![]() ![]() The Next Actions list is David Allen’s proposed solution to this. This might be because they’re too vague (‘exercise’), too large (‘start food blog’), or both. The core insight of the GTD system is that many ‘to-do’ lists contain items that aren’t immediately doable, so they end up getting postponed indefinitely. ![]() Here are the key things if you want to try it yourself. I read through the 15 minute guide and set about implementing the system in Workflowy. It also supports unlimited (as far as I can tell) list depth, hashtags, dragging and dropping items between lists, and makes it very easy to add new items or mark things as done. I found that this was not the case anymore: the mobile app now has a great range of features including offline support, meaning that you can check and update items even when you don’t have internet access. I decided to give it another go using Workflowy, a list keeping service which I had previously discarded because of its (at the time) limited mobile app. Just a few weeks ago my interest in the GTD system was rekindled when I came across an article called “ GTD in 15 minutes - A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done”. None of them were good enough for me to be able to implement the system and reap any of its benefits, and I was left having to keep things in my head. I tried several tools including a physical notepad (great when you have it with you, useless when you don’t) and web services such as Trello (a good tool for collaborating on a project and capturing its state, but not for lists with several layers of depth) and Google Keep (useful for searchable notes and reminders, but not for long lists or keeping track of projects). ![]() I read the book a while ago and found the system interesting, but never managed to implement it because of practical reasons - while the book describes a system, it doesn’t provide a tool. There’s a chance you’ve read Getting Things Done - a great book which at its core describes a system to externalise ‘to do’ items, taking them from being in your head to being written down somewhere, allowing you not to worry about them until it’s time to take action. ![]()
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