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intro from Kenny - gtd newbie

My name is Kenny. I'm a sort of odd GTD newbie, I think. I've read the "Getting Things Done" book twice and started trying to keep better track of my projects - each project has its own folder. But I've kind of slacked off lately. Then I got a hold of a copy of "Getting Things Done - Fast" audio. It cleared up some things I didn't get when I read the book.

I'm running into some issues because I prefer planning on paper so I don't have to be in front of a computer to do my thinking. But a LOT of my stuff is already in the computer (bookmarks, emails, programming projects, etc) so I tend to want to organize everything there.

Current setup: Levenger Circa notebook + forms printed off from diyplanner for my planner. Journler on my Mac for organizing electronic resources. Gmail for email.

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Hi Kenny, and thanks for...

Hi Kenny, and thanks for the introduction! You'll find plenty of friendly people here who are more than willing to help. They've all helped me quite a bit with my own system. I have a set up very similar to yours: Circa, Gmail, and, because I'm on Windows, Evernote to manage my electronic reference material.

 
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