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    “Someday/Maybe” and “Reference" are the same?

    What David Allen considers to be Someday/Maybe (as found in this video and Making it All Work): - “books you might want to read”, “urls you might want to surf" - "keep track of cds you might want to rent or buy" - "restaurants you might want to try" What the gtd Paper Organizers Setup Guide...
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    alphabetized general-reference system is the solution for everything?

    For several reasons my general reference material must be stored on multiple locations. The solution proposed by David Allen is to file them in an alphabetized general-reference system. This system is incompatible with my outer world. For example, i have a documentation browser application that...
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    Reference vs. Personal Filing

    In setting up a paper version of the GTD system, should your personal documents be integrated into the Reference folders or be kept separate? I define personal documents as items filed under: Automotive (e.g. service records, BMV, etc.); Financial (e.g. Paid in Full statements); Health (e.g...
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    Filing Single Sheets as References

    Hi All, Been wrestling with implementing GTD for a long time (years, in fact - some parts are easier than others). I have a problem, and I cannot find an answer to it. How do I file (let's say) 100-200 (for example) single sheets of paper (documents, like letters received in the post)...
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    suggestions for setting up physical folder structure

    Hi...I am wondering how people setup their reference folders (physical that is). I believe the book says David uses A-Z but the problem I see with this is mixing and matching. For instance, if I did this I might be stuffing 'invoices' and 'instruction manuals' all into the same folder...
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    Reference List - Retaining it forever, or within a limited period of time?

    In our Country, documents must be retained between 5-10 Years as per requirement of Government. This is so in case any public document needs to be referred to, we do not make the mistake of purging or disposing them within their usable life. In Getting Things Done methodology, do we also...
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