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GTD, revisited

A couple few years ago I got onto the GTD kick, and fell off for various reasons. I remember, quite clearly, how simply good I felt while I was working the program. When things were working, tasks were all captured, projects got banged out, and great ideas seemed to flow from my head. Work life was good, and so was home life. So I fell off. And for a while, I glided, and things for OK. But like a frog on a hot plate, things got hotter and more dire, and I was blissfully unaware. At some point, I realized I was overwhelmed and frustrated, and a little disgusted with myself.

Enter the iPad and the idea that I could store my life on it. Or maybe I could store my life on the iPad and my iPhone and my MacBook Pro, so where ever I'd go I've have my life attached. And so I started poking around looking for applications that could sync themselves up between my gadgets. OmniFocus popped up as one of those apps. And OmniFocus reminded me of the structure and control and relaxation I had when I was on the GTD program. I had little to lose, much to gain, so I jumped back in again. A nice thing about GTD is that it's just as easy to hop back onto the wagon as it is to fall off.

I'm finishing off my first week with the iGadgets and OmniFocus and GTD, and things have been noticeably better for my stress levels and productivity. As I continue on, I'll be adding some thoughts about my second go-around, on where I've attained some clarify in the process, achieved some success, and (let's be honest) hit a brick walls.
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  1. UnknownOctober 1, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    For implementing GTD you can use this web-based application:

    Gtdagenda.com

    You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
    Comes with a mobile version too, and with an Android app.

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  2. Tom CarrollFebruary 9, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Hmm. I seem to recall the metaphor being about boiling a frog, and the frog can't actually tell until, well apparently it can never tell, since it winds up getting boiled. Sounds kinda stress-free, actually.

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