Comments on: 4 Fantastic Reasons Why GTD Converts Should All Start with Paper Systems http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/ Productivity for Entrepreneurs, GTD Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:03:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ★ Getting Started with GTD #6 - Tools for GTD | bathgatesdotnet http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-23001 ★ Getting Started with GTD #6 - Tools for GTD | bathgatesdotnet Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:54:00 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-23001 [...] sure someone’s thought up the way to do it; here or here might be good places to start [...] [...] sure someone’s thought up the way to do it; here or here might be good places to start [...]

]]> By: GTD for flexible track lighting http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-21713 GTD for flexible track lighting Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:47:04 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-21713 I bought David book recently. I made a copy where you see the flow diagram and keep it in my pocket. I am following all those 8 baskets; projects, do if you can in 2 mins, delegate and other nice stuff. This way I do not have to keep worrying about my gadgets. nice post. thanks. I bought David book recently. I made a copy where you see the flow diagram and keep it in my pocket. I am following all those 8 baskets; projects, do if you can in 2 mins, delegate and other nice stuff.

This way I do not have to keep worrying about my gadgets.
nice post. thanks.

]]> By: Scott http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-19558 Scott Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:52:15 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-19558 Dissenting opinion: Portability is the reason I could never go back to 100% paper. I say that as a person who first ran across David in the old time design days and carried around my time design binder most places. My sony PDA (CLIE brand PDAs RIP) goes in my pants pocket and I take it EVERYWHERE. Since it is in my pants pocket I've never lost it. Dissenting opinion:

Portability is the reason I could never go back to 100% paper. I say that as a person who first ran across David in the old time design days and carried around my time design binder most places. My sony PDA (CLIE brand PDAs RIP) goes in my pants pocket and I take it EVERYWHERE. Since it is in my pants pocket I’ve never lost it.

]]> By: Computer Maintenance Tips http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-14336 Computer Maintenance Tips Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:58:37 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-14336 <strong>Computer Maintenance Tips...</strong> I couldn't understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting... Computer Maintenance Tips…

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]]> By: Travis Eneix » Backpack vs TiddlyWiki - The battle rages http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-2062 Travis Eneix » Backpack vs TiddlyWiki - The battle rages Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:08:17 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-2062 [...] been paper-driven to date. Brett Kelly over at the Cranking Widgets Blog has an excellent post on 4 Fantastic Reasons Why GTD Converts Should All Start with Paper Systems, and fundamentally I agree with the bulk of what he says. My current paper system (which is the [...] [...] been paper-driven to date. Brett Kelly over at the Cranking Widgets Blog has an excellent post on 4 Fantastic Reasons Why GTD Converts Should All Start with Paper Systems, and fundamentally I agree with the bulk of what he says. My current paper system (which is the [...]

]]> By: 4 Fantastic Reasons Why All GTD Converts Should Start out with Paper at DarkAspect http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-1546 4 Fantastic Reasons Why All GTD Converts Should Start out with Paper at DarkAspect Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:33:49 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-1546 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Heath http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Heath Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:37:59 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-1123 Great points, but I went looking for a technological tool because I spend so much time at my computer, but portability and having access to my next actions and inbox away from the computer is also important. I'm using ThinkingRock because it is, in my opinion, the best off-line, cross-platform application for implementing GTD that I have found (there are several great ones that only work on Windows or only on Mac and I'm on both). TR prints out a PocketMod list of my next actions, even dividing them into categories. I carry that in my Moleskin (yes, a regular pocket sized notebook would be fine, but I love the hard cover/bookmark ribbon / back pocket thing). I use the MoleSkin as my inbox on the run and then enter the items into TR the next time I'm at either my work or home computer. TR saves the data as an XML file, which I keep on my flash drive. Ah, and TR is free and soon to be open source, something that makes me love it even more. Just my two cents. Great points, but I went looking for a technological tool because I spend so much time at my computer, but portability and having access to my next actions and inbox away from the computer is also important.

I’m using ThinkingRock because it is, in my opinion, the best off-line, cross-platform application for implementing GTD that I have found (there are several great ones that only work on Windows or only on Mac and I’m on both).

TR prints out a PocketMod list of my next actions, even dividing them into categories. I carry that in my Moleskin (yes, a regular pocket sized notebook would be fine, but I love the hard cover/bookmark ribbon / back pocket thing). I use the MoleSkin as my inbox on the run and then enter the items into TR the next time I’m at either my work or home computer. TR saves the data as an XML file, which I keep on my flash drive.

Ah, and TR is free and soon to be open source, something that makes me love it even more.

Just my two cents.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Robert Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:44:08 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-1056 WSD converts should already be doing this. ;D http://tinyurl.com/2jxxhu WSD converts should already be doing this. ;D

http://tinyurl.com/2jxxhu

]]> By: Zach Everson http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Zach Everson Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:23:22 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-1053 All good points. I carried a Moleskine with me for a while, but stopped for several reasons. -It's less flexible than using software. My schedule changes, actions get modified, people's contact information changes; it's a lot easier to handle all of those changes by deleting and retyping than having to cross out and insert with a ^. -I need to carry a BlackBerry anyway. Carrying that device and a Moleskine was just too much. -All of my contact information is already in the BlackBerry. My GTD plan: -Sync my BlackBerry every morning to update my calendar (including actions do on a specific day) -E-mail my BlackBerry my actions list first thing every morning That way my BlackBerry and iBook are current and I only have to carry one device. When I get a new action, I just e-mail it to myself and go through my inbox when I get back to my desk. All good points. I carried a Moleskine with me for a while, but stopped for several reasons.

-It’s less flexible than using software. My schedule changes, actions get modified, people’s contact information changes; it’s a lot easier to handle all of those changes by deleting and retyping than having to cross out and insert with a ^.
-I need to carry a BlackBerry anyway. Carrying that device and a Moleskine was just too much.
-All of my contact information is already in the BlackBerry.

My GTD plan:
-Sync my BlackBerry every morning to update my calendar (including actions do on a specific day)
-E-mail my BlackBerry my actions list first thing every morning

That way my BlackBerry and iBook are current and I only have to carry one device. When I get a new action, I just e-mail it to myself and go through my inbox when I get back to my desk.

]]> By: Brian Blank http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Brian Blank Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:28:55 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/25/paper-gtd/#comment-1048 Can you ever rely too heavily on the back of the envelope/receipt method?!? I too have struggled with the PDA and incorporating it into the arsenal with not a lot of success and your analogy of driving with a clutch for the first time made a lot of sense. Master the basics and then marry that to technology is the way to go...you have to keep candles on hand for when the power goes out! Can you ever rely too heavily on the back of the envelope/receipt method?!? I too have struggled with the PDA and incorporating it into the arsenal with not a lot of success and your analogy of driving with a clutch for the first time made a lot of sense. Master the basics and then marry that to technology is the way to go…you have to keep candles on hand for when the power goes out!

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