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My Life Organized - like Churchill said of democracy, it's the worst form of government except for the others.

I use it, it works, and I'm lucky to have it.

Simply put, David Allen is a genius, but he's got it wrong on the 20,000 foot horizon. Everything is consistent until this level. While areas of focus is important, and Covey speaks to the...

I second the request for RFA II. It is a wonderful collection of bits that provide good insight to the process and a volume I go back to frequently.

The audio version is especially great to...

This is a great thread

I use MindManager so I can add next actions to each of my project topics and add a context as a text marker for each NA.

I've also defined a query for each context...

Isn't this actually very simple in that David recommends the use of the calendar to hold reminders (ie, Bill is coming back from vacation today).

I place reminders of upcoming milestones that...

Mindmanager 7 with its ability to (finally) save views and its ability (always had it) to synch topics/categories with Outlook is in my mind a very, very good tool for GTD. I can keep Goals,...

I’ve lived with the aftermath of traumatic brain injury, TBI, (my wife was injured in an automobile accident 2 yrs ago) and see how the “write it down” (Capture) and subsequent process, organize...

I'm with Pixlz - I couldn't imagine implementing GTD without the use of Mindmanager. It is a light footprint, highly flexible app that lets me manage the result of "writing it all down".

By...

I use a single mindmap created with MindManager 6 which I sync with Outlook to Pocket Informant and access using custom views. I use text markers to define categories (Area of Focus, Goal,...

Could you share the information on this system? Thanks, R

I.Improve business...............=> AREA OF FOCUS
..A.Improve product line........=> GOAL
...1.Create new products.......=> OBJECTIVE
......a.New product 1............=> PROJECT
...........i....

These are the levels that work for me:

Next Actions = Runway
Projects = 10,000 ft
Objectives = 20,000 ft
Goals = 30,000 ft
Roles/Responsibilities = 40,000 ft
Values = 50,000 ft

Goals are...

The Goals/Projects/Next Action map prints on ~ 3-4 pages.

Note that each project topic is a placeholder with a hyperlink to the project map. The individual project map is where I keep all project...

I actually use a map with about that many projects & next actions. I use three levels: (1) Goals, (2) Projects & (3) Next Actions. Each level is formatted differently for easy visual...

This thread addresses notes as input, but they can also start as or become reference material. I use Mindmanager maps to capture & store notes used in this way.

The first label maker I bought was self contained and required me to type in the label information on its keyboard. This did not work for me at all and only got in the way of getting things done.
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Great thread, lots of good insight.

While I agree on the importance, simplicity. but ultimate difficulty of "just do it" I still think tools are important and thus I twiddle.

But, my twiddling...

I make extensive use of PI's task view:

I use the categories as my GTD contexts (@eMail, @phone, @mindmanager, etc).

I use the ABC priority field to capture timing (A=Today, B=This week, C=This...

I use two indispensible tools:

Next Actions:Pocket Informant for the PPC - http://www.pocketinformant.com/p_pocketinformant.php
Projects:Mind Manager - http://www.mindjet.com/us

Richard