Botany_Bill
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I'm still new to GTD and find I'm very hesitant to set up my professional Next Actions categories in my paper system. (I haven't even attempted to set up my personal NA categories)
I want to group NAs by Project, but is that acceptable? The reason I want to group this way is because I think it has some efficiency to work on a single project for a time period before moving off it. But the main reason is that I will see what is most important for a given Project. If I don't group that way, but by context (like phone, email, writing, etc), I will have a nagging feeling I'm missing some other important NA on a Project because it's not right in front of me. I like the idea of visiting a project and then moving off it when I've cleared the most pressing NAs. This is basically how I worked pre-GTD: scanning my running list for NAs for a given project, which I'd denote with a letter code.
I've already grouped by Project in my email system, which is easier to change up. I haven't made any NA categories for paper because it's harder to change. So that's why I come to you all for advice.
My email NA categories is @Projects, @teams I sit on but are not my primary responsibility, @reading (w/ sub-categories; I rarely get around to reading!), @Admin (anything from a brief training to Doodle surveys, etc), and that's about it.
Would love some thoughts on this. Thank you!
I want to group NAs by Project, but is that acceptable? The reason I want to group this way is because I think it has some efficiency to work on a single project for a time period before moving off it. But the main reason is that I will see what is most important for a given Project. If I don't group that way, but by context (like phone, email, writing, etc), I will have a nagging feeling I'm missing some other important NA on a Project because it's not right in front of me. I like the idea of visiting a project and then moving off it when I've cleared the most pressing NAs. This is basically how I worked pre-GTD: scanning my running list for NAs for a given project, which I'd denote with a letter code.
I've already grouped by Project in my email system, which is easier to change up. I haven't made any NA categories for paper because it's harder to change. So that's why I come to you all for advice.
My email NA categories is @Projects, @teams I sit on but are not my primary responsibility, @reading (w/ sub-categories; I rarely get around to reading!), @Admin (anything from a brief training to Doodle surveys, etc), and that's about it.
Would love some thoughts on this. Thank you!