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This is the problem that GTD tries to solve. Omnifocus is a great piece of software that's built on this methodology http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-

This is the problem that GTD tries to solve. Omnifocus is a great piece of software that's built on this methodology http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280 http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Produc... http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/ http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/

tedmiston 14y ago
I read GTD and practiced it for a few years. I always felt on top of my tasks, but gradually seemed to fork off my own system, although, I definitely still track tasks in a list* wrt context, due date, and time estimation. One cautionary note with GTD is that it's easy to get caught up feeling like you're cranking widgets and lose sight of the forest in favor of the trees. I welcome suggestions for this. With respect to BJ's talk / the Fogg model: - Triggers: The GTD system helps you capture all your task triggers in one place. This is a great idea that works well in practice. - Ability: The most common behaviors for interacting with your GTD system are adding new tasks, deferring tasks, and reviewing. The concept of a universal inbox accomplishes task insertion very easily, but one must build the habit of processing the inbox into their own GTD system __daily__ to really trust it. That was difficult for me in practice. - Motivation: The weekly review system provides a renewal and closure based on what you've done recently and have upcoming. The higher-level reviews "20,000 to 50,000 feet" are a harder habit to form since practiced so infrequently. I never really became great at this. * I use one plain text file for tasks. I group with headers based on the date I plan to work on each task. Some items have hard due dates, but most don't. # TODAY x completed task - uncompleted task 0.5h /* estimate of how long it'll take */ - another task (due 9/8) - ... # TOMORROW - ... # NEXT WEEK - ... # NEXT - ... # SOMEDAY / MAYBE - ... And 3 separate lists for errands, groceries, and calls: # @GROCERY - ramen - gatorade - etc.
- nreece 14y ago
  I built a very simple todo list + week planner based on a similar concept, that I use every single day now. Check it out sometime - http://weekis.com http://weekis.com
  - tedmiston 14y ago
    Nifty. I'd love to see your iOS concept. The pain of editing my text file on the iPhone causes me to glance, but rarely update on mobile. Listary ($0.99) has a nice synced list implementation that works well if you don't mind dividing the lists into separate files, but it doesn't support due dates. I didn't consider separate files a realistic option for my purpose.

tedmiston 14y ago

I read GTD and practiced it for a few years. I always felt on top of my tasks, but gradually seemed to fork off my own system, although, I definitely still track tasks in a list* wrt context, due date, and time estimation. One cautionary note with GTD is that it's easy to get caught up feeling like you're cranking widgets and lose sight of the forest in favor of the trees. I welcome suggestions for this. With respect to BJ's talk / the Fogg model: - Triggers: The GTD system helps you capture all your task triggers in one place. This is a great idea that works well in practice. - Ability: The most common behaviors for interacting with your GTD system are adding new tasks, deferring tasks, and reviewing. The concept of a universal inbox accomplishes task insertion very easily, but one must build the habit of processing the inbox into their own GTD system __daily__ to really trust it. That was difficult for me in practice. - Motivation: The weekly review system provides a renewal and closure based on what you've done recently and have upcoming. The higher-level reviews "20,000 to 50,000 feet" are a harder habit to form since practiced so infrequently. I never really became great at this. * I use one plain text file for tasks. I group with headers based on the date I plan to work on each task. Some items have hard due dates, but most don't. # TODAY x completed task - uncompleted task 0.5h /* estimate of how long it'll take */ - another task (due 9/8) - ... # TOMORROW - ... # NEXT WEEK - ... # NEXT - ... # SOMEDAY / MAYBE - ... And 3 separate lists for errands, groceries, and calls: # @GROCERY - ramen - gatorade - etc.

nreece 14y ago
I built a very simple todo list + week planner based on a similar concept, that I use every single day now. Check it out sometime - http://weekis.com http://weekis.com
- tedmiston 14y ago
  Nifty. I'd love to see your iOS concept. The pain of editing my text file on the iPhone causes me to glance, but rarely update on mobile. Listary ($0.99) has a nice synced list implementation that works well if you don't mind dividing the lists into separate files, but it doesn't support due dates. I didn't consider separate files a realistic option for my purpose.