http://www.davidco.com/forum Public Forums: Getting Things Done en Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:37:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.davidco.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.davidco.com/forum http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8606 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:38:04 GMT I am going to be at the GTD RoadMap in Washington DC on 7/29/2... I am going to be at the GTD RoadMap in Washington DC on 7/29/2... ]]> GTD and your Colleagues sholden http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8606 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8605&goto=newpost Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:09:23 GMT Just in case you weren't aware of Appigo's Todo, a simple task management tool for the iPhone, we wanted to make you aware of it. We're currently in the process of adding many more GTD-like features, but so far, we've been getting some great reviews on the App Store.

Rather than blasting users with every possible option available in normal task management software, we're taking a phased approach to make sure that the user interface remains simple and pleasant to use.

One of the key advantages of Appigo's Todo is that it can synchronize directly with Toodledo.com and Remember The Milk.

You can watch a full overview video of how it works here: http://www.appigo.com/todo/ ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys appigo http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8605 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8604&goto=newpost Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:59:14 GMT 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 taking notes, but found that I was going numb to to-do lists as they disappeared into the electronic abyss. I've switched to a paper system now, because I am also obsessed with office supplies, and so far I think it's going to work out well.

Anyway, on to the question. I also introduced my wife to GTD, and she likes the idea of it as well, but like me has never really committed to it completely. We have tried to use GTD at home for all our "shared" projects, and there are a _lot_ of them. Ideally, when we really start to trust this system, we'll do our weekly reviews and list-checking together. My problem is that I use a separate system for my own projects, which includes work projects and personal development projects that don't need to go on our shared list. Throughout the day though, I may look at our shared list or have ideas about shared projects and actions that I need to capture. This can get confusing when we both are having similar but different thoughts about project, for example disagreements about what the next action is.

Where do I put these ideas? I've thought of a couple ideas:
1) Put them in a shared inbox and only process them when we are together.
The problem with this is that the inbox will become quite cluttered, and we'll spend a large chunk of our together time doing processing that could have been done individually.

2) Process them myself as usual and input the results into our shared system, to be picked up and modified during our shared weekly review.
This becomes an issue if we are both thinking about the "Landscape front yard" project, and one of us adds the NA "Discuss colors and desired maintenance level together" while the other adds "Stop by flower nursery for inspiration and ideas".

3) Add an action to my _personal_ @wife list, "discuss aspect X of project Y"
This is going to fill up my @wife list very fast.

4) Your ideas??

Our personal GTD systems work out relatively well, although I at least still have major procrastination issues, but so far our shared system has failed utterly. We have different approaches to the projects which may lead to differing NAs and differing priorities, and we each have individual thoughts throughout the day which need to be processed in some way. Can anyone help?? ]]> Getting Things Done cybrown http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8604 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8603 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:46 GMT I just read that Randy died t... I just read that Randy died t... ]]> Social Networking Lounge Barb http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8603 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8602 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:57:35 GMT Here is an interesting I read tonight in Everyday Enl... Here is an interesting I read tonight in Everyday Enl... ]]> Social Networking Lounge 12hourhalfday http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8602 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8601 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:06:52 GMT I was just looking through google reader and realized I just don't know how to make time for this? do I schedule time... ]]> 12hourhalfday http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8601 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8600&goto=newpost Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:20:23 GMT 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 & Priorities. I'd like to learn some of the material that's covered in this seminar, but I don't have the means to actually attend one.

Has anyone in the forum attended this training? Is the same material covered in the original book? I'd really like to know more about this part of GTD.

Thanks! ]]> Getting Things Done ellobogrande http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8600 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8599 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:20:21 GMT Forgive the long post, but I’m in urgent need of advice from this forum! I’ve been using GTD for around 3 years now and although I’m still learning more about it all the time, I would say I’m at a fairly comfortable stage in implementing it – weekly reviews every week, lists kept up to date, 2-minute rule in place, etc. At work, it has had a fantastic effect. Where I used to be disorganised, have massive e-mail backlogs, always working to latest and loudest, I now feel in total control of my workload. I am many times more productive than I used to be, I never miss deadlines or fail to deliver on commitments I make, so GTD has been a complete success. At home, however, it’s a different story. Things sit on my lists for weeks or sometimes months at a ti... Forgive the long post, but I’m in urgent need of advice from this forum!

I’ve been using GTD for around 3 years now and although I’m still learning more about it all the time, I would say I’m at a fairly comfortable stage in implementing it – weekly reviews every week, lists kept up to date, 2-minute rule in place, etc.

At work, it has had a fantastic effect. Where I used to be disorganised, have massive e-mail backlogs, always working to latest and loudest, I now feel in total control of my workload. I am many times more productive than I used to be, I never miss deadlines or fail to deliver on commitments I make, so GTD has been a complete success.

At home, however, it’s a different story. Things sit on my lists for weeks or sometimes months at a ti... ]]> elbow http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8599 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8598&goto=newpost Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:05:38 GMT Greetings,
I am "newly committed" to GTD, having read and implemented to a casual degree in the past - I have recently been promoted to a position that promises to challenge every past concept I held about organization. I'm trying to figure out how I can fit a system into a lab coat pocket that enables me to travel light (those pockets have to hold a lot of other stuff as well....), capture new assignments and have next actions available at all times. I will be spread between different locations, with only occasional access to my desk and computer. I'm a pen and paper geek, so I've purchased some small Moleskines and a sampler from Circa (I was thinking of using the DIY templates), all are great -- but I just have to think through the system. Any "ultralight" concepts out there? ]]> Getting Things Done dinahsor http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8598 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8597 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:41:26 GMT I had a what David Allen calls BFO moment : The reason why I often cannot complete the Weekly review beyond the GET CLEAR and GET CURRENT part is because I g... I had a what David Allen calls BFO moment : The reason why I often cannot complete the Weekly review beyond the GET CLEAR and GET CURRENT part is because I g... ]]> Member Success Stories vivek http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8597 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8596&goto=newpost Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:58:24 GMT 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? 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? ]]> Getting Things Done indigodreaming http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8596 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8595&goto=newpost Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:25:27 GMT I have used MONEY successfully for may years but now I'm stumped! Within my (small) Investment Portfolio I have my WRAP Superannuation/Pension fund. In this fund I have a number of investments spread over various asset classes. I decided to cash out one of them and use the proceeds to buy a Bank stock. I have a small investment with the same bank outside the Super Fund but MONEY will not allow me the identify the new investment with the same symbol. An error message appears saying...'XXX is already being used as a symbol for 'Bank Name.' Please enter a different symbol.

Any body with ideas how to overcome this problem? I cannot assign a different symbol to the same bank and I cannot merge the Super investment with the old stock.

All suggestions/solutions gratefully accepted. ]]> Gear, Gadgets, Software, and Toys richarddenton http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8595 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8594&goto=newpost Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:34:52 GMT In the seminar video that I watched, David Allen mentioned that George Carlin originally coined "stuff" as a technical term. I thought it might be interesting to see how that happened, so I did some searching and found Carlin's comedy skit about "stuff" posted on YouTube. Here's the link to it if you're interested, but be aware that the content is explicit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac

Enjoy! ]]> Getting Things Done ellobogrande http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8594 http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8593&goto=newpost Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:18:33 GMT Hello

I'm a newbie here at forum, and I use GTD in combination with Outlook and Outlook add-on (very excited at the moment).

A problem I generally have though, and try to cope with is with priorities on my tasks.
There are quite many tasks that go under the tickler categories, that have no specific deadlines (to be entered at the calendar), but also they must end at some point.

My problem is, that I gather up so much tasks in my ticklers, so when I review on what to do next, I get a bit confused, after I finish a task and then review again.



I currently open a tickler task, and put a dead-line typically of 1 week.
That's how I get a sort of 'priorities' so I can finish tasks that will not end up staying in the tickler for quite some time, while others be done as quick as possible.

I just wanted to ask someone's else opinion on what they do with this effect.

Thanks
Costas ]]> Getting Things Done cioannou http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8593 http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=8592 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:15:37 GMT Hi All!
Just wanted to point you to Julie's latest addition to our new feature...

[url]http://www.dav... ]]> Carla Guarisco http://www.davidco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8592