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  1. C

    What type of physical inbox do you use?

    ...is a no-brainer. I especially don't think that a digital solution is obviously more environmentally friendly than a paper one. I tried this and my experience is that the pile tends to spread around the desk. The line between my inbox and my other materials becomes blurred. Your mileage may...
  2. M

    What type of physical inbox do you use?

    To be honest, I had a similar thought a few weeks ago about wanting to consolidate my desk space a bit more (less strays, stack them, etc.). However, I then realized that I will probably be getting rid of all of my physical trays entirely in the next couple of months. I'd rather go paperless...
  3. G

    What type of physical inbox do you use?

    One Inexpensive Clear Plastic back-up "No Thinking" Tray . . . and Five Inexpensive Plastic "What It Is" Areas-of-FOCUS Colored Strays to Process from while in "Area-of-Focus Mode' for easier Processing . . . Yes!
  4. kiteracer

    What type of physical inbox do you use?

    ...catching my eye. 90% of them are either made of plastic or wire mesh which is outside of my “taste” range. I put a lot of effort into my office desk setup, wouldn’t want to sully it with a cheap inbox! It would need to be side-loading and either stackable or already stacked with 3-4 trays...
  5. M

    Backlogs / Piles - what's GTD best practice?

    ...this a storage unit in your home somewhere, then put it in a place that is directly in your way (i.e. in your living room or beside your chair/desk) so that you are forced to handle it and/or your spouse will force you to deal with it. Personally, I don't put this kind of stuff in my GTD...
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    Cable Mgt - A Project in my list that isn't moving!

    ...into the container. For more frequently needed cables (i.e. USB-A to USB-C, Lightening to USB-A/C, Thunderbolt, etc.), I keep those handy in a desk drawer as I will frequently need them during the course of day. However, I still have not figured out "in-use" cables' cable management (i.e...
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    Cable Mgt - A Project in my list that isn't moving!

    Nice . . . "I have four landing zones by my desk. (Papers, Work Stuff, Stationery Stuff, and Trays) I manage them as described above. I just cleaned them out today." On thins End . . . Five In-Boxes . . . for Five General Areas-of-Focus . . . helps to reduce any potential "What is It?" friction...
  8. mcogilvie

    Cable Mgt - A Project in my list that isn't moving!

    ...the cable how for what when something needs to be done somewhere because of why. If you forget what the cables are for, label them. Most of the cables I use even occasionally are in the places I need them to be: on my desk, downstairs in the kitchen charging station, and in various bags and...
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    Cable Mgt - A Project in my list that isn't moving!

    ...for every two weeks--or every week if you tend to snooze your reminders--to put them away. In the interval, just merrily toss the cables there. I have four landing zones by my desk. (Papers, Work Stuff, Stationery Stuff, and Strays) I manage them as described above. I just cleaned them out...
  10. F

    Next action(s) and one thing at a time

    ...in work immediately after. Also I notice that my physical inbox is indeed one of my best tool. Perfect for interruption, perfect for ideas on the rush, better than collecting with OF inbox. I cut a few little piece of paper I put on my desk so I can jot little notes immediately inside my inbox.
  11. F

    Next action(s) and one thing at a time

    ...me in 2 cases 1. I am clarifying my inbox. An item has to be done in less than 2 mn I do it and follow the process 2. I am At my office on my desk and not focus on something. Something Happens. I think to something I must do and less than 2 mn I will do it immediately. Idem If someone comes...
  12. M

    What GTD products would you find useful?

    Great idea. I used to have the GTD workflow map stuck to the wall near my desk. But I heard David talk about how those items that are permanently there become invisible to us day after day after day. I found that to be true. So I like the idea of a changing wallpaper to make it more random...
  13. B

    ad hoc GTD concern/question regarding: Calendar and Daily Routine

    ...we're both on iPhones so its easier that way. Fantastical will let you toggle your reminders in your calendar view. So when I sit down at my desk each morning, I turn on the reminders in my calendar to get an overview of what's coming in the day. But the rest of the time I toggle it off, so...
  14. MichaelB215

    How do you manage contexts when everything is to be done on a computer?

    ...I'm one of those lucky New Yorkers who actually has space for a home office setup! I use this context for items that I'll typically do at my desk and in work mode such as "prepare talking points for sales presentation" or "print and bind brand portfolios and price guides." Generally, these...
  15. K

    Folder Structure for Projects?

    Have you considered RocketBook note cards (Cloud Cards)? They're reusable and have some slip to them (not a lot - very paper-like texture - but enough that it might make a difference for you...). I have gotten them to use, but my college kids keep 'acquiring' them, so I think they like them...
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    Folder Structure for Projects?

    cfoley, If interested, just edited more 'clarity' to the "Folder Structure for Projects?" reply to your very good GTD post Thank you
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    Folder Structure for Projects?

    cfoley, Thank you for your post. System on this end is very similar, however, using ubiquitously available 8 1/2" x 11" copy paper with a helpful clipboard is undoubtedly less nimble than 3" x 5" index cards which would be a preference. The upside to the 'clunkier' 8 1/2" x 11" copy paper...
  18. Murray

    Projects are not containers

    ...but just in case: I work for a large government organisation that uses Office 365. MS To Do was initially not available by default but I was able to access it by contacting the department's central IT help desk. Since then it has been enabled on my user account for years without any issues.
  19. E

    Projects are not containers

    ...recently addressed this by treating major projects **as contexts**. Using Things 3 as my platform, I maintain a small number of context lists (@desk, @home, @errands, etc) for ad hoc actions, as well as 1-3 major projects, which like contexts are containers for actions. When I work on ad hoc...
  20. C

    Folder Structure for Projects?

    Thanks for the nice comment @bcmyers2112 ! My system was born from frustration. I have this big desk but my computerised system was confined to a 15" laptop screen or a 5.5" phone screen. I didn't love having to look at a screen to choose actions from a non-computery context. I always enjoyed...
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