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GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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I tried GTD way back when in the heady Merlin Mann days, but never got a capture-anywhere method that I liked. Hipster PDAs were out due to me writing with pens isn't exactly enjoyable/readable, and I get tired easily by my slow mobile typing speed, too. And voice notes while among other people? I'm a German introvert, goshdarnit...

On the computer, there's a plethora of possibilities (org, notational velocity, "quake terminal" with editor), of course.

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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Emacs Org-Mode, along with its org-capture mode and the ability to clock in/out, is a perfect tool to implement this, btw. https://emacs.cafe/emacs/orgmode/gtd/2017/06/30/orgmode-gtd.... http://orgmode.org/worg/org-gtd-etc.html

I was always curious about trying this, but has always been put off by the Emacs part of it. How much Emacs do you need to know to use this comfortably?

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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I've tried to implement GTD a couple of times before but I always fail when I end up with organised but huge lists of things to do, along with things that become irrelevant over time (time-contextual "could-do's") and getting snowed under by day-to-day maintenance chores. Has anyone had success implementing it, and if so, was there any trick or technique that helped it "click" for you? I also realise I might just be doing it wrong, but I was following the capture loop as I understood it.

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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post #11

I tried GTD way back when in the heady Merlin Mann days, but never got a capture-anywhere method that I liked. Hipster PDAs were out due to me writing with pens isn't exactly enjoyable/readable, and I get tired easily by my slow mobile typing speed, too. And voice notes while among other people? I'm a German introvert, goshdarnit... On the computer, there's a plethora of possibilities (org, notational velocity, "quak…

On the voice notes: Google's voice recognition has improved markedly in recent years. Now it can even understand my German-accented English rather well.

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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I've tried to implement GTD a couple of times before but I always fail when I end up with organised but huge lists of things to do, along with things that become irrelevant over time (time-contextual "could-do's") and getting snowed under by day-to-day maintenance chores. Has anyone had success implementing it, and if so, was there any trick or technique that helped it "click" for you? I also realise I might just be…

The secret, IMO, is just taking the bits of it which address an actual need you have. The full system can indeed be a maintenance nightmare, but if you can pull out a few bits and work them into your daily habits, you'll get more out of it.

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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Emacs Org-Mode, along with its org-capture mode and the ability to clock in/out, is a perfect tool to implement this, btw. https://emacs.cafe/emacs/orgmode/gtd/2017/06/30/orgmode-gtd.... http://orgmode.org/worg/org-gtd-etc.html

I was always curious about trying this, but has always been put off by the Emacs part of it. How much Emacs do you need to know to use this comfortably?

Take a look at Checkvist. No emacs knowledge necessary, just heirarchal notes where you can set due dates and whatnot.

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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I've tried to implement GTD a couple of times before but I always fail when I end up with organised but huge lists of things to do, along with things that become irrelevant over time (time-contextual "could-do's") and getting snowed under by day-to-day maintenance chores. Has anyone had success implementing it, and if so, was there any trick or technique that helped it "click" for you? I also realise I might just be…

While only a small part, I kept a list on paper.

Each day, you have to copy our yesterday's list, and copy our the list afresh. While doing that, you can reorder, just do so you don't have to copy, or dump if it isn't going to get done (either into a long term text file, or just the bin).

I found that actively having to copy stopped my list accumulating things I know I should do, but probably never will.

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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I love GTD...in theory. It is rational, and it should work. In practice, it ended up being demoralizing to realize how little of what I should do and would like to do I actually have time for. It was "stress free" in the sense that I was missing fewer urgent (Covey) things for sure. It was very stressful in that it set a mood of "never enough...never enough". I think everyone should try it though and obviously, ymmv. [EDIT: oh, and if you do want to try it, this is really useful write up].

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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I've tried to implement GTD a couple of times before but I always fail when I end up with organised but huge lists of things to do, along with things that become irrelevant over time (time-contextual "could-do's") and getting snowed under by day-to-day maintenance chores. Has anyone had success implementing it, and if so, was there any trick or technique that helped it "click" for you? I also realise I might just be…

While only a small part, I kept a list on paper. Each day, you have to copy our yesterday's list, and copy our the list afresh. While doing that, you can reorder, just do so you don't have to copy, or dump if it isn't going to get done (either into a long term text file, or just the bin). I found that actively having to copy stopped my list accumulating things I know I should do, but probably never will.

I use http://pocketmod.com/

I have my own pdf and I just print it out.

Re: GTD in 15 Minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done

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I've tried to implement GTD a couple of times before but I always fail when I end up with organised but huge lists of things to do, along with things that become irrelevant over time (time-contextual "could-do's") and getting snowed under by day-to-day maintenance chores. Has anyone had success implementing it, and if so, was there any trick or technique that helped it "click" for you? I also realise I might just be…

Have you read the book? I just finished for the second time and couldn't recommend it more. It helps to not only understand the whole system, but David Allen's reasoning behind it. Ultimately, like many others have noted on threads like this one, GTD may fall short of a comprehensive personal organisation system that adequately keeps creative juices flowing; however, it's a hell of a starting point. I am starting to deviate from the system after more than a year of pretty religious practice, but I only feel comfortable doing so after getting my head around the methodology and its motivating philosophy.
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