Category Archives: GTD General

General posts about the Getting Things Done methodology.

How to Use Your Smartphone, Pocket PC, or Palm to Manage Your Tasks

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i found a great article from DKeener.com which shows you some ways of using your smartphone, pocket PC or Palm to manage your tasks.

Prior to 2001, I used the Franklin Covey (FC) time management methods for years. I started with a paper-based implementation, but began blending in the use of a PDA in about 1999. I studied Covey’s books and went to a couple of his seminars, and was pleased with the life-management improvements I was able to make using his system. Then, in February 2001, I read David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) book and immediately began implementing GTD on my PDA. I liked it because it was a fresh approach and I had gotten a bit stale in my implementation of the FC approach.

The full article is HERE. Great link.

Chapter 2 – Introducing the GTD Methodology

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GTD Diagram

Well, I am now through with Chapter 2, entitled Getting Control of Your Life: The Five Stages Of Mastering Workflow. This chapter covers the five-stage method for managing workflow. These five stages are:

Collect
Process
Organize
Review
Do

    1. The Four-Criteria Model for Choosing Actions in the Moment
    2. The Threefold Model for Evaluating Daily Work
    3. The Six-Level Model for Reviewing Your Own Work

    2. Lets take a look at each of these five stages. Continue reading →

Open Loops, Managing Action, and Getting Things Done

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Well, Chapter One is through. definitely food for thought!

One of the most valuable thoughts that i will take away from this chapter is the one about Open Loops. In the other time management and productivity books I have read, I have never seen mention of this principle. Other books I have read are all normally about creating a “system” that you can work to so that you keep track of all your tasks, with the all either nicely color coded or prioritized into As, Bs, and Cs. The As get done first followed by the Bs, and Cs.

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GTD Application – Tracks

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Just found a good looking GTD application via another Jackens Blog. I must admit that it looks a good app and is right up to date, created in Ruby.

Even though I am only starting with the GTD book and methodology, I will provide information about all GTD applications that I come across. As soon as I have finished the book, I will be reviewing all of these pieces of software as I find one that I can use on my 17″ MacBook Pro.
Here is an excerpt from the website.

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Chapter 1 – Starting with the GTD Book

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Well, I had just returned from training and did not have much time but I was eager to read at least some of the book so that I could make a start reviewing it, and hopefully learning something from the “powers within”.

The book is split into three parts. Part 1 is titled “The Art of Getting Things Done”, and it consists of three chapters. The first chapter is titled “A New Practice for a New Reality”.

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Lifehacker – GTD Roundup – 2nd Jan 07

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Lifehacker has just posted a roundup of the latest GTD posts.

There are some good links here, including.
* 43 Folders’ David Allen interview compilation
* GTD desktop wallpaper
* GTD Moleskine, hacked
* Download of the Day: Midnight Inbox 1.0 Preview (Mac)
* Get organized with GTDTiddlyWiki
* Is that todo really important?
* Getting things done with iCal
* Download of the Day: GTDGmail
* Download of the Day: Auto-AppleScript tickler file
* Back on the GTD wagon: Do a mind sweep

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