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read the book etc, not sure how to start... help!
duncanshannon | Sep 13 2006
Hi- I've been thinking about GTD for about a year now (off and on) and im switching jobs again and I think it might be a good time to try GTD. I've read the GTD book, read a bunch of posts on line about people using it, studied the GTD flow chard etc... im just not sure what my first real step(s) should be. I am having stuff start to pile up at my new job already (im not 100% sure of the scope of my responsibilites is yet either) and i want to keep track of things. My boss is very driven and I want to keep up. I've been just using a notebook so far, taking lots of notes with action items on a per day basis. They use Lotus Notes (v5.0!) which im not great with yet. I think i like the idea of Gtiddlywiki (sp?) on a USB stick to be my 'system'. I can get the 43 folders setup once i actually get my desk. I have a treo 650 but am considering getting rid of it and going back to a plain ol cell phone. How do i take my first couple of steps? Do I really need to do this for work and home life at the same time? I feel like i need to determine my "@" lists to start dumping stuff in, but im not sure I know what they should be. I know the process says to collect and process. Can someone coach me a bit here and help me get my baby steps going? Thanks much in advance. Im really looking forward to some GTD nirvana. 11 Comments
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 Still a white belt myself...Submitted by jabba on September 13, 2006 - 10:32pm.
But until the old hands around here get a chance to answer, I'll try to point the right direction. What your trusted system is doesn't matter, as long as you can work it. Unfortunately, Notes R5 is really behind - I've seen 2 GTD templates for Notes, and I think both require R6. Hold on, let me check... Yeah, they both require R6. http://tinyurl.com/gejrr">http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/gtdfornotesgroup/[/url] is a standalone database that is reaonably functional if you don't have access to your mail template, while [url]http://tinyurl.com/gejrr (At Openntf.org) ismore functional but changes you mail template. Regardless, they're out until your company upgrades. I get the feeling it's somteimes easier to start with a lo-tech system just so you focus on the process, rather than playing with shiny new tools :-). Collect all your notes, calendars, project files, post-it notes, etc and process, using file folders if need be. Make sure you have a nice thick sheaf of papers for brain dumping and writing lists. ALso, set up folders in Notes - use the '-' (dash) to anme them (-Action -WaitingFor -Reference) and process you mail inbox to empty. For me, the email inbox to empty is the only part I've been really successful at - and even just having that done has been a big help. I'm still struggling with the other parts. After you get a handle on your stuff, and get a process going, you can start to introduce some productivity pr0n into you life. I'm tryin MLO and a hipster PDA, along with custom scripts I wrote to bring together IMAP, Remind and a personal web portal. Good luck! » POSTED IN:
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