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Any thoughts or links to ideas on how to break down the actions of writing complex reports into small manageable pieces? Each report describes the situation the data was collected in and the methods used, why, the limits to its usefulness, the data, hypthotheses, and then draws a conclusion and...
Hello. I have been rereading the GTD-book now and one thing that I'm wondering about that I need to have some input on is this question: Should you add the "fun" stuff into your system? As I see it, there are things that are "fun" to do, but the problem is that if I add this to my...
First off, First Post!! I have read both GTD and MIAW, and have been practicing stress free productivity for over 12 months now. It has transformed my life and 12 months ago I would never have thought I would have developed so much. So in that respect I thank David Allen & co for helping me, and...
Hi, I have listened a lot to the series GTD Fast, which is 8 discs. I only just relised that there is a new(er) collection on the GTD with work-life balance, which is 7 discs. There are also a lot of other discs, such as the GTD System set, which seems to have about 6 discs. I have read both the...
Does anyone else manage a team and also use GTD? I'm wondering how others do it. I have a team of 10 people and am always trying to delegate more authority to team members. However, the model I have used so far is to keep a (major) projects list for each team member. We then conduct a weekly review...
Hi I always carry my phone with me, I therefore figure I could put all my call actions in my @anywhere context and get rid of the @calls context. Has anyone else done this? George
I currently keep my next actions in Toodledo and it works OK at best. I am a really visual and spacial person. What worked for me on paper was small post-its that I could rearrange on paper. It had its limitations, but it really helped me organize. I have yet to find something similar in...
I am experiment a new method and I'd like to share it with the readers of this forum. I naturally tend to procrastinate, keep things on my lists and make them longer and longer. When I look to a LONG list (60+ elements) I feel demotivated and I find hard to choose a task to do. In the last...
I've been developing my own implementation of the GTD system for a couple years now, and while I'm pretty good with actions, contexts, and dealing with email, I have yet to find a good way to keep track of projects. While I may ask about that bigger picture issue in a follow-up post, first a more...
One of the things I am currently struggling with using GTD is that I don't follow up on things very well. I have a list of next actions that don't have hard deadlines, but I've noticed they tend to slip through the cracks unless I place a due date on them (part of that may be that Remember The Milk...
Hi All, Lately I've been thinking about incorporating GTD into my resume as I look to revamp my resume and move on to bigger and better things in my career. I saw this post on the blog yesterday and decided to bring it to the forum for discussion. I am also considering mentioning GTD as...
It doesn't really make sense for me to print all of this out, does it? I am a recruiter and make dozens of calls a day. Outlook is not customized to handle this, so does anyone have suggestions on using two task tracking systems? Thanks! - David
HI there, I have recently started GTD. I have all my manila folders in my filing cabinet but I don't have enough for the whole draw so they end up falling down. Does anyone have any advice on how to keep them together and upright? Is there such a device? Thanks for your help, Si
Your time planner is probably the most important and critical piece daily ballast that you carry with you. I highly recommend buying a very expensive planner. I've tried them all. I use a filofax cover. It's the classiest. It will make you feel that the planner is highly valuable, which it indeed...
I find myself constantly struggling in the process phase. I set aside a block of time, telling myself "This is your processing time - don't do work (unless it's two minutes or less) - just decide the very next action and record it." However, I find this process very difficult (unless it's due...
One of the aversions I have to weekly reviews is the amount of time it can take up! Isn't it only supposed to take an hour or two? This week it took me 3.5 hours to empty my inboxes (even that is incomplete), and I only glanced at my projects and action lists briefly before deciding that I need...
In Outlook email have used folders forever. Have 2 main folders: 1 for work, 1 for personal. Many subfolders (eg 100) Can see the benefit of categories (tags) as can associate an email item with >1 category. Have started using tags in other software: Evernote/internet browser/RSS...
I am something of a digital packrat, I tend to keep a lot of things, maybe too much. Which partly explains why my computers are all a mess, files and folders flying around, with very little structure to them. One of the main changes GTD has brought about in my life is how I handle paper. My...
In processing my in-box at my desk, I came across health forms that needed to be filled out for my children's school. Knowing that it would take longer than 2 minutes, I added the task to my @Desk context list. But now.....what do I do with the actual forms??
I need an application for IPhone for GTDing that syncs easily with Outlook. Any advice?
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