Turn2Jesus2
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Hello!
I'm meeting quite the psychic resistance right now.
I'm trying to find examples of a Projects List and associated Next Actions.
I've read the GTD book and am working through the GTD Workbook and completed Move 7: Keep track of projects on one list.
Is list a single sheet of paper with separate bullet points? Is it a list of papers with bullet points on it?
I tried searching the forum, as there has to be an example somewhere, but I couldn't find one using the search feature.
I feel like I've gone to a "car show" with no cars available to look at. Instead, I'm greeted by people who are eager to share their concept of what cars could look like, providing endless possibilities.
What I'd like is to see a variety of "cars" with different use cases that still adhere to GTD best practices.
Obviously, I'm using a car show as a metaphor for GTD-system show. And more specifically only regarding Projects and Next Actions list relationships and what they look like.
Naturally, I want to have a projects list that has the contextual next actions for that project.
It appears as though the Projects list is completely separated and disconnected from the Next Actions list.
However, when I'm at work, I am often forced back into a certain project context for various reasons and I find it helpful to see all of my notes related to it. I'm able to see relevant next actions and all of the project reference material.
So, what I currently have is a Projects folder on my computer and an Obsidian note whose name is the project. I have a Next Actions section that lists out all of the relevant next actions that need to be acted on at some point in the project.
I also have a GTD note that has a section for Next Actions that queries all of my project notes, surfacing all of the Next Actions into one big list across all projects. So it feels like I can have the best of both worlds. I can have my contextual Next Actions list and also a master list of all Next Actions.
But it kind of feels dirty as I have yet to see the way GTD was intended to work.
Can someone please provide a concrete example of Projects list and relevant next actions in the way it was intended?
Thank you!
I'm meeting quite the psychic resistance right now.
I'm trying to find examples of a Projects List and associated Next Actions.
I've read the GTD book and am working through the GTD Workbook and completed Move 7: Keep track of projects on one list.
Is list a single sheet of paper with separate bullet points? Is it a list of papers with bullet points on it?
I tried searching the forum, as there has to be an example somewhere, but I couldn't find one using the search feature.
I feel like I've gone to a "car show" with no cars available to look at. Instead, I'm greeted by people who are eager to share their concept of what cars could look like, providing endless possibilities.
What I'd like is to see a variety of "cars" with different use cases that still adhere to GTD best practices.
Obviously, I'm using a car show as a metaphor for GTD-system show. And more specifically only regarding Projects and Next Actions list relationships and what they look like.
Naturally, I want to have a projects list that has the contextual next actions for that project.
It appears as though the Projects list is completely separated and disconnected from the Next Actions list.
However, when I'm at work, I am often forced back into a certain project context for various reasons and I find it helpful to see all of my notes related to it. I'm able to see relevant next actions and all of the project reference material.
So, what I currently have is a Projects folder on my computer and an Obsidian note whose name is the project. I have a Next Actions section that lists out all of the relevant next actions that need to be acted on at some point in the project.
I also have a GTD note that has a section for Next Actions that queries all of my project notes, surfacing all of the Next Actions into one big list across all projects. So it feels like I can have the best of both worlds. I can have my contextual Next Actions list and also a master list of all Next Actions.
But it kind of feels dirty as I have yet to see the way GTD was intended to work.
Can someone please provide a concrete example of Projects list and relevant next actions in the way it was intended?
Thank you!