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I know this has probably been discussed many times before so it should be easy to answer. What is the best method for moving between contexts/lists? GTD is about working the lists and specifically the list associated with the enviornment your in (computer, desk, car/errand, phone, etc.). My...
From a GTD view point--please tell me the best practice, or assist with pros and cons of filing the following so they are retrievable quickly and like-items can be added quickly, and when needed, all related items are readily found so that none are forgotten. Should these be put in the big A to Z...
I would consider myself an advanced to expert Outlook user. I work in IT and have relied upon Outlook for about 5 years now. I'm just getting started on GTD and plan on purchasing the Workflow processing using Outlook manual. Once I get the manual and configure Outlook according to the manuals'...
OK, I'm just getting started on GTD. How do you guys handle filing "loner" items? For example, I've compiled everything to my new in basket, and I have some general reference items that don't really belong with anything else. Take for example a 1 page schedule for a local gun range that I've got...
First, I will say that GTD seems to be the best system going (I'd call myself a recovering Covey-ite)--the book, GTD, was initially a challenge to read , but the Barnes and Noble course made it more accessible, and the FAST tapes are a help as well. My "in" is a backlog of papers and a some...
Question regarding filling. Once I've removed all hanging file folders, and set up a A-Z system (Acme Water-correspondence , Bell Canada-Statements, etc) how do I know where each letter begins? Should I have some type of divider to so I know where C ends and D begins ?
Todays quote: Successful men are influenced by the desire for pleasing results. Failures are influenced by the desire for pleasing methods..." from The Common Denominator of Success, by Albert E.N. Gray
Just been having a look at Lifebalance and I certainly like the logic behind it - the problem is I feel that I've just 'mastered' my outlook - and I like having my task list next to my day in the calendar etc... PLUS I've bought the outlook add-in etc etc... For those who have Life Balance - how...
Hi A week or so ago I purchased the Audible.com version of GTD to listen to on my iPod. I listened to the beginning and end and everything seemed to be fine, so I left it parked there until it was needed. Yesterday I wanted to take a listen to the chapter on reviewing, but was surprised to...
Does anyone use @anywhere? I'm confused about how I should or if I should use it. I"m sure there are things that could be done outside the house/office but I"m not sure which....so would appreciate some enlightenment. Secondly if I have a flyer about a movie that I pick up from the cinema that I...
This thread is created specially for those who took the online GTD course at Barnes and Noble University (www.barnesandnobleuniversity.com) last February 2003. The objective is to continue sharing and comparing notes even after the class session if finished. Of course, we'd be very happy if...
It seems to me that GTD is a form of work simplification-- someother time management/productivity methods make work more complicated- a real problem, esp. when our work involves the application of knowledge and each product is a unique application. As I have been tryng to empty "in", I keep...
Anyone in sales using Goldmine to implement GTD? I would love to hear how you are implementing it into everyday use of Goldmine. Thanks.
I read jkgrossi's post of GTD a "flawed system" and echo his points about the frustration of the daily FC ABC/123, as well as the dilemma about injecting a sense of importance or urgency into the GTD NA lists. Lately I've been thinking that there may be a semantic issue here in how we use the...
A lot of us in corporate America, including me, suffer from mild anxiety disorder. I've been taking Lexapro (newer version of Celexa) for about a year, and it helps. I wonder, however, if a lot of anxiety results from carrying a jumble of hundreds of things to do in our head, and if a more...
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I am looking for any research to substantiate claims about how long it takes to recover productivity levels/concentration levels after an interruption. Can anyone point me to any research? Thanks. Barbara
Hello I run my own consulting business from home - trying to operate within school hours for another couple of years -two children 11 and 8 - some clients come here, usually I visit them - it's going well but I've been in a sea of disorganisation for years despite covey et al. I've been a...
I am confused on what belongs on the next actions list and what doesn't. I realize there have been a number of posts on this and I would like to hear from a DA staff member if not DA himself as this is a central principle in GTD and there seems to be much confusion: Does GTD dictate that all...
I understand DA's point about why pre-prioritized daily and weekly ABC/123 prioritized Todo lists don't work. (indeed I struggled with bumping things from day to day in my FranklinCovey Planner days). However, it seems to me that, assuming Collection, Processing, Organizing and Review have all...
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