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Whats you "Trusted System"
Mtchandler | Dec 13 2005
Hello all. I am brand new to the GTD system (Started one week ago). I am haveing some problems finding a good trusted system. I asked Merlin for advice and he directed me to you the reader for help. I am looking for suggestions on how to get this system into my life. thank you in advance for your answers and suggestions. Have a Very Merry Christmas 31 Comments
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PDA, Mac and GTDSubmitted by jshock on January 31, 2006 - 12:16pm.
I use a palm m500 and sync regularly with my laptop (Sorry Merlin -- carrying around a stack of 3x5's and Moleskines seems complicated to me ;) . My GTD system is pretty simple. I keep all my lists in plain text files. I use an app called MacNoteTaker which allows me to sync folders with text files on my Palm. The MacNoteTaker app on the Palm allows me to edit them. I have two primary lists that I work from: Project List.txt and ToDo.txt. Project List.txt is one big list of all the project I am working on, divided by context: @Home, @Computer, @At Work, @Errands. I started with more, but have learned that it's best to keep it simple. ToDo.txt Is my daily ToDo list. This is the list I use most often. I reference at what I call "transitions": before I leave for work, before I head home, before I sit down at a computer etc. I also use it for capturing stuff that I want to sort through later. I have it divided into weekdays. I'll look at my calendar on Monday and put stuff onto the list. I updated it as needed throughout the day. Here's a simplified example ToDo TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY ERRANDS I have two sub-directories called Projects and Reference. Projecst are planning docs - a text file for each project. Reference is just that - text files of reference info. An important lesson I've learned - be flexible and keep it simple. Don't be afraid to continually tweak your system. If you spend more time on the system than on getting things done, then something is wrong. » POSTED IN:
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