Comments on: How important are the tools you use with GTD?

By: Vicki

Vicki — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:31:54 +0000

I can highly recommend MLO (MyLifeOriganised) It is based on the GTD principles, and I love the way it allows you to add contexts to tasks, so you only see the tasks which are relevant at the time.

By: James Eduard @ International

James Eduard @ International — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:46:10 +0000

Good video. it takes twice for me to review this video,, And i have to play it all over again.. However it was great. Thanks for posting this video..

By: jorge ledesma

jorge ledesma — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:16:06 +0000

Pete, I could not agree with you more on this, some of us are always searching and tweaking our systems in search of the holy gtd grail and once we settle down we realize what you’re saying, I’ve not settled on the Blackberry and TodoMatrix and IdeaMatrix from RexWireless and its top notch with a web based 100% synchronization. I use Outlook 2007 calendar for hard landscape events fully sync to my Blackberry over ms exchange.

C’est fini as the french say

By: Pete M

Pete M — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:06:41 +0000

After using GTD on my Franklin Planner then my Palm with both “ThoughtManager” and “Llamagraphics”; then trying it with MindManager (and ResultsManager); then trying to just use Outlook with the GTD Add-in; I realize that I have thought that the right tool would be the answer …
As David points out, it is the process! A commitment to the process is the key. I believe I could have been more productive with any of the tools if I had just stuck with one and committed to the process.
To you GTDers: Don’t repeat my mistake!

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:57:12 +0000

This morning, two minutes was all I could spare, and it was so worth it to watch this video that I had to take another two (or three) to comment. Totally agree with the comments on the content not so much the quality of the video being important. It felt very natural, very BTW this is also important, “Grasshopper”. I think one element we might be forgetting that was a big turn on when I read and continue to listen to the audio recordings of both books over and over, and that’s the “FUN” factor in implementing tools. I think I’ve stumbled on to the best system “for me”. I don’t dread adding another quick item to the list to determine later what it means to me. It just goes on the list. I know I’m going to think about it later. And my system then provides me with a fun format to do that kind of thinking with. So I actually look forward to the “thinking what it all means to me” time. It’s so true what David says about the more you’re into GTD, the more the tools matter. However, committing to a system that demands anything more from you than dropping something in there when it comes up, I think is a mistake. Capturing should remain just that. Use the KISS principle, and make it fun. There, that’s my two minutes.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:01:13 +0000

I understand that David wants to give you his thinking on the methodolgy, but I really enjoyed reading his paper on why he used Palm and how. Sometimes the theroy can get annoying and it would be helpful to just hear what David is using and how. I feel the video needed more substance.

By: helen crozier

helen crozier — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:17:41 +0000

I love this quick ‘grab’ of David – it’s a great reminder to me why people keep getting into ‘trouble’ and giving up. The phrase that keeps coming to mind for me having just completed a massive GTD sort out is ‘good bones’… if yoour system has good bones (or tools) you’ll be able to always catch up quickly from those out of control periods. The fewer capture tools we have and the least complicated they are the more things will get done! Thanks.

By: Jerry S

Jerry S — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:50:11 +0000

Mark wrote: “Nothing brings me to GTDTimes quicker than a podcast or video.”

Same here. Keep ’em coming, Kelly. I was too focused on the content to notice any problem with the video. Thanks.

By: Betsy Kahn

Betsy Kahn — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:42:06 +0000

Mark,

I too am moving through the stages of denial, anger, and grief over the death of Palm OS. I won’t be getting an I-Phone any time soon, but this is the first I’ve heard about an I-Touch as a possible solution. Would you be willing share which are the apps you used that helped you make the transition?

Thanks from a fellow grieving soon-to-be-former Palm user.

By: Marlon Ribunal

Marlon Ribunal — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:21:49 +0000

@Kelly

No worries about the shaking. It makes the video more natural and “real”. It’s not the quality of the video that is important; it’s the content. The message is clear and real!