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Originally Posted by Sky  I enjoyed Allen's book, but I also enjoyed Covey's top-down approach to organization. I tend to be a big picture kind of guy, so just focusing on individual to-do's drives me crazy -- the purpose gets lost in the shuffle. |
Sky,
If you think GTD focuses on the small stuff too much that's because you are not doing a weekly review. That's when the 10,000-30,000 foot planning of values, mission and 3-5 year/lifetime goals happen in GTD.
I love getting things out of my head, but I also feel it's inefficient to write everything down
on paper. That's why I set up my GTD system with an old Palm Pilot that syncs my todo lists (next actions) and my memos (someday/maybe lists, project lists, etc).
My system sounds a bit complex but it's really not. I use OmniOutliner with the KinklessGTD plugin to plan my 10,000-30,000 pieces and for my weekly reviews, which include looking at my bigger goals and seeing how/if my current tasks are taking me there. All of this then syncs to my iCal tasks list, which syncs to my Palm via Missing Sync.
I carry my palm around every day and add tasks, cross them off or copy and paste them to another list if I decide I've changed my commitment to the task. This syncs to my iCal when I get home, which syncs to kGTD which puts us back where we started.
Oh, and one of my lists on the palm is "Ideas which I have no idea what to do with yet". That's where I put my random thoughts that I want to make useful. During my weekly review, I remind myself of those and see if any brain connections are forming yet on what to do about them.
Rebecca