not with the add-on for outlook. My company does not allows implementation of 3rd party software. I wrote my own macro;s like Waiting for, MakeAppointmentFromMail, etc. I have two questions 1. Who is in the same spot as me and writing macro's to make things...
I'm still fairly new to GTD, been working on it for about 2 months or so now, and must say, I'm loving the flexibility its given me. I know there are areas I need to work on, but I feel like its working. Now, this isn't to say I haven't had troubles at times. With the Easter long weekend...
For all of you Outlook users out there, I have a few questions I am hoping you can answer. 1. Let's say you receive a message and it has an attachment. You need to read the attachment but you don't have time to read it now. What do you do with the message? How do you remind yourself the...
The people that I talk to mostly say that they sort of do the weekly review or don't find time for it. I was struggling trying to make my system more functional and finally made some progress. The whole point is to do the review. If you skip the review you are gathering and then not doing...
Sorry if this topic was addressed already in this forum. If it was can someone please provide a link? During processing, what do you do with physical "stuff" that needs to be kept for later use? For example, computer parts. I have spare cables, spare routers, a spare monitor, etc. These...
Today was to be my GTD day..questions on steps *how do you categorize? *does one file folder per thought really make a difference? **after you take a piece of paper/something and decide that it is reference. do you immediately name and label a folder in the alphabetical file. *or do you just...
Hi Guys, I having real difficulty working in Context and I would like to know how others work this way? Do people tend to work in Context all of the time or do you switch between working in Context then focus on a specific projects? I am using MyLife Organised (MLO) so if I work in Context...
Ok so here I go. I am very new to this and am trying to integrate this into my daily flow. One thing I am sort of struggling with is that trying to figure out how to classify, where to classify items. I want to keep everything in one spot which means email and since we use Outlook here I am...
What immediatly became clear was the connection with many forms of meditation. In particular with Vipassana, but not only. It is quite interetsing how using GTD you reach a level of silent mind that normally you enjoy only in the middle of a one week workshop... when you have nothing to do, and...
I would appreciate y'alls' "best practices" regarding where and how to keep reference information that family members need acess to, such as practice schedules, lunch menuss, important phone numbers, appt dates, bus routes, dates of events we might attend but have not yet committed, (e.g., school...
Everybody has experienced a sense of “losing oneself” in an activity – being totally absorbed in a task, a movie or sex. Now researchers have caught the brain in the act. Self-awareness, regarded as a key element of being human, is switched off when the brain needs to concentrate hard on a...
It looks like some of categories don't work for me. I started to notice that it happens to categories that are not connected to some time zones or relative events. At this point I have the following categories in use: @Call - telephone calls - check while driving (3 hours per day at min)...
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