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When I was in your situation, I had my entire GTD System (Outlook + Excel lists + Digital Support Files) on a flash drive. The main part of the system (calendar, project list, NA list, etc.) was in...

Try this:

Right click on the data file (the top-most folder on the left hand folder panel -- your inbox is inside the data file).

Select "Data File Properties"

Click on "Upgrade to Color...

I find when I'm overwhelmed or over-committed, when I'm tired of seeing things on my lists that have been there for way too long, the last thing I want to do is add more things to my lists and watch...

It sounds as though you're not allowing for the category "Project Support." Besides keeping a list of Next Actions, Project, and References, GTD recommends you keep folders/files/whatever to contain...

Now with the systems and apps that have been created to be GTD systems one can put all of the steps into a project list and then select which is the next action, click a button and that action goes...

In Outlook, with your task list (with notes) showing:

Shift-Select all the items in the list
Ctrl-C to copy them
Open a new document in Excel
Ctrl-V to paste your list
Size/format as desired...

If your going to go with simple "text" lists kept on a computer file, Excel is the way to go. You can have numerous lists in one file, each as a separate worksheet accessible by the tabs at the...

Actually, I just discovered a few days ago how to do this, and it really cleaned things up. Go to Define Views and create a new copy of each of your views, and save them with the option "Can be used...

I served in the Navy and now work for a defense contractor supporting combat system acquisition. Believe it or not, (and I still can't imagine why) the nature of the job is just the same -- STOP...

This has been a really fruitful discussion to me -- thanks.

I have a very, very similar work environment and had hit on nearly the same solution... only the opposite!

I put due dates only on...