Getting Things Done (GTD), an organizational work-life managament system created by productivity consultant David Allen, provides concrete solutions for transforming overwhelm and uncertainty into an integrated system of stress free productivity.
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pomodoro + GTD tool as an integrated tool / web service?
I have recently started to employ pomodoro as a way to allocate time for working on specific tasks (using Pomodorium) and am starting to see encouraging results. I figured if there's some tool that ...
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The productive label printer
GTD recommends a standalone label printer so nothing gets in the way of printing labels immediately when they are needed.
Problems
Researching what's available as far as label printers go, I'm ...
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How do you turn off your GTD mentality when you need a break
How do you turn off your GTD mentality when you need a break? Say you've even scheduled free time to do whatever it is that relaxes you. Perhaps what relaxes you are some of the personal projects you ...
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Peer review: my personal productivity system.
I would like to tell you about my personal productivity system and get your opinion, since I think it could be enhanced, but right now I do not know how would I do it.
Ok, so I have all information ...
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GTD App that syncs locally
I'm wondering if there are any GTD or to-do list apps that sync locally and not to the cloud? This would be useful for devices that do not have internet access and need to plug in to a computer to ...
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How do you sync your electronic to-do list with your physical to-do list?
I keep several large whiteboards at home that handle all of my daily, weekly, quarterly and long-term tasks/projects. I do not want to carry a day planner around given the way my life is, I use my ...
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Do programmers combine GTD and issue trackers?
I wonder how programmers here handle their GTD and issue trackers.
Do you take the time to add your tickets to your personal GTD systems?
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How would you describe reading a book in a GTD system?
One of the projects listed in my GTD system right now is to read a book. How would you define the next action(s) for this kind of project? I usually break out my actions into chunks between 5 and 30 ...
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How do I make myself stop doing addictive activity?
Some examples of such activity:
browsing this site without a particular goal
browsing your friends' profiles on social networks
reading news
hugging with you spouse (endlessly)
watching TV
You can ...
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TO-DO app with ability to categorize, set due dates, priorities and notes for a task
Basically, I'm looking for a merge of teambox, things and redmine. Does anyone knows anything like that? ;)
It should have really nice UI and be extremely simple to use. Cross platform or web/linux.
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Is there a tool specifically for ZTD?
I am new to ZTD, just read a couple of articles about it and out of curiosity did a Google search on the ZTD tools. To my surprise, there were none. Is it because there don't need to be ZTD-specific ...
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motivation strategies for GTD weekly review
David Allen has described the weekly review as key to GTD, but it's been the hardest part for me to adopt. When things get really busy, I am usually able to keep up with a minimum amount of ...
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Which To-Do List managers are useful for students? [closed]
I am a 'beginner' to web-based to-do lists (started yesterday), and I am wondering which service is the best.
So far, I have accounts on:
Todoist
Producteev
Remember The Milk
I have only really ...
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Things vs Omnifocus - what are the advantages and disadvantages of both programs for task management?
I'm searching for a new software for managing my tasks and projects with a modified GTD approach (inspired by Michael Linenbergers "Master Your Workday Now").
I'm on MacOS X (10.6, Snow Leopard) and ...
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Has anyone tried using Trello to track GTD projects?
For me, tracking projects has always been the hardest and most intractable part of GTD. In particular, how to manage future actions and keep track of sub-projects I've delegated to others.
Future ...
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What to mention in a talk that helps the audience to become more productive?
We (a group of university students) generally meet for tea every week and discuss various topics, and my friends ask me to give a talk on productivity and time management in one of our next meetings. ...
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Are there alternatives to the GTD system?
What are likely alternatives to the Getting Things Done productivity system?
Full fledged alternatives that "compete" with GTD
Group of smaller systems used together to replace GTD
"Simpler" systems
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Are there software solutions that implement Structured Procrastination?
Let me just say this philosophical essay changed my way of working: Structured Procrastination
Basically it says that you should put urgent critical tasks at the very top of the list; but ones that ...
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Is there any psychological research into the value of GTD's trusted outside system?
One of the basic ideas of GTD is to dump all the things that are on your mind outside your skull, because you can't trust your brain to reliably remember all the details.
Personally I find this ...
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Do I need to use projects to track sub-tasks?
I am just starting on adopting GTD and while this might be a very naive question, I did not see it get answered on the forum.
The question essentially is, how frequently would you create projects to ...
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When to reply to e-mails?
Does GTD, or any other agile/time-management method give an advice/best practice about when to reply e-mails?
I am talking about typical e-mails, which requires some work to be done (1 hour+).
It is ...
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GTD app for iPad?
I'm trying to find a great GTD app for my iPad. I don't have any other iOS devices or a Mac, but I want to ability to access it through my PC (web based is fine). A lot of the better GTD systems seem ...
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How to discern between actionable items and someday/maybe?
GTD question:
I'm very good at capturing "stuff". My problem comes in at classifying the stuff as actionable or someday/maybe. It's all actionable, right? How do I classify items as someday/maybe ...
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How to handle next actions that get blocked by new next actions?
It happens all the time I start working on a next action and in the process of completing it I hit a roadblock. Either I have to wait for someone else to complete their work or I need to complete ...
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In GTD how do I track projects with subprojects?
I have been using GTD for several years now but I still find it difficult to manage projects with obvious sub projects that roll up into them. These are usually longer term projects with hundreds or ...
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How to define GTD contexts at work?
I'm exercising GTD for a long time and I've always found it hard to define contexts for my work place. My role is a project manager and I work at the office where I have access to a phone, a computer, ...
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GTD - Duplicating Items between lists
I am trying to implement GTD using OneNote.
If for example I have a project "fix house" and a next action "ring plumber"
Should that action be on 3 lists:
Next actions list
At phone list
Project ...
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What does a digital tickler file look like?
I'm in the process of implementing my GTD process, and I'm starting to run in to items that I want to put in a tickler file. The implementation of a physical tickler file makes tons of sense, but its ...
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Arranging next actions to figure out what to do next
I spend too much time figuring out what to do next.
GTD helped me clarify incoming items and filter out "someday", "reference", "@errand", etc. so now I have a very nice list of about 80 "next ...
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Should you use the standard task application in your e-mail system?
I see a lot of people use the standard task application in their e-mail client. This forces you to keep e-mail open all day long, looking over what to do next multiple times a day. Side effect is that ...
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When to clean inbox in the daily routine in GTD?
In GTD method, one important thing is to clean the inbox tasks once time everyday.
But what is the best moment to do it? First at the morning? When come back from work? Before to go to the bed?
I ...
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Which GTD apps provide cloud syncing, android device access, and SSL?
It seems like every system I've tried is missing something.
Remember the Milk
Requires paid for android application and requires a lot of tinkering because of it's flexibility.
Producteev
Doesn't ...
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Starting GTD without collecting everything
In the past, I've attempted to use GTD and have failed miserably. Of the past attempts, the biggest problem was the collecting phase: even after dedicating time to the task (2-3 days), I could not ...
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Can a project have multiple next actions?
I've recently read over Getting Things Done again, after reading Making Things Work, and as I was starting to implement my GTD system, I ran into an issue. I had ended up with a project that had ...
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What is an Android task manager with sub-tasks and complex filtering?
Basically, I'm looking for an Android app that will let me do just two things:
Have unlimited levels of nested sub-tasks
Filter so I can view only tasks that have no sub-tasks.
Let's say I have ...
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Are there any applications to create workflows for todos?
Currently I use sheet of paper, pencil and eraser, but it is just a bit tedious, especially when making things more detailed.
Just text example with different levels of detalization:
Drink water ...
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Are there fundamental behaviors that cut across multiple productivity systems?
A variety of productivity systems and techniques are discussed on this site (e.g. GTD, Inbox Zero, FTF, Pomodoro, etc.); however, lots of folks probably land here because they're looking to learn more ...
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How to manage long tasks in GTD
If I have a long task what is the best approach. Put in Today's task list for many days until it's done or create subtasks like work some time in task A. The task A is a complex task that I can't ...
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Todo list manager that lets you queue next actions out of sight
I'm currently using Remember The Milk for my organisation system that is based on GTD.
One thing that I find is missing from my system is the ability to capture all the actions relating to a project. ...
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What's a good free replacement for a corporate Exchange account that will let me migrate Tasks?
I have an extensive set of personal Tasks organized in GTD fashion that I want to migrate off of my corporate exchange account. Is there a good, free alternative out there? I was thinking I could ...
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What is ZTD (Zen To Done) and how does it differ from GTD?
A recent RTM blog post mentions Zen To Done (ZTD), which the poster describes as basically a simplification of the Getting Things Done (GTD) system. What is ZTD, and what are the main differences ...
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Is there a way to link tasks in Remember the Milk?
I'm looking for a way to create a context list in Remember the Milk such that only next actions show up, but when I complete a task its successor task automatically shows up in the list.
Is there a ...
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All-in-one Getting Things Done (GTD) and Pomodoro tool?
I want a online GTD tool I can use on an Android phone that has the following features:
instant and configurable reminders such as calendar entries
online app with a sync feature
Do any of these ...
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What is a good system for managing projects that have paper-based and electronic reference materials?
Update: Significantly simplified and focused the question.
I struggle with managing my GTD project files because they contain a mix of electronic and paper-based/physical stuff. Some projects are ...
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Confusion about using Evernote or RTM to implement personal productivity system
I am bit confused whether to use Evernote or RTM (Remember the Milk) to implement a GTD like system. I am already a RTM user & have been using it for some time as a GTD system. Now I want to ...
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Completely electronic GTD setup?
I've read some of the GTD material by David Allan and it's something I'd like to implement. A lot of his material uses hand written notes and lists. This isn’t an option for me since I’m totally ...
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Is there a maximum recommend length for a next task in GTD
Take for example that you are studying for an exam, and you need to read a book.
Would you register reading the book as the next action, or would you split it up with one action per chapter?
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Handling delayed delegating in GTD
In GTD, how do you handle delegating an action if the act of delegating itself cannot be accomplished right when you are processing your inbox, and in less than two minutes?
e.g. "summarize the last ...
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How to capture thoughts in inconvenient moments?
I use a GTD system, which places a lot of focus on capturing thoughts for processing into next actions or projects. I've personally found this to be very helpful in getting myself more organized, but ...
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Tickler file for email
Getting Things Done (GTD) recommends using a tickler file for things that aren't immediately actionable but should be dealt with at some point in the future.
How can the equivalent be done with ...
