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Relating next actions to projects
Borganizer | Feb 14 2006
Because I am a rule-obeying control freak who's obsessed to do things by the book, I'm wondering about this. I read the book and am preparing to implement this system, but one thing I'm not clear about is how to handle projects. The book says that the "Projects" list is a reminder for my open loops - OK. But - if my project to "Fix car windows" starts with "Call Earl re that mechanic he recommended", which goes on the "Calls" list, when I have called Earl, how do I know it's related to the "Fix car windows" project (which now needs a new next action)? If it were just a handful of projects I could probably keep it in my head, but that approach seems counter to what GTD is about. I guess I could just put some kind of indicator next to "Call Earl about...", like "Car windows: Call Earl...", but first I'd like to know how this should be handled according to the book. I haven't managed to figure it out yet. I have a feeling I'll have a hard time tweaking GTD to fit me if I'm going to be like this all the time... Oh well ;) 7 Comments
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 The book doesn't have all the detailsSubmitted by Flexiblefine on February 14, 2006 - 11:04am.
Borganizer wrote:
I guess I could just put some kind of indicator next to "Call Earl about...", like "Car windows: Call Earl...", but first I'd like to know how this should be handled according to the book. I haven't managed to figure it out yet. I'm not sure there is a specific method in the book -- the book is more about the overall framework than it is about the details. After all, implementing GTD using digital tools will be different in lots of ways from implementing GTD using paper. I put an indicator on my next action lists, like you suggest above. It works for me... » POSTED IN:
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