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Hi, A question about collection buckets. I am fine with the idea of writing things down, having paper based inboxes and email inboxes. My question deals with things outside that. There are other sources of information that I access regularly. This is mostly looking at different websites for...

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...

I'm reading the new GTD and BB guide. At page 23, the subject is Agendas and it suggests to write the name of the person in the subject line and the things to talk about in the note box. In my experience, I always wrote the both the name and the thing in the subject line, so I don't have to...

Other than GTD methods, of course? Some macro, procedure, etc? One I recently developed in tandem with an expert Excel macro writer is one to compare two spreadsheets cell by cell and note any differences. You would certainly think that something like this would already exist, but a quick...

I came up with a systematic way to keep project support materials (computer based) organized in Outlook that I haven't seen elsewhere. Maybe its been discussed here or somewhere else, but I haven't seen it, and I think its worth sharing. Step one: Create a systematic naming convention that you...

Hi, GTD made a great improvement in my life and i love it. Now looking for frameworks like GTD in other areas of life, for example communication-relations-friendship-partnership area. It's very good to have such reasonable simple and such effective framework like GTD, but how about communication...

Other than David's "Getting Things Done," what other time management books do you think are the best for boosting personal productivity?

As a work from home professional, I strive for about 12-15 hours of billable work a week minimum to meet my financial goals. This is usually not a problem during the school year, but during the summer when my kids are home from school, I struggle with where to squeeze it all in. In the...

Basically I wanted to have a simple checklist system and a flowing plan for how I use GTD so that there is less thinking about how to use the system and more time using it to GTD. This is my interpretation and implementation of GTD. 1) My daily inbox processing checklist - in tray on desk; my...

I have been searching for this answer. Say I am doing a mind map or outline for a new project. I have determined the core project and now im brainstorming my actions, in order, for the project in my outline document. I have determined that there are 10 physical actions associated to the project....

I am an IT recruiter who uses Outlook and a CRM called Resumate. Resumate is not as user friendly as Outlook for tasks and projects but but I have to make 80 calls a day that Resumate does a good job of chronicaling. does anybody use Outlook with a CRM (Customer Relationship Management)? ...

Why do I need Project list? I'm quite accurate in putting new Next Actions into the system so there's always a new one to remind me of the next step to move the project. Is there any other purpose I should run a project list other then to remind me of multi-step outcomes?

I have a NON GTD spouse and 3 children (ages 8 and under) to incorporate into my GTD plans, and it's NOT working =( My hubby think it's all a joke, think i'm crazy and need to relax and my house is constantly looking like an atomic bomb hit it... Ive ALWAYS been task/list oriented, have lists...

I tried searching for my answer but didn't find what I was looking for, so I apologize if this has been covered. I'm also only half-way through the book but wanted to start getting a handle on my email between opportunities to read. And I guess this is more a matter of opinion, than hard fact...

I use a three-column list (paper based) which works for me like this. I find that everything I do is related to a Responsibility or Project. Hence Column 1 is the responsibility or the project the next action is linked to. It has a one line description of the outcome (if it is a project) or a one...

Things on "maybe" keep on bugging me The idea is to do a comprehensive collection and decide on what are next actions vs. maybe, I put some ideas in Maybe but my brain keep on bringing them to my attention. For example, I have been playing with the idea of getting a bread maker. Well, yes,...

I have 'Call Ben - promissed to find out our positions in account XYZ' on my @Calls list. I dialed Ben and he didn't pick up the phone. I'd like to be reminded to call him again either in 2 hours or tomorrow. In both cases this Next Action should disappear from my @Calls list for some time. I know...

I am just starting to get the hang of GTD and have seen huge benefits myself already after 6 months of work on it. I have a team meeting coming up and want to try to sell some of the benefits without feeling like I am preaching at them. Does anyone have experience of giving tasters to try and...