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Maybe that's off topic but I would appreciate any input. I manage a sales group. 1. Do you think it worth making sales people write daily reports re: meetings? 2. How many meetings a day should have a sales agent? Please advice.

I finished up GTD recently and I have implemented a system using Evernote that is based off of a blog post found here: http://www.40tech.com/2009/08/25/getting-things-done-gtd-in-evernote-with-only-one-notebook/ I have 2 notebooks, 1 for GTD notes that I've made for myself to reference and also...

For all the paper based GTDers Do you guys keep your action reminders or just trash it, throw it away when the action is finished?

I tend to take an hour or so to fall asleep at night, and while I'm laying there comfortably I tend to have some thoughts during that hour that I would like to capture. If I roll over, grab a flashlight, grab a pen and paper on my side table, and write a note, I can capture that thought but my...

Hi, all! I've been working from home for about ten years and started using GTD about two years ago. I feel like I really don't have a need to use contexts since I'm always at home. @phone, @computer, @home, @work are all the same place. (I used to have @store to keep a shopping list, but my...

I'm interested in finding out how people manage all the various inputs in their GTD system. These days you can get your inputs from social media, direct email, web browsing on bookmarking sites, etc. What inboxes / buckets do you use to collect all these inputs whether you're on the go, online or...

I go to work daily. I do day specific tasks, go to scheduled meetings, use spare time for doing tasks from my next action lists. I do weekly and daily reviews. And I feel guilty when I have spare time but I'm tired, not capable to do anything. Am I a workaholic? Am I a doing machine, a robot?

I'm struggling with the difference between projects, outcomes and goals. Where in the GtD material can I find a good explanation? How do a I prioritise projects, outcomes and goals during my weekly review?

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I would like describe some hypothetical scenario and ask how would you handle it in your system? Lets assume that is Sunday morning and you are doing your weekly review and You have committed to finishing some piece of creative work by Friday and it is important to you to meet that...

I'm a GTD fan and follow the Study Hacks blog written by Cal Newport. He describes GTD as appropriate only for "shallow work" because it focuses on "cranking widgets"—simple tasks, not deep thinking. Please see: ...

Hi! So I am using a digital voice recorder to record anything I see important, ranging from business to private, from rants to new business ideas. Every finalized idea is one wma-file. I wrote a program to sort the wma-files into folders. From time to time I listen to the wma-files,...

I attended the GTD Mastering Workflow seminar in Austin, which was fantastic! One thing I've been wondering since I've been using my refreshed GTD attitude and system in the last week is how are others handle reading email on mobile devices? I am considering removing my email from my mobile...

One thing that makes GTD different from the rest worlds is that you process items before you deal with them.That sometimes put me in frustration. First off, I don't really have the mood to think it through before I really get to it. Second, it gives me a clear goal, context, and fresh memory when I...

:confused:I work with many large national companies and hotel chains that have subsiduaries. If a national customer reports an issue at say one of his hotels would this be a project ( assuming it meets the criteria 2 or more actions ) listed under in this instance the Customer/owner , The...

I have five direct reports: marketing director, sales director, bids director and presales director and hr director. They are my areas of focus. The also have areas of focus, i.e. HR has provide incoming flow of candidates, optimize motivation, keep staf happy etc. areas of focus. When we have...

My action list is never ending so I can be in doing mode the whole day. I just stop to have a meeting or process new inputs. Sometimes forget to eat :) Do you plan work brakes? Any advice for workaholics?

I have OmniFocus on my devices that runs all my projects. At work we were introduced a new task managements system integrated with our ERP and CRM etc we need to use. Now I have two systems, trying to combine. It takes too much time to run both. OmniFocus suits me best. Work system actually holds...

Hi, I hope everyone is doing well. I have the book GTD and was hoping someone could give me a summary answer to my question and tell me what chapter David discusses the following. When there is a project that you want to do are you supposed to go over ALL the steps beforehand in your mind and...

There're 3 types of work: processing, predefined and work as it shows up. Am I getting it right? Processing is processing and it's clear. Predefined work is my calendared actions and meetings as well as my action lists. What is work as it shows up then: spare time when I'm just sitting and waiting...