We live 2 lives these days: digital and analog. Reference material is both the least addressed, yet most difficult aspect of GTD to do well. This folds nicely into an agenda list that I use to store things I need to speak with people about, the next time I meet with them. I do use the symbol as a kind of context for people. If I’m leaving, I generally have a reason, and I can check an list to see what else I could get done while I’m out. I’m pretty much in my home office all the time. They allow you to group next actions based on where or when they can be done, and theoretically allow you to more efficiently choose and complete actions. Next actions-of which 90% belong to a project, go in a long master list of actions.Ĭontexts are a big deal in the GTD framework. My projects go either in a project list or in the incubator (aka the “someday/maybe” list). my day job inbox (Outlook on a separate work computer).my gmail inbox (for communications with my family & side-hustle).The vague “stuff” of life that I haven’t processed goes in an inbox. They’re composed of things I need to do and the places they go until they’re done. The Elements of GTDįor the purposes of building a system, there are only a few things that make up the bones of GTD for me.
The GTD website has a great flowchart of the system, which you can see below.Ĭredit: David Allen Co. The fundamental idea of GTD is to get things out of your head and into a trusted system that allows you to efficiently clarify, organize, reflect on, and engage with the stuff of your life as much as you need to. I’m assuming some familiarity with both systems here, but I’ll balance that assumption with some quick summaries of each system, as well. How you might be able to make your own effective mash-up of the two systems (kind of like I have done).Which of the two systems you’d prefer to use.So my hope is that you walk away from this piece of writing with one of two pieces of new knowledge: Here, I want to bring a balanced review of what it’s like to use both systems, with the twist that no matter what system I use, Workflowy will always be a part of my array. I’ve become excited to see how a system like it can work for me.
But, over the past few years, I have learned a great deal about the Bullet Journal method, read the book, and listened to many interviews with its creator, Ryder Carroll. In this particular article, I’ll be comparing two wildly popular personal productivity systems with equally enthusiastic fan bases: David Allen’s GTD system and Ryder Carroll’s Bullet Journal method.įull disclosure: I’m a long-time GTD practitioner and enthusiast. And there are a lot out there, several of which I’ve tried over my time writing on the subject. I believe that in order to continuously achieve big goals in your life, you need a personal productivity system. I am a firm believer in and admirer of productivity systems.
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