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GTD system: help?
supermph | Mar 2 2007
hello. I am an 18 year old who is new to GTD. I have been reading up a storm, and the 43 folders site is a daily stop. I have created a sort-of lofi-hifi system, and was looking to hear what everyone thought. All input or suggestions are greatly appreciated. My system is a joint effort between my laptop, treo, and planner. I will do my best to describe all their uses: Laptop: Treo: Planner: So thats the system. Anyone have any ideas on how i can improve it? also, any ideas as to a replacement for the planner, as it is a cheap one and would need to be upgraded soon. GTD tips for a newbie also help. Thanks!! 6 Comments
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PartitionSubmitted by Webb on March 3, 2007 - 8:39am.
supermph;8372 wrote:
The calendar part is a written tickler, which holds reminders of things i need to do, but only small items. More school related things. On the jr. sized legal pad i have a next action list of what i need to do that day. I also print off my todo (projects and bigger items) from outlook, along with a 2 week per page calender that has the big items. this area also acts like an inbox, with a pocket for notecards that have action items and for folded papers that i get. My first impression is that you have several ways to do the same thing. It sounds like calendar information may go in one of several places, for example. I'd suggest making a checklist in which you (1) list all of your inboxes, and (2) list your partitions: calendar/tickler/projects/somdaymaybes/nextactions, and exactly where they go. If there's any overlap, partition, so that your categories are distinct, and you can put walls between them. Having exactly one place for each kind of information, should help the system be more maintainable. That way, you know where to put things, and you know where to find things, and you waste less time checking multiple buckets for something, or moving things from one bucket to another. Sounds like a good start! Good luck! Webb » POSTED IN:
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