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27 January 2011

Experience report: GTD - Getting Things Done

This is my experience with GTD after 9 months.
I have read the book, and used the Microsoft Outlook plugin as my tool.

The results are not perfect, my life is still more or less a mess, but it is more like a organized mess.
It is difficult to live by the rules and tips that is given in the book, because all day's is'nt the same and some days just brings changes that will turn everything up side down for a while.

I have 2 major problems that I need to solve before I can manage to follow the principles of GTD.
That is:
- ALLWAYS make time for the weekly review
    - I tend to prioritze this down from time to time, and it ALWAYS hits my later. A broomed and perfect task list and inbox is important for me.

- My mobile version of the tasklist/buckets is not good enough
  - I need  a mobile solution that will give me the same categories that I have in Outlook now.


I will not give up GTD, but what I have learned at this time is:
- GTD dosn't solve my problems,
- GTD does require a weekly review of the buckets
- GTD dosn't come free but requires it's time.
- Remember to analyze your work situation, you WILL need to change your buckets/catgories from time to time.

My hope for the future is that more people read the GTD book and start using this method. It's no silver bullit, but a good practical tool.

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