Things and the art of GTD
15·Mar·08
I’ve been this close to writing up an account of how I’m ‘doing’ GTD for many a month now. I’ve been hindered by the fact that my methods of doing GTD change as fast, frequently and furiously as it seems they do for many other willing GTD practitioners.
It’s a disease, and it’s catching!
Sure, the theory is sweet, but the practice is more difficult, especially when so much of the focus seems to be on the tools to make it happen, rather than the philosophy itself (David Allen consistently downplays the importance of the tools required to make GTD happen).
But throughout trying many, many, many, many such tools, I always suspected and fully understood that, once I’d found the dream GTD tool that worked for me, the day-to-day practice would flow (some would say like water…)
If you do GTD, and you’re on a Mac, you must grab a copy of Things – now. It’s free at the moment (and just $39 when released this Spring). Go on – go get it right now, I’ll be waiting…
It’s everything I’d ever hoped for, and more. Gorgeous, beautiful UI that I just want to be in all day. Highly intuitive in operation. GENIUS implementation of tags for contexts (or whatever you’d like, really). An eminently clickable dock icon. And just an all round ‘just right’ implementation of GTD on a computer – not too much or too little but just right.
The fact I’ve been using it for well over 5 months solidly (fully and properly with every day usefulness) speaks volumes about its effectiveness and quality. If you’re on a Mac, and have stuff to get done, get Things.
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