Posts from ‘Productivity’
GTD: What It Gives You
I know a lot of people who keep thinking that implementing a new productivity system will change their lives around immediately. I fall prey to this kind of thinking a lot of the time, too. I’m an avid GTDer who believes in the system, but I sometimes get into so much GTD (putting what I have to do into my system), that I never actually get things done. GTD, the system designed by David Allen and propagated through his books and his company, David Allen Company, emphasizes getting what your “commitments” are into a trusted system that is organized by “context,” or the environment you have to be in to complete those commitments. Once they’ve been organized, you can complete your commitments by referencing the context you are currently in and then completing the commitments currently available to you.
My GTD workflow is for the most part a connected system of OmniOutliner documents managed by DEVONThink with the actual task-work managed in OmniFocus. Other than that, I use a metal inbox next to my desk as a primary collection bucket and a raised file-rack for project support and tickler files. I also have a whiteboard next to my bed for midnight thought streams, and I use my iPhone for on-the-go collection.
