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How is your desk organized?
4ster | Feb 15 2006
Hi everyone. I am new to GTD and I need some advice on organizing my desk. Currently, I have a wire inbox and a stack of those lovely black, plastic, stackable trays labled "Agendas," "To Read," "Waiting for," "Delegated," "Someday," and "Projects." In each tray, I have manilla folders, neatly labled, with the relevant stuff in each folder. I should also say that I use Outlook 2003 for XP with the GTD plug in. It seems like I feel a need to make my physical desk a mirror (with the same folders) as Outlook. The problem is that, on a physical desk, space is at a premium, and I don't like working at an ugly desk. So any suggestions as to how you organize your space would be most welcomed. It seems like the hardest part of GTD to me (other than writing next actions instead of vague "tasks") is tying it all together (tying Outlook to folders on the computer to physical folders on the desk to folders at home, etc.) 5 Comments
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 Thanks for asking the question....Submitted by pooks on February 16, 2006 - 8:28pm.
Thanks for asking the question. The answer helped me, as well. Though as far as how my desk is "organized" -- I have photographs on it, and an antique (art deco, anyway) ashtray that holds brass brads for scripts, another old ashtray that holds push pins, a small brass swan that holds brass paperclips, etc., etc. And if I followed a strict GTD as far as the desk is concerned, the paper clips, brads and pushpins would be in a drawer because I don't use them that often. But I love their holders! » POSTED IN:
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