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I'd suggest that as you sort through your existing filing cabinet treat it as one big in-tray. Process each piece of paper as you normally would - action, project, file or bin.

If I was trying to...

Hi Lorem,

For me "mind like water" was an elusive concept and my interpretation has moved upon multiple readings of David's Getting Things Done book.

I originally thought "mind like water"...

The thought that originally came to mind when I read the forum topic was "put systems into place". Now, GTD is a system for managing what gets through the gateway, but perhaps you are being given too...

Yes, there is a google application that does the sync, however it only syncs the main gmail user's calendar.

My wife and I have stumbled upon using google's calendar. We each have one and her...

Add 1 item to my calls list.

@call other person and ask them when the task is due


Or, better still, don't leave the original conversation without getting clear on what the timeline is. A...

I run my GTD system through PersonalBrain and use Dropbox to sync that between my work PC, home laptop and my wife's PC (for backup and sometimes more convenient access). Sometimes there is a copy on...

Chin up. It will take as long as it takes. Maybe it takes 5 minutes instead of 2.



That's the obvious GTD approach to the problem. The other alternative is to schedule diary time.

I guess...

Fantastic responses everyone. Thank you. One of the benefits of being in Australia is I get to sleep while everybody answers my questions. An international subconscious.

Absolutely agree with all...

I have a couple of CD drawers in which each CD is filed in a sleeve. The sleeves are numbered 1-120 and I keep a list of the CD at each slot. My DVD and Blu-Ray collections are stored in large 320...

I found myself at the start of my weekly review this morning with a long list of new projects from a meeting that finished late last night. The first task of my weekly review is to proces my inboxes...

David and others have mentioned PersonalBrain as a potential useful tool. I've managed to implement GTD using a combination of Outlook and PersonalBrain.

I've started a thread on the PersonalBrain...

I have just introduced the in-tray clearing process to my team. One of the participants offered "Your in-tray is like a holding pattern". How appropriate given the runway -> 50,000 ft analogy for...

Hi NoobIT,

Wonderful to see someone so engaged. Keep it up and you'll learn quickly.

GTD is very much a journey, as John Forrister suggests. Many go through rounds of learning and...

A week (or even two) later and I can report that my project is generating some success. I have been into my lists more than once. The first day I managed to check 7 things off in 1-2 hours.

Will...

Look at lists more, trust system more, look at lists more, trust system more.

I agree fully.

This is where I'm trying to get to.

A good idea but unnecessary as the task is set up to recreate itself automatically the day after it is checked off.

David

I have beautiful NA and project lists. I am good at looking at my calendar each day (good, but not perfect) and ticking off the items which are marked as critical for that day.

I am bad at...

Try PersonalBrain (trial available at www.thebrain.com). It is digital but non-linear. Fully searchable. The latest version can be carried and run from a USB stick (make some backups though).

Simply wonderful.