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Originally Posted by dmauder  Well Lucas, you've definitely inspired me to get myself organized again... 
I spent half the weekend evaluating online (and offline) to-do list management systems, and ultimately settled on Toodledo. Todoist was a VERY close 2nd place, but Toodledo just has a million ways to get stuff into it (email, sms, Twitter, Jott, Launchy, Google gadget, Firefox add-in, etc), and that sold me.
So... now I'm the same place you were at first -- dumping everything out of my head and from every other "system" I was using into Toodledo. Already I feel a little bit lighter!
Thanks for the inspiration and I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Dave |
Thanks Dave!
I been pretty sick the last couple of days (I hadn't even the sniffles while fasting, hmmm), but I have still been getting things done.
What amazes me in this whole trial, is that while I am still haphazardly getting things implemented (for instance I don't have a filing cabinet yet!!), and I am definitely a good distance away from the "mind like water" ideal of GTD, I have gotten some things done that I have wanted to do for months. I started out with about 15 "projects" on the floor in my room, and about 8 on the floor in my living room, now they are down to 5 and 2, not including some of the things I did that weren't on the floor (Like cleaning/organizing a few closets).
How I feel about GTD right now:
The idea of the "hard landscape" of the Calendar has been one concept that I will keep regardless of if I decide not to continue GTD. I don't feel restricted because I know that these are all concrete appointments and things that HAVE to be done on a certain day, which keeps any flakiness off it. It also shows you how much time that you REALLY have to get other things done during your week.
Processing your inbox is something you may have to devote an hour or two for doing. If you come to a big project that has been banging around in your head for a while and you need to define all the next actions...it can suck up a huge portion of your time. I always process my inboxes (physical & email) to zero each time, and have sometimes cut it close when processing. I am still trying to find a good time to do it and deciding how often is good.
So far I am liking it, but really want to get myself better implemented, I know I can do better.