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This may not be a legit GTD question, but I’ll give it a shot. I’m obsessed with the world of pick-up. All my life I’ve been a loser when it comes to women. So when I decided to mend this aspect of my life, I stumbled across http://www.themysterymethod.com/forum And since then, I’ve been...
Making my project and context lists "lean and mean" has worked well for me, but has created the side effect of ballooning someday/maybe lists. My someday/maybe lists seem to consist of the following items (with multiple categories): - someday (important to do, just can't do right now because...
After lurking in this forum for a long time and reading some of the posts here I realize I have something akin to ADD if not it. (cannot concentrate on anything for more then 5 minutes, cannot read more then one page of an any article without my mind drifting, not being able to recollect anything...
I'm a new follower of GTD and jumping in with both feet. I'm looking for some advice on the best application to use to support GTD. I'm a PC and Blackberry user. I know the Outlook add in is recommended by the company but I have seen a lot of other tools out there as well like MyLife and...
Hello - I saw this video clip of John Ortberg, a Christian pastor, author, discussing that in order to be spiritually authentic, one must "ruthlessly eliminate hurry in your life". He explains that this is not the same as being busy - being hurry is more of a state of being. It reminded me a...
How do people use this.. do you have just a straight forward linear list with one item directly after another? do you have a grid type of list with one item in each box? Or what about a mindmap? What other ideas do people have as i have found that i just look rather than foucs on/read a...
Does anyone have any tips for the best way of handling these? does a perpetual calendar work (seen one on time/design)? Notes in a tickler file? one long reference list in month order and transfer them over at the weekly check list? What do you find the best way?
I use electronic GTD setup (Outlook+Palm 750v) and there's a lot of freedom in it for me. I just can't get how people can use paper based GTD setup. It seems very difficult to write down every email follow-up or move re-write compleated action with a new one. Can someone give an overview of his...
Dr. Peter Gollwitzer, professor of psychology at NYU, has been doing research on how goals and plans affect cognitions and behavior. Through his research he coined the term "implementation intentions". An implementation intention is a specific plan of action that tells you exactly when, where...
Quick background : I'm a student meaning that I'm roaming at the campus throughout the day (attending courses, working at the computer lab, the library,...). Nevertheless, I'll work most of the time at my desk on or near my computer. I have a problem with the analog/digital divide: On the...
Hello, I am an outside sales rep, working from my home and travel the Western US. I am at my desk 50% of the time and spend the other 50% on the road. Current setup and tools: Blackberry 8300 : Used for contacts, calendar, email Laptop: Used for tha above, along with...
Hi all. I've been on and off the GTD wagon for about a year now - there's one thing I just cant seem to get to work for me - my Next Action lists - pretty fundamental to getting to black belt I guess! I've tried having them on outlook tasks, a palm, and even on my blackberry - I just don't stay...
What is the timeframe of "current projects"? In otherwords if I'm committed to doing a project, but I can only do the next action in 2 weeks or 2 months, is it still in my "current projects" list, or does it move to my "waiting for" list? or "some day, maybe" list? etc. Or if I have too many...
Has David Allen ever said anything about implementing GTD for college students? On how it could work or may have to be altered? I'm just beginning my adventure with GTD and am about to enter college. I was looking for a way to be far more productive and streamlined in the way I work than I was...
I am getting into using Outlook Tasks for just about everything, and I love it. One question - in the left side navigation I have two items, "Tasks" and "To Do" list. I have my tasks view customized by category, showing all active tasks, just as specified in "GTD for outlook". I have also found...
hi all, There is such a huge difference between seeing someones theoretical system and actually looking at real lists. Why don't we accumulate a FLICKR list of REAL gtd systems? Like this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sufficientthrust/2126069828/in/set-72157603509085890 The value...
I don't possess the big type of file cabinet that are found in most offices and thus I don't have access to that slider David Allen talks about, so I picked up the first portable file boxes I found at office depot and a 100 manila folders. Here are pictures of my current setup. I put the...
I received my original GTD education from the Mastering Workflow Seminar that David Allen gave at my employer's corporate headquarters. However, I didn't know that a second part exists: Managing Project Focus. I learned about this from this PDF file: GTD - Managing Workflow, Projects &...
Quick background - I discovered GTD about 9 months ago and am still working on fully committing to the system. I tried implementing it with limited success when I first heard about it, but then fell off the wagon and stagnated for quite a while. I am a gadget freak and love my blackberry for...
I've searched, but cannot seem to find a post or a thread that was eye-opening to me re the areas of focus. I should have recorded it at the time I saw it, but thought I could come back to it at any time. Now I can't find it. Can someone please define "areas of focus" in relationship to "goals...
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