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I've been using OmniFocus for well over a year now, having fallen off the wagon numerous times. Within the past year I've once gotten all of my Next Actions and overall projects to a bare minimum. One day I managed to clear everything off my next actions list; to point of having nothing else to...
Lesson: Simplifying your lists and your life down to its barest of essentials, eliminates the need for complex planning systems. Period. Not many people realise this despite the fact that they've learnt how to get things done (good thing) they could still do a lot better by making "getting...
I've totally bought in to the GTD principles but I'm finding it hard to implement and reach the nirvana of "stress-free productivity" because I end up with more Next Actions than I can possibly manage. I'm a Sales Director for a major software company and I'm responsible for more than 25 key...
I have a project called "Make the most of my iphone" but really it can never be ticked off as complete, so should this be put on my "Areas of focus"? Its a bit confusing since the areas of focus is supposed to be, I think, only 7-10 things and I have loads of projects like this one. Such as,...
Hi Everyone ! Im a mom of 3 boys (ages 8 and under !) and a part time Special Needs Teacher as well. I just came across the GTD Audiobook and LOVE LOVE LOVE it ! I was quite impressed with myself when I realized that I do MANY of the things Allen speaks of, my lists are written strategically by...
I posted some time ago about visual to-do list. I had found that listhings was not a bad website, but sadly it was not fully functional on iPad. Today while I was poking around online I found Spaaze. It has more functionality, and works on my iPad! It's beta right now, and free. They list 2...
I'm your typical GTD novice. I have my (electronic) folder setup and it works fine. Things flow out of my Inbox to my Next Action list or a Project folder (or Waiting for, Someday/Maybe, etc.). That's the easy part. What I struggle with is prioritizing everything that is a Next Action. ...
Hi everyone, I've set up the following folders in Outlook (NB. I do NOT yet have the Outlook Add-in software): @Action @Action--Brother @AS (Action Support) @Incub8 (for things I'm wanting to think about first) @Read/Review @Someday/Maybe
I think it's important to formulate next actions right. It's better to have Call uncle Ben to discuss action plans re garage furniture to make it look fashion then Call uncle Ben re garage furniture. Any ideas or insights on what's the best way to formulate NAs?
I imagine that we all have backlogs of work we would do if only we had time. So do you keep them in your someday/maybe list? To me the difference is the backlog SHOULD be done, the only constraint is time, but someday/maybe is more of an open thing with some more discretion involved as to whether...
Could experienced GTDers please check my Next Action list, is that like it should be (I'm posting only @Work context here to make it simple. And for simplicity all the names are equal - Bob :) I also have other contexts like @Agenda etc..): Call Bob re his meeting with Bob re equipment supply...
Would you believe that a resume search on Monster.com yields exactly ONE candidate who lists GTD as a skill / keyword within the IT Project Management category? Does anyone have a website recommendation for recruiting talented people who are at least familiar with GTD, if not a disciplined...
Hi all, I'm trying to come up with as many useful checklists as I can to stash in my folder, just in case... So far I have only a few basic ones, plus a few more esoteric ones, perhaps: - Daily/Weekly/Quarterly/Yearly Reviews (from GTD and Making It All Work, mostly): actually present as...
I need some help with the pragmatics of Next Action list- keeping. I use paper only in a 3 ring binder that contains calendar, "IN and Notes", 6 @ context sections, a section listing projects, and a section for phone numbers and other reference data. As I process "IN and Notes" or my IN boxes...
At work, I am at my computer most of the day and I have: 1. A plain text "log" file, where each day I put a few doable next actions and any hard commitments, and then describe what I did for the day. This is accessed and updated almost continually through each day. 2. A "back burner" list,...
Hello. I just been listening to David on my walk to work, very interesting stuff. One thing I'd be grateful for clarification on is in regard to next actions. With a project do you just decide on the very next action to take it forward or do you put as many next actions you think of and add...
I always forget to look at my @Agenda items while meeting someone, especially if I see this person on a regular basis. Any ideas how to remind myself of a reminding system???? :)
Hi I am using Nozbe as my GTD system. If I have an action that is not part project, like "change light bulb in bedroom" how do it record this please?
My Ongoing dilemma with GTD concerns projects and I'm hoping someone's comment will help me and others a little. I understand that a project is any action that requires 2 or more steps. This leads to a great many projects and consequently a great many next actions. The end result is a bit of a...
I'd like to be reminded to discuss a topic with my client I don't see on a regular basis. What's the best context to use for that purpose?
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