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I use Evernote 3.1 as a personal and professional diary and intenion tracking system. As a side note I hate hate hate the new version 3.5 of Evernote (I'm referring specifically to the Windows...

I've experimented with both paper and digital and find that they are good at different things, and thus complement each other nicely.

Electronic ....
... is a must for calendar since it...

Crises seem to be the only way I can engage with certain tasks that for whatever reason I'm resisting. It's not so much that GTD doesn't help, there's just nothing for it to do once the crisis...

The most obvious resources I can think of are this forum, David Co's free podcasts, and the online store (for audio CDs).

You say that your projects and next actions lists are "ballooning". Why...

I manage large projects (5-25+ man-years of effort). I'm responding partly just to subscribe to this thread because I'm interested to hear what others have to say.

I find it's important to use...

I agree. The "next" in next action is important to remember. I believe that next actions should be decided as close to their execution as possible. So an NA is the next physical action you intend to...

I agree and there have been a few posts to the forum recently that touch on exactly the problem you describe.

My solution is to focus on projects. I start the day with a project review and jot...

Hi Shaumi, welcome to the forums.

This is my personal opinion, so please don't take it as the "right" way to do GTD.

For large projects I have found that it's more efficient to write down just...

Thanks for the responses. Getting stronger is a top-three goal for me this year, so I will for sure check out Body by Science. I was in the middle of Linchpin by Seth Godin when I made the original...

Sony ICD-P520 Voice recorder - just the right size, long battery life, easy to use. This is especially great for long car trips.

Sony 16GB Microvault USB key - this has portable versions of...

If you're a perfectionist delegating will be difficult but there's no getting around it on large projects.

Here's how GTD can help (in my opinion):

Process work flow. Look closely at the...

Some ideas:

* store on BB/iPhone if you've got one - using Evernote or whatever

* if it's a question of paper size maybe print it 1/4 size, possible on two sides, and then fold that down to...

I get this a lot, especially on large projects. For these I don't worry too much about capturing next actions in context lists. Rather I do a daily review of the project and jot down actions on a...

I sometimes use Wikidpad, which is a free and portable text outlining program (actually it's a personal wiki with a tree view on the left side to show the hierarchy). Good functionality, and free and...

I'm looking for self-development book recommendations, titles that have really worked for you.

Here are some that I've enjoyed:

Getting Things Done & Making It All Work by David Allen,...

This quote reminds me that "living your dreams" is about doing the everyday actions that slowly turn the dreams into reality. The strength of GTD, to me, is that it's practical approach to pursuing...

To me at least, Twitter is just another internet-based waste of time. I suppose there are ways you can use it that are useful but I've yet to find them. "Twerminology" is creeping into our lexicon,...

Sometimes taking the time to think about a project - getting clarity about outcomes and next actions - can help overcome your resistance to it. Often this is a "hidden" but obvious next action for...

Since this is something you want to start now, but you know it will take a long time, I suggest making it a project (say "Process old seminar notes") so you're reminded of it during your weekly...

I interpret this to mean that you have a single sheet of paper with a list of projects - one per line. This is like a master project index that you can scan down each week to trigger your memory...