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I am with the sheep on this one. Sleep is the priority, not ideas.
The lack of sleep is a bigger problem than people realize.

If I could wave a magic wand over the country, one thing I would do...

I am a paper based GTDer and I have a red three ring binder for my weekly review.
I have some lists: Waiting for, Projects, Someday/Maybe and some personal trigger lists that help me stay on top of...

Dear GTDers,

Thank you for your helpful feedback.

Here is what has worked so far:
Yes, I have put folders for list serves I want to read (again, the perpetual "later"). This has mixed results....

Here are my two suggestions (Paper base)
1. Use the tickler file for the two months before the meeting so you can plan. Personally, I would just use the template of the meeting inside the month...

Getting email to empty seems impossible for me.
I have about 300 unread emails, some in 2 personal accounts, some in a work account.

Yes, I have set up the folder system and rules so that...

I used to use a Palm Pilot (wouldn't it be great if they got that band back together again?) for calendar and contacts. Now I use a Droid and cannot imagine entering all of my contacts each year! I...

I think I get it now. Maybe a separate Project List is not necessary, unless I want to feel good crossing things off. Yes, it might be duplication.

Indeed, all of my project support folders have...

I have a list of projects stated in successful outcomes. There are over 20 (professional life only). This week I realized during my Weekly Review, that my ASAP PROJECT file folders did NOT match my...

My black backpack/briefcase/satchel thing is once again empty!
I knew I had to be in the surgery waiting room for several hours, so I brought my TO READ file along. My action folder has a few items,...

I have a "to read" file. When I get a journal in the mail, I review the contents page. If I like the title, I put a sticky note on the page number, and drop it in my file.
Each month I book 1 1/2...

I love my tickler file!
I have the month system on the left of the two sided file drawer, and when I say "I don't have the money for the marketing plan right now, let me call you in Feb" I put the...

I posted this question about 3 pages ago ("What is your Holy GRail of GTD?") and got some great answers. Here is what I still stand by today:

My Holy Grail of GTD is reflecting time. If I can...

I started GTD this Jan...so 6 months thus far and I have not missed a weekly review.
How long have you been at GTD?

Yes...sometimes my weekly reviews leave me feel bulldozed...sometimes they...

I used the sticker on the heart medicine packet to remind myself to give the dog the next heart medicine tablet the same day the next month. I put the sticker on the calendar, and wrote the date on...

Anything I need a BIG reward in order to do goes into the Motivational Milkshake file.
I dont' use it all the time, but I put it in the front of my drawer when I need extra fire power. If I know it...

I found myself stuck last week when I pulled out one of my project files. After staring at the file for a few minutes, I wrote down on a small piece of paper, "I do not know what the next action is...

KC, I like the deadline idea, thank you.

During my weekly review, I look at my calendar, and put the projects in my tickler file. I feel so serene when I go into work, put out the...

This is a great question which I am too new to answer. Please, if you have used Mind Maps, also speak to where do you put a mind map when you are done?

I heard these on the tape, not sure if they are DAs or another's:

What doing is most aligned with my being?

The absence of fear is not courage, but the recognition that something is more...

I am a small business owner with unpredictable cash flow. I have a small file box near my desk in which I store projects that a temp can do (assembly of packets, addressing envelopes I send out once...