My GTD Implementation
See also: a beginner's guide to GTD.
A favorite topic among GTDers is describing their GTD implementation. I won't try and be a non-conformist here -- I'll jump on the bandwagon.
As with most GTDers, I've tried a number of different setups. That'll be my next post. For now, let me describe my current setup:
- Pocket notebook - I carry this around everywhere simply as a capture tool. Any thoughts, to-dos, projects, calendar stuff that I collect while I'm not at the computer gets captured in the notebook and transfered to my action lists or calendar later. I've also been experimenting with the PocketMod, and what I really want is a Moleskine pocket notebook, but I keep telling myself that the coolness of the Moleskine doesn't justify its additional cost on top of the free notebooks I get at work.
- Tracks - this beautiful program, written in Ruby on Rails, was written specifically for GTD, and after trying many other online and off-line apps, this is definitely the best. I use it for all of my context action lists, my someday/maybe list, my waiting-for list and my projects.
- GCal - OK, I'm not the first GTDer to love Google Calendar, but it's simply the best, and it takes care of all my calendaring needs. For hard landscape only.
- Gmail - Another popular email app with GTDers, nothing else compares. It rocks.
- Misc - Other than these main tools, I have an inbox at home and work, filing systems at both locations, and a very clean desk.
- Patrick Rhone: Backpack GTD implementation
- Jason's Rantings: My GTD Implementation
- Davidco forum: Ultra-minimal GTD implementation
- 43 Folders forum: How to implement GTD for university students
- GTD+R
- What's the Next Action: Using Backpack and GTD
- OrganizeIT: Tweaking your GTD implementation
5 comments:
interesting post. i've been wanting to try the moleskine too.
i love your blog, btw. i just discovered it and have been looking back in the archives and found a LOT of really good stuff.
Great Post. I find though, that I'm more inclined to keep with a system if I like the tools. For me, the purchase of a moleskine (well, several if I'm honest) and a decent pen was worth it because it means I keep at the GTD. It's a bit of an investment. Not very zen though!
Jo
Thanks for the comment, Jo. I agree with you ... if your tools, like a Moleskine, help you stick with your system, then it's worth the investment. That's the argument one half of me has been making. But if you read elsewhere on my blog, I'm a bit frugal. So the frugal side of me says that I am already sticking to my system, even with the cheep (read:free) notebooks I'm using now, so the cost wouldn't be justified in my case.
But the argument within me goes on.
What's your GTD implementation?
Updated post for Jo: I just checked out your blog, and saw your analog implementation. Pretty cool.
What are you using right now? I also saw the falling off the bandwagon post ... how's it going?
Hiya, thanks for linking to my own GTD implementation. I've just put up part 2 of it which you can check out here
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