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I just wanted to throw this one out to see if anyone has developed an effective means for dealing with similar situations. This morning (and it’s now mid-afternoon in Ireland) I received two messages regarding different clients. One message requested that I make a phone call by early afternoon,...
I'm an insurance agent and finacial services reg.rep. Each one of my clients requires multiple tasks from the start making them a project. Do they continue to remain on the project list because there are multiple follow ups throughout the year? That would make my project list thousands of projects...
I was struggling with the concept of squeezing some creative writing into my daily routine. No matter how specific I tried to be in articulating the next action, it still felt like I was one indefinable step away from that next action i.e. it was not the genuine next action that allowed me feel...
I wonder if others wrestle with the bandwidth of their focus like I do. I have about 50 projects (with gusts up to 80) and 89 Next Actions. These figures are rather low because I've recently pared them down. I could easily double these numbers if I were to collect every single potential action...
I recently undertook a major “weekly” review in which I re-committed myself to striving for completeness. In a way, this review will go on for days or maybe weeks to come, because I am going through a lot of old papers and diaries and notes. Most of what I am discovering in these papers is...
Just curious if anyone here has used the Logitech IO “pen/PC” for taking notes and then having them put onto the computer. (www.logitechio.com) What do you think? Is it a productivity tool or a gimmicky gadget? These run @ $199 and am intrigued, but would like to see if others have used it or...
I KNOW this query has been covered in earlier threads – in fact I think I may have contributed to those threads myself, but I cannot recall the solution. I have just completed a major overhaul of my GTD system, and I have EVERYTHING captured in project lists. (The sense of completeness has to be...
I have been very low-tech, using notecards and grouping them as per their next action. I do find myself just writing notes to myself in a Word Document and now I wonder if I couldn't just have a one-page control page in Word. Does anyone do anything that simple? I could be refining the page...
Hi Folks, You all may do this already but I found something that's helping me immensely in setting up my general reference filing system. I bought the Brother labeler and yes, the hype is true for me. It changes the entire way I look at my files. Big note - per DA's advice, spend the...
Sorry this is off topic but its really affecting my GTD! Do you know any company that does admin assistant testing? I have gone to placement bureau's paid 5K it is not working out. I can advertise but I need independent testing. Has anyone done this? Do you have people sign something that 9-5 means...
I have just read GTD. Could anyone please tell me how they are logging their projects. I use Outlook 2003 and have a PDA. At the moments I just keep a list in the task section and I assign a category to the item with the word Project in front. i.e. Project_Renovations. When I perform the...
INTRODUCTION I have reaped enormous gains in the almost three months I’ve been using GTD. But I have been blocked in my attempt to implement the program fully. I have stubbornly refused to empty my collection buckets completely. I have stubbornly refused to process my collected items from top to...
I am wondering if anybody has transitioned out of the 'Covey' model of planning based on values/roles/goals/mission to the GTD method. What have been the challenges, pitfalls and learnings derived from the transition? What has been the experience moving from pen and paper to an electronic...
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...
I am re-reading GTD at the moment. It is a richly rewarding experience. I had retained some of the cornerstones of GTD after my first reading two years ago, but I also had some serious deficiencies. (See “Collect” to “Do” in Real Time? Thread). Now I feel as if I am attending a personal refresher...
I'm reading GTD for the first time and will start the collection of "stuff" and the cleaning out of my office this weekend. One thing I'm confused about is the files. Is the idea to try to stand up manilla folders in my file drawers somehow? I can't see how this is done. Any help is greatly...
Hello Bill and others... I've been sold on powermarks for the last week with regard to my bookmarks and I can see that I'll be much more organised with the realms of info I need to store and later retrieve. It's bliss!! I"ve also taken the plunge and started making references to my hard copy a-z...
http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/gtd_workflow_advanced.pdf found on this page: http://www.davidco.com/saying.php
I was wondering if anybody would like to hook up to compare notes. I use a Palm Tungsten w/Agendus & Outlook on my laptop. I also plan on going to the 'Ready for Anything' in Wash, DC. Also, is anybody aware of coaches who are familiar with GTD in the Washington DC area? Thanks Bryant
Just wondering how and where I should process my personal and business goals. Should they go into the projects list, and if so how should they be distinguished from any other project on the list. For example one of my personal goals is to spend more quality time with my kids on a daily basis. It...
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