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I've reserved the color RED for a limited amount of items that I may need in cases of emergency. E.g., I've got two red boxes, ready to be grabbed, containing everything I'd want to bring out of the...

Websites like mentioned under 2) go into my usual Firefox bookmarks (IE Favorites). The web sites you described under 1) go into a Scrapbook folder labeled "@ReadingTime".

Scrapbook...

Debbie,

as others have said: use your unscheduled time to work on next actions. Scheduling basically just means that you decide what you'll do, during a given day. Whether the scheduled work still...

I side with Stew, in GTD there is no "would like to do" besides Someday/Maybe. Everything on your Next Actions lists is a "will do", this is what we expect to be the outcome of the GTD steps...

Doesn't the other person have an inbox, too? A mailbox, maybe?

Rolf

Combine both worlds.

I'm right in the middle of replacing my pack of index cards with 1-2 page summaries, stored in word processing files. Good, plain software (OpenOffice, MS Word) can embed...

Hi Jamie,

there is a nice rule of thumb that is about 700 years old. It's called Occam's Razor: "entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity."

In your case, it means that you start with...

It is possible - after all, collecting and processing "stuff" during the GTD bootstrapping phase is not that different, in principle, from what you do on a regular base, once you've established GTD...

Some online tools similar in purpose to Sciral Consistency:

- Seinfeld Chain: http://dontbreakthechain.com, http://smarterfitter.com/chain, http://makingthechain.com
- Joe's Goals:...

Scott,

@Phone and others are really just examples. Contexts can be more than just resources. Resources lend themselves well as contexts if your projects are very similar in structure, so that...

Hi sonturk,

consider this: GTD is there to help you for years to come. You'll see many jobs, probably. You'll experience fun, crisis, doubt, whatever - and GTD is by your side. It's just a tool...

I agree with jknecht and try to avoid any extra loops.

When dealing with projects (big or small), I create a dated subfolder in my "Projects" folder and put in all related email. E.g., if...

If you wish, record these ideas on a separate sheet (or even in a project management software file) and make this a part of your reference material.

Since multitasking is a bad idea, you'll need...

Hi Jeff,

actually, your categories should equate to contexts, that is: intersections of places, times, or resources that occur repeatedly in your life and allow for some tasks to get done whenever...

That's quite a lot of "stuff". I hope the existing folders are at least labeled in a helpful way?

My suggestion would be to use a different folder color for the "stuff" you've already massaged...

I've blogged recently about GTD contexts and the intersection problem you describe, in What is (not) a GTD context. In short, here are 4 strategies to deal with the intersection problem, in my...

@Brent: thanks for your pictured explanation - added your suggestions to the list.

@darlakbrown: copied 4 of your ideas to the list, thanks!

@dschaffner: added. Thanks for the nice link!

That one sounds incredible: is there a way of meditation that specializes on 2 minutes or less per session? I'd be very interested to link to it on the @Home.2Minutes list!

Rolf

Thanks, Michael! :-)

I've blogged about 15 habits that you can develop to fill exactly such pauses. Please find the list here: http://www.evomend.net/en/home-2minutes-15-new-habits-you.