Overhauling my GTD system under Windows

March 14, 2011

As you may know, I'm a reluctant switcher from Mac to Windows. I am also a fan of GTD. I had been using Jello Dashboard (JD) to implement GTD under Outlook. JD is a very nice system, the developer is friendly and responsive, and I had even written several patches to adapt it to my way of working. I was even in the process of drafting a series of blog posts titled "My GTD under Outlook setup".

Setting up a global hotkey to add tasks to Outlook

December 23, 2010

One thing I missed since I moved from a Mac (using The Hit List for GTD) to Outlook (using Jello Dashboard for GTD) was the availability of a global hot key that I could use to bring up a text entry box which I could use to quickly add things into my electronic Inbox, for later processing.

I have found a way to achieve this, and here is the setup I am using now:

image from Setting up a global hotkey to add tasks to Outlook

How important are the tools you use with GTD?

April 22, 2010

via gtdtimes.com

Short video of David Allen talking about the importance of the GTD tools you choose. Conclusion: the most important thing is that you choose a tool you actually use, because the moment you stop putting your stuff in it, it will stop working.

Timely for me as I rebuild my GTD toolbox and system this week.

Setting up my GTD system in Windows - links

April 9, 2010

Since I started at my new job and moved to a new machine and OS, my old GTD setup has fallen by the wayside and I have found myself at a loss trying to keep track of things. I have found OneNote to be a very useful tool for keeping notes and reference material, and Outlook 2010 is actually not that bad as a task/calendar/email management tool.

So, as a first step, here are some links I have found and which I am in the process of reading and digesting for creating my own setup: