This category includes posts that are related to my current or a former line of work, or specific to professional interests in general, such as Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology.
So, as a Six Sigma Black Belt who is fascinated with statistics, I have to wonder about the probability that two artists — and let’s face it, artists are known for being illustrious when they describe themselves — can come up with essentially the exact same bio. A co-worker sent me this last week and…
I was reading an article the other day on Lifehacker that showcased how to use Apple Reminders for GTD. The idea was that it’s so deeply embedded in iOS and OS X, that users of those platforms should find it beneficial to use it for GTD-based task management. This raised another question in my mind,…
Overview It took some time for me to rule out Toodledo. In all honesty, I think it’s one of the more GTD-oriented and powerful solutions available. I do want to call special attention to the fact that this application handles Next Actions in a manner consistent with the way GTD tasks should flow. This has…
You probably thought this was going to be a list of my resolutions, huh? Well, nope. Last year, I took a more organized and analytic approach to setting goals for the year. That’s not to say my method was perfect — I actually didn’t complete all of my goals — but I was certainly more…
My office was a total mess. I had two file cabinets full of papers that I may or may not ever need one day. I’m not a pack rat when it comes to documents, but if there’s a chance I might need it, it got filed. Filing papers takes a few minutes, so it was…
I’ve been managing my work life, and to a large extent my home life as well, using a GTD system since reading David Allen‘s Book Getting Things Done in 2006. Frankly, it’s the only way I can stay sane — trying to juggle all the things in my head that go on with work, school,…
Overview Along with Doit.im, Nirvana is one of the best implementations of a GTD system I’ve seen. These two applications have the same major shortcoming: there is no single Next Action in a project; all new tasks are created as “Next”. I don’t really understand how two companies that build such apt tools for use…
Overview I’ve actually been using Doit.im (Snoworange Inc.) for about six months since I started my comparison of GTD systems. I needed a solution for managing my work projects while I reviewed additional systems, and so I narrowed my list of potential solutions to four or five and this was one of them. Due to…
Overview TodoMatrix is the task management application that I used previously. With this in mind, I’m documenting it as a baseline rather than as a product to consider. My primary reason for leaving it for another application is that it does not offer the span of device/platform compatibility that I need. Some folks who rely…
This is the first in a series of articles reviewing the best GTD applications and summarizing their features, then selecting a winner to replace my current GTD application. Years ago, a friend told me about the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. I had expressed frustration with trying to juggle everything going on in my life…