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Or more specifically, where are GTD'ers? Go to http://www.frappr.com/gtd and add yourself to the map. This is a different kind of "hard landscape". I thought it might be fun to see how far and wide David Allen's "Getting Things Done" system has spread.... Thanks to all who have participated so...

Over the course of the last two years, the volume of email I receive daily has tripled. Most of this is due to the success of my blog and Twitter presence. I am now getting 350 or so emails a day. The problem is that I have built my reputation on being responsive. I try to get my email inbox to...

I'm curious how other GTDers list processes that are ongoing and repetitive, e.g. reviewing budget/expense reports from direct reports, brainstorming rainmaking (or in my case donor acquisition) processes, ongoing connections with stakeholders, etc.

Tomorrow at 10am PT we are hosting a Webinar for GTD Connect members on "Productive Use of Social Media." I'll be leading it with guest panelist Meghan Wilker (read more from Meghan on GTD Times.) It will look at social media from the GTD perspective--what's an inbox, what's not? What's your...

(I've been thinking about this for a while, but what prompted me to finally get around to writing it up is the Confessions of a GTD failure thread, especially the parts about GTD faltering when things get hectic. It's not really on-topic for that thread, so I launched this one.) It's been...

I was putting my mind into identifying some of the things i hate about using Microsoft project as a planning tool at work, and realise that picking up the mouse to scroll really is much slower than being able to scroll using the keyboard. So i researched a few essential shortcuts that will help...

Hi, Am beginning my application of GTD, and one of the things that I need for organise is my data on my computer. Any tips on folder structuring? I will be deleting anything that I can, however I am still going to have a heap of stuff - what I can I will put into a note application (evernote or...

I was wondering what project planning methodology would be best for smaller work projects and personal projects. What I’m after is some sort of format to record the result of the planning phase, something more that an action steps list, maybe some sort of a time grid. Any suggestions? Thanks...

Hello all, It's one thing to read David Allen's book and be awed by the picture he paints of managing workflow effectively (think "mind like water"), and quite another to try to implement it and become frustrated at the results. I have met with considerable difficulty considering the context...

Hi all. I've read the book and a lot of the forum, but I guess I'm still fuzzy on why you would want to divorce your Next Action list from your Project list. Perhaps I'm confused because of my working scenario -- a set of projects that always have a single Next Action. If there were multiple...

Hi All, I've not been using GTD for very long, but have already found it very useful. My to-do lists are now a lot more do-able! Sorry if the following is a bit vague/long. I'll try to clarify if necessary. I've found that I have a bottleneck in my system: I have a huge number of Next...

I'm new to this forum. I'm using an electronic setup (Palm Treo Pro + Outlook). I use Outlook only to answer emails and the rest of time I'm on my Palm with Windows Mobile. In my setup there're actions in the calendar (All-Day Events) and action lists (@Lists) in Tasks. When I'm in Doing mode,...

Hi Everyone, I've just been trying to get my arms around GTD these past couple weeks and I'm struggling with figuring out the best way to manage notes/ideas/reference material within Outlook. For example, if I read something online that gives me an idea of how to better do something in my...

My question is about the implementation of the gtd methology in a study context. To be precise my question is: Studying a unit, a law..., is it a project or a next action? The problem I have is that it seems to me too broad to consider a unit as a project, since the actions related to it are...

If I may suggest a new book by David Allen, it would be project management GTD style. The natural project planning methodology advocated by David, from a practical point view, is far more superior then some of the more complex PM models out there and thus deserves further elaboration with...

Over the past several weeks my GTD implementation has completely fallen apart. Since “better time management” is hardly an acceptable answer in my book I spent the better part of the weekend trying to figure out how things went wrong. The following is a post-mortem on how the wheels of productivity...

I've been struggling with GTD as my next actions and projects balloon (I run an internet startup) and I think I need to see either more detailed examples relevant to me or get better information (or a different perspective) on GTD. Can anyone suggest anything in particular that might help (e.g....

As an Outlook user I have to admit the plug-in is just AWESOME. It glues the whole workflow process together. Now I know this will sound corny but I really “can’t imagine using outlook without it”. I ‘v been using the plug-in for about 6 months with very few problems, and I highly recommend it...

Well, I pride myself on my application of GTD principles to my work and life. (They say pride goeth before a fall!) Yesterday I had my first performance review since I was asked to support 2 division presidents and one EVP of Global Business Development. Mostly it was a good review, but what got...