Comments on: Be your own post office https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-your-own-post-office David Allen's GTD® Methodology Mon, 03 Feb 2014 22:32:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Kai https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1495 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:54:40 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1495 I find the tickler very useful, but since I don’t have THAT much to put there, I’ve simplified it for my purposes by substituting the 31 folders for the days with 5 folders labeled “Week 1” through “Week 5″…

]]> By: Colin H Tomlinson https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1494 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:57:21 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1494 Since most folders come in a pack of 50, I used the remaining 7 for the days of the week. I use these files for weekly occurrences, rather than adding 7 (not easy, particularly at month end!) – eg kids’ after-school activities.

]]> By: RW https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1493 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:04:19 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1493 I had instituted a Tickler file previously, but this list was an enormous help in showing me see that some things I have traditionally filed elsewhere really belong in the Tickler. I have revived the file I had once abandoned. Since this one list was such a huge help, I would be interested in seeing what other people keep in their Ticklers… (Thanks, DA!)

]]> By: GTD Times Team https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1492 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:32:35 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1492 OogieM–David’s Treasure Map is something he uses for creative visualization. He has shown it in RoadMap and Making It All Work seminars too. Like an “ideal scene” mindmap.

]]> By: OogieM https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1491 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:54:35 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1491 What is your treasure map?

]]> By: Luke https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1490 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:56:55 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1490 I have one at home but not at work since most of my inputs at work are electronic. It’s now one of my favorite GTD components.

Before GTD I used to hate paper and was always concerned about losing track of paper articles that I needed on a specific day. My tickler file erased all of the angst I had about paper; even more than my reference files. I just got tickets to an event today; they are now resting in my tickler file, waiting to show up again exactly when I need them.

]]> By: Muralidharan Jayaram https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1489 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:18:05 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1489 I did not know a tickler file can remind you of so many things for you. I will set it up this weekend.

Murali

]]> By: David Dunn https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/11/be-your-own-post-office/#comment-1488 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:45:59 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2364#comment-1488 I’m definitely going to implement the whole 43 folders idea, sounds like one hell of a way to be more productive.

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