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I use Nirvana for my work system. It is still in Beta, but it is quite good! I use Omnifocus for my home system.

I would like to join...

The next actions list for the project "Take Honeymoon" could be interesting...

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Hi ArcCaster,

I agree wholeheartedly with your approach! This is how I operate -- project-centric work in the mornings per how you have suggested, utilizing my actions list as bookmarks only. ...

I have touched upon this topic in previous posts. I too, as I am sure many others, have to be careful with managing many major projects and tracking where they are and what needs more focus, etc. ...

I think graphicdetails gave a very good answer on how to approach things. I follow a similar mantra, but with perhaps some differences.

I have been doing GTD for a long time. One trap that I...

Hi Folks,

This is an intriguing thread....how many GTDers out there follow the pig-pog method? I can see a strong benefit in that it forces one to maintain a next action for each project. Of...

I agree. I too have many areas of responsibility and multiple projects and receive close to a hundred emails a day. All of these have to be processed for potential projects, next actions, etc. ...

Hi Fellow Academics,

I am a professor too and wish to provide this information to you. Have you looked at Mark Forster's Autofocus system? It can be integrated with GTD and is a simple system. ...

I am interested in purchasing a mind-mapping program. I have seen a lot about MindManager and Personal Brain. Any suggestions and/or comments about these two programs? Which one should I choose?
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I am intrigued by the new system by Mark Forster called "Autofocus". I have visited his website and have noticed on occasion someone stating that they had been avid users of GTD but now they have...

Hi Jon,

This is an excellent point you make -- and is why I have nicely-defined context lists. Very good advice.

Best regards,
-Longstreet

HI El_Stiff,

I understand what you are saying about combining your emails context with your work context and having ALL work-related actions in one list. But contexts can work in cases when you...

Hi Katherine,

How did you get along with your experimentation of Autofocus?

-Longstreet

Good luck, Katherine. Please let us know how you get on with Autofocus versus GTD. While different, both are excellent approaches to getting things done.

-Longstreet

Does anyone have this online report/document? The link that was posted on this forum no longer works.

Thanks,
-David

Hi dschaffner,

Yes -- I am a professor at a major research university. I have seen some but would like to know if you or any others here have links to websites for faculty that use GTD.
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Thanks for the advice -- it is now clear to me that they are definitely areas of focus. I will maintain my standard context categories that really do work.

-Longstreet

Hi Folks,

I have several types of work that I do based on the following:

-NIH grant work
-Mentoring of students
-Writing manucripts
-President-Elect of Faculty Senate
-Teaching...

Yes -- I do have an @Home context -- just forgot that one.

-Longstreet