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RT Wolf · 01-13-2007, 03:43 PM

Sounds like this topic has gotten derailed.

I really enjoyed reading your article and I have a question you might be able to answer. I'm looking for a way to create a filing system without a filing cabinet. I know I can get some cheap ones from craigslist, but they tend to be heavy and transportation is an issue, plus i don't need a whole filing cabinet yet.

So, anyone have any ideas on creating a filing system without a filing cabinet? Right now I'm throwing aruond the idea of getting a storage box, but I'll probably browse around Staples to see if they've got something better.

Edit: May as well address some issues while I'm here:

Cron, Allen says this best himself (I'm paraphrasing), "Your systems have to be as complex as what you're trying to control, to simplify it. That's why to do lists don't work, because they're too simple." That means that if your life is that simple, you're trying to use a laser to drill a whole when a drill machine will do.

And it's true, GTD does require a little work to setup and get really into the groove with, but so does everything. It's like learning to walk, at the beginning you're concentrating on each step but soon it becomes automatic. And then you wonder how you could not know how to walk. I've been using GTD for a few months and only now do I feel like I'm really starting to get into the groove with it, that where the stuff I think of has to go comes automatically, such as thinking "I think I wanna read that book" and I automatically add it (physically, or mentally) to my Someday/Maybe - Books list.

I know that GTD can be made to work for anyone and everyone, but it's not necessarily for everyone. The only thing I can suggest is to give it a fair shot by reading the whole thing and actually implementing it step by step and see if it works for you. If it doesn't work for you, fair enough, but if it does, the benefits can be quite unproportional. GTD helped me to move from thinking about the little stuff and unimportant commitments to why I should be doing them in the first place. It gave me that mental space to hold the world back and think about the bigger issues.

HTH.

01-13-2007, 03:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
RT Wolf Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Canuckland Posts: 1,737	Sounds like this topic has gotten derailed. I really enjoyed reading your article and I have a question you might be able to answer. I'm looking for a way to create a filing system without a filing cabinet. I know I can get some cheap ones from craigslist, but they tend to be heavy and transportation is an issue, plus i don't need a whole filing cabinet yet. So, anyone have any ideas on creating a filing system without a filing cabinet? Right now I'm throwing aruond the idea of getting a storage box, but I'll probably browse around Staples to see if they've got something better. Edit: May as well address some issues while I'm here: Cron, Allen says this best himself (I'm paraphrasing), "Your systems have to be as complex as what you're trying to control, to simplify it. That's why to do lists don't work, because they're too simple." That means that if your life is that simple, you're trying to use a laser to drill a whole when a drill machine will do. And it's true, GTD does require a little work to setup and get really into the groove with, but so does everything. It's like learning to walk, at the beginning you're concentrating on each step but soon it becomes automatic. And then you wonder how you could not know how to walk. I've been using GTD for a few months and only now do I feel like I'm really starting to get into the groove with it, that where the stuff I think of has to go comes automatically, such as thinking "I think I wanna read that book" and I automatically add it (physically, or mentally) to my Someday/Maybe - Books list. I know that GTD can be made to work for anyone and everyone, but it's not necessarily for everyone. The only thing I can suggest is to give it a fair shot by reading the whole thing and actually implementing it step by step and see if it works for you. If it doesn't work for you, fair enough, but if it does, the benefits can be quite unproportional. GTD helped me to move from thinking about the little stuff and unimportant commitments to why I should be doing them in the first place. It gave me that mental space to hold the world back and think about the bigger issues. HTH. Last edited by RT Wolf; 01-13-2007 at 03:53 PM.