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Getting Started: Lo-Fi or Hi-Fi?
Lord Yo | Mar 7 2007
Hi everyone After hearing and reading a lot about GTD, I finally read the book and decided to implement it for my private and work life. To be honest, I can hardly wait to that two days I've scheduled to fill and process my in-box. What I'm struggling with is the right balance between lo-fi and hi-fi, as synchronization is somewhat limited:
I would love to use my palm to manage my lists, because I will have it with me all the time. Since I cannot install any software at work, I'm looking for an online GDT tool that I can synchronize my palm with. However, if synchronization problems keep me from getting GTD off the ground, I would consider less technological options as well. Any ideas or opinions? Should I go more lo-fi to make things simpler? 7 Comments
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 In my opinion, I'd only...Submitted by cebailey on March 8, 2007 - 6:18pm.
In my opinion, I'd only implement a digital system if you can cover yourself digitally at all times, i.e. you always have your Palm. Some people mix the two, and have an 'analog' notebook that works as a mobile inbox in addition to their digital system. The tools rathole is present in both the digital and analog worlds, but I feel like it's worse on the digital side, especially if you have multiple computers to deal with. In the absence of good online tools, you end up spending all your time trying to figure out how to sync up your calendars and lists and accessing them on your PDA and automagically converting tasks to calendar appointments and so on and so on and so on. I think I'd recommend starting analog if possible. It'll reduce the urge to figure out a perfect digital implementation at first and allow you to focus on actually DOING the things on the lists. After a while, you'll figure out how best to sort out all of your lists and other bits of information, and that will help you pick from the vast world of digital tools more efficiently. I'm analog right now, because I find it easier to be "semi-GTD" on paper than digitally. I'm easing into it, I guess. » POSTED IN:
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