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I agree with your hypothesis. My comment is more of an academic exercise that might lead to a better understanding and implementation of both systems.

Covey is a top-down system. GTD is a...

XMind probably has the most features of any free version mindmapping application.

However many advanced features, such as automatic conversion of your mind map to PwerPoint slides, require the Pro...

There are quite a few stalwarts (including me) in Nigeria who are "spreading the gospel". A few companies have informally adopted it as a standard within the company.

Thanks Andy for sharing this list.

It prompted me to try the ThinkingRock application, which I did not realize had a free version.

I like ThinkingRock's strict implementation of GTD and the...

Thanks for letting us know about your new Outlook plug-in. It has a nice, clean design that should make it attractive to users.

Can it also assemble the tasks that relate to any project and...

I have recently started using LeaderTask - A GTD orientated PIM.

Does anyone else use LeaderTask and if so what are your impressions?

Appologies if this question has been asked before, what are...

I think it is a great video for explaining open loops. I have seen it before but never made the connection.

Do you (or anyone else) have other ads that explain different GTD ideas?

I like...

Hi JohnV474,

I admire the way you are exploring the GTD concepts. As you deepen your understanding we can learn from your discoveries.

By definition a project is anything that absorbs your...

I was surprised there were no responses to this post. So this is a quick reply off the top of my head.

1) Make sure your index system is flexible. You should be able to change subject headings or...

Principles should be universal to be useful. However, for very simple tasks, many principles would be overkill.

For example, I may have 12 "principles" for managing any project:

1) State my...

Thanks Todd - Excellent explanation. Quick questions:

Saw your 7 project categories:

1-Project Support
2-Primary Purpose
3-Standards
4-Outcome Vision
5-Mission Critical
6-Key...

If I were to say what principles should I apply to projects (possibly another word for principles might be useful here) I would say:
"GRIP": G=Goals; R=Roles/Resources/Decisions I=Interpersonal...

This is fascinating. It has made me think more about the whole process.

Yes you are right in that we can look at the principles as "Next Actions" (I am new to GTD). And most principles would have...

Yes, you are partially right - I am applying a set of principles. Are they external? It depends on how you categorize them. Are they theoretical? It depends on your experience. The principles I am...

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Hi Madalu, interesting comments and a nice challenge.
We can be happy with where we are, or we can choose to do better. If we choose to do...

Thanks for the challenge Brent: Since our objective is to improve our project management, we should should not simply state what principles your projects share but also consider what principles your...

The usefulness of principles lies in their universality. A useful outcome for this thread would be a list of principles we could all agree, apply to all projects. Any time we set up a project, we...