How to implement GTD by Chris

"Challenging but worth it."

How I did it: I read the book and took everything that the author said as Gospel. He said to buy Brother label makers, so I bought Brother label makers. I made a tickler file. I took a whole weekend to try and get organized.

Lessons & tips: Don't scatter your lists into too many places. I was trying to use OmniFocus and my email boxes to keep tabs on everything. I was finding myself paying attention to OmniFocus and ignoring the @ACTION folder in my email, which got me into trouble at first.

Resources: I researched software that could help me organized my lists, and OmniFocus was perfect for my Mac and iPhone. I always have my to-do lists with me now. I take my Mac with me to work, and the iPhone version is perfect for remembering what I need to pick up at the store, etc.


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Mar 21, 03:02PM PDT | 2 comments | 1 cheer


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aznarob is enjoying life

Congrats

Since its been a few months since you started using GTD, I wanted to know is the system easy to maintain.

Sep 02, 11:32PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Chris

Mixed Feelings

Interestingly, I’m having a terrible time with this. I think this is more of an issue of how much stuff I balance in my life.

I have a super-demanding day job and am also working to start a business. I struggle most with keeping up with the email, which GTD is great for.

It helps to have a standard to strive to, though I will admit that it’s a ton of hard work just maintaining GTD when you’re in a situation like mine.

Hope that helps!

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