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I have a question on how some of you all are dealing with 'associated tasks' a.k.a 'rabbit trails'. By this I mean tasks that get 'triggered' when doing a task. For example, calling the post-office triggers me to send a letter which triggers me to pack up my christmas gifts. I've tried...
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Greetings to all. I am curious as to how people use an @AGENDAS category. Do you create one item per person, and agenda items in an attached note, or do you enter information as todo's perhaps with the person's name as an indentifier? Would a to do look like a) >>> Dave (with multiple...
I recently got hit with a slew of new projects, and my boss told me that I shouldn't expect to leave the office before 9:00 PM for at least the next 6 months... Is this reasonable to expect from an employee? I guess that the reason that I am posting this here is just to get a temperature check...
I was wondering how to best incorporate new resources into my system. A specific example is this: I was just provided a referral to a website called opendemocracy.net, wihch has countless themes related to my work. I feel, however, that I don't know what to do with the link--should I simply...
Request help from members on the following: 1. When one sends an email to a collegue, one needs to keep a tab on it through '@Waiting For' folder. For this David advises blind copying the mail to oneself and dragging the copy into the '@Waiting For' folder. I would presume it will be easier to...
Used to have a FP Monarch. Same issues with carrying around such a monstrosity plus a laptop (I work in the field as well). Didn't want to get a PDA and learn Grafitti so I bought a Handspring Treo 90. Uses thumb-keyboard, no Grafitti necessary! Small footprint, so re-size fonts to largest...
I took up reading GTD last week with a bit of skepticism which I suppose is excusable because the other books I had read on Time management and Personal effectiveness including the much praised '7 habits' did nothing to get me out of the mess I repeatedly found myself in. But GTD was refreshingly...
I think the trickiest part of the GTD system is how to handle the pending box. You know, while you're processing the in-box , every item that will take more than 2 minutes goes to the pending box which is supposed to be processed after the in-box is empty. Well, my in-box is emptied several times...
My current implementation is a Project category in todo with each project as a seperate task with notes. The notes outline the tasks of the project and below that are results chronologically. Everytime I have to do something on the project, I either duplicate the project task and rename it to the...
Hello again everyone.. it would appear my first post/introduction was vaporized with the recent server catastrophe. My name is Dave Bockman, I'm a Landscape Architect, currently pursuing my MLA while also holding down two full-time careers. In my 'spare' time I also freelance write on a myriad...
Hello, I've got all my files labeled as described in the book but my problem is where to keep all those files. What are people using to keep them together, do you use a drawer in a filing cabinet or some other portable kind of method. The thing is I have not been able to find something to store...
I started GTD in the spring of this year. I am working on my files and have implemented the system with Outlook and my iPAQ, but I find I have two problems: 1. I can't seem to get through a weekly review. It either seems to be taking too long, I get interrupted or it just doesn't get done. ...
An Open Letter to NetCentrics and the David Allen Company Earlier today, someone, or several people, from NetCentrics (or working through their network) began "stuffing the ballot box" of the DA GTD Outlook Add-In poll on my website. Despite some rudimentary controls to prevent this multiple...
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'd like to get your opinion on this subject: do you think the 80-20 rule can be used with the GTD system and philosophy? If so, how? I ask because my initial thoughts are, GTD focuses on getting everything handled, or at least captured. Whereas the 80-20 rule would say, 20% of your...
I bought a new Palm the other day (m515) and discovered a new collection trick, the Notepad. Well, not new, but I didn't have this on my old Palm (V). In some instances, not all, it is a very handy capture tool. What's really nice is that even though I synch to Outlook, Palm made a standalone...
Hi folks- I wanted to get your take on what I've started doing with my GTD system. When I first started using GTD, I was just trying to juggle too many balls at once. I had so many projects and actions in my lists that I had a very hard time deciding what to do next or what to focus on. ...
Clarification on the Getting Things Done CD and Todos Clarification on the Getting Things Done CD Set(3cd's).... David Allen says on this CD( Track 17 cd 1) that for projects he has a category named Projects in the Todo's and of course all the other context categories one may...
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