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To follow up on Paul's post, Evernote will do it in one tap (not including the camera shutter) if you're on Android. Add the widget, add the "quick image" tab to it, and you can tap that to quickly...

It's somewhat anti-GTD, but I enjoy semi-processing it on my phone. Delete what I can, reply to what I can, forward what I can, and then deal with (and re-read) the rest when I get back to my...

Awesome video. I re-watch it every year or so.

I don't check mine daily, but it's still a great place to store date-related papers (such as the flyer you mentioned). I also put birthday/wedding invites in there, hotel confirmations, concert...

I tend to keep a lot of tabs open, but you can certainly cut down on those:

1 -- Subscribe to the threads you're interested in and only worry about them when replies come in. That's what I'll do...

I'd say get your tasks out of your calendar. Software like Nozbe does a great job of date-specific (and recurring) tasks -- I only use Google Calendar for specific appointments (call Joe at 3:00,...

Google Calendar all the way. iPhone can be configured so that it syncs to the build-in calendar, obviously works great on Android devices, anyone can access from the web, and I believe you're...

Whiteboard notes and "want to buy" pics are almost certainly best saved in Evernote. You can can folder/tag them as you wish, and the software will read any text in the images so you can search on...

It sounds like the next action is to determine the next action. :)

When you complete the first one, you need to stop right there, determine the next step and get it in your system. If that throws...

Evernote is a great program and I use it many times a day, but I agree that it's not useful as the primary hub for GTD.

I'm still with Nozbe and quite happy. They have a great web app, and they...

I'm confused. I think Gmail is by far the BEST way to keep an empty inbox. I have 120,000 emails in my Gmail account, and zero in my inbox right now.

If you want to search within a specific...

It's because the software is hosted on their server, similar to other tools like Nozbe, RTM, etc. There is no way to download it to your own computer.

However, this is a big advantage for you. ...

I agree. However, a few thoughts come to mind:

1 -- He "rarely" searches them, which means he sometimes needs to.
2 -- In gmail, it's just as easy to archive as it is to delete.
3 -- In gmail,...

Yes, archive like mad. I have zero in my inbox right now, but about 90,000 archived over the years. It works well, and you can quickly search to find what you need.

iPhone makes it difficult to...

Oogie -- I hadn't considered that angle before. Good food for thought. Thanks!

Despite loving GTD, I don't use contexts at all. Like Dean, 99% of mine would be "office" or "computer". However, I have a lot of "projects" to keep track of things. I use three primary tools to...

I'm not sure what you mean by "go online". Back in the days of dial-up, that was certainly a consideration. Nowdays, your internet is always online (via cable or DSL), and most people leave their...

mcogilvie -- Those are all very valid points.


I like them on the left, but I agree that each item takes up WAY too much space.


I don't use contexts (virtually all would say "computer"), but...

I'm curious what you didn't like about it.


Very much so. People were quite upset when it first came out because it was SO similar to Things.

It's getting pretty close. Nirvana was missing a ton of stuff (recurring events, etc), but they've done a lot of work in the last few months to get caught up. The lack of sharing is a shame, but...