ADHD

[gtdstudente]

You mean like a paper "copy" of my digital system (professional and private) or like doing digital for work and paper for private or something like that?

Meaning 'anything' . . . external / 'professional' / public subject to be shared outside of one's four-walls as digital . . . anything inside one's four-walls: internal / personal / private as paper ?

 

[johanbertil]

Meaning 'anything' . . . external / 'professional' / public subject to be shared outside of one's four-walls as digital . . . anything inside one's four-walls: internal / personal / private as paper ?

Thanks for the tip. I will try that, some kind of paper system. The problem I had trying it before was mostly with my Google calendar which I share with family. I had to "sync" it with my paper calendar, then of course I missed to hold it updated, but I thought I could use it as some kind of "copy" just to have a paper calendar overview always with me (since I want to stop using a smartphone to reduce distractions, but if it's not always updated it's kind of pointless). So the problem with the paper based system is the problem of sharing personal in the private sphere, and not work related stuff, but also of course forgetfulness of updating the private paper base system. I think though it could work quite well with next actions and projects list on paper. (At work I don't think it would work).

 

[fooddude]

Thanks for the tip. I will try that, some kind of paper system. The problem I had trying it before was mostly with my Google calendar which I share with family. I had to "sync" it with my paper calendar, then of course I missed to hold it updated, but I thought I could use it as some kind of "copy" just to have a paper calendar overview always with me (since I want to stop using a smartphone to reduce distractions, but if it's not always updated it's kind of pointless). So the problem with the paper based system is the problem of sharing personal in the private sphere, and not work related stuff, but also of course forgetfulness of updating the private paper base system. I think though it could work quite well with next actions and projects list on paper. (At work I don't think it would work).

David Allen recommends using one system. I have an @work context. But you can have conflicts if you don't, for example have personal and work calendars separate. I've always used the same calendar and system for both. I also don't color code work and personal items on my calendar. They are all appointments I need to keep. With the @work & context, I could keep things I need to see at work out of my personal life. And since this an ADHD thread, I can imagine trying to work two systems or two calendars would be a struggle. I looked at it as I have one life and I need to fit all this stuff in it somehow. Hope this helps.

 

[johanbertil]

David Allen recommends using one system. I have an @work context. But you can have conflicts if you don't, for example have personal and work calendars separate. I've always used the same calendar and system for both. I also don't color code work and personal items on my calendar. They are all appointments I need to keep. With the @work & context, I could keep things I need to see at work out of my personal life. And since this an ADHD thread, I can imagine trying to work two systems or two calendars would be a struggle. I looked at it as I have one life and I need to fit all this stuff in it somehow. Hope this helps.

I think David Allens advice is really wise and is said from experience of course. I would like to have it that way too. The problem is I can't "merge" them in a good way, since I cant access work todo's and emails and notes externally for security reasons, and I would not like to put my private stuff in the work system for mainly privacy reasons. I could have a copy of the work system (Outlook tasks) in the "private" system (ms todo) but it would be the same problem there, to sync it all the time (exhausting and problematic for ADHD:er and basically for anyone I think).

 

[fooddude]

I think David Allens advice is really wise and is said from experience of course. I would like to have it that way too. The problem is I can't "merge" them in a good way, since I cant access work todo's and emails and notes externally for security reasons, and I would not like to put my private stuff in the work system for mainly privacy reasons. I could have a copy of the work system (Outlook tasks) in the "private" system (ms todo) but it would be the same problem there, to sync it all the time (exhausting and problematic for ADHD:er and basically for anyone I think).

I understand. I don't work off email. I have folders called "followup", "read through" and "waiting for" in my email. That way I can keep inbox zero. I use apple notes for my system. And put everything there. All my projects are on one project list and the very next action on a context list. My waiting fors in email are picked up during weekly reviews. They go on my waiting for list in apple notes. I will admit sometimes they are in two places. But I've committed to not working my GTD system through email. It is too distracting to be working email and a new shiny email pops up that will take me down an unproductive rabbit hole.

 

[gtdstudente]

I understand. I don't work off email. I have folders called "followup", "read through" and "waiting for" in my email. That way I can keep inbox zero. I use apple notes for my system. And put everything there. All my projects are on one project list and the very next action on a context list. My waiting fors in email are picked up during weekly reviews. They go on my waiting for list in apple notes. I will admit sometimes they are in two places. But I've committed to not working my GTD system through email. It is too distracting to be working email and a new shiny email pops up that will take me down an unproductive rabbit hole.

@fooddude

Thank you

Great example as to how everyone can use GTD differently

When it comes to digital . . . email filing is the first digital 'go to' on this end . . . figuring . . . there anyway ?

Appreciate how many . . . perhaps 'all' other GTD practitioner's prefer otherwise

Thank you very much

As you see GTD fit. . . .

 

[johanbertil]

I understand. I don't work off email. I have folders called "followup", "read through" and "waiting for" in my email. That way I can keep inbox zero. I use apple notes for my system. And put everything there. All my projects are on one project list and the very next action on a context list. My waiting fors in email are picked up during weekly reviews. They go on my waiting for list in apple notes. I will admit sometimes they are in two places. But I've committed to not working my GTD system through email. It is too distracting to be working email and a new shiny email pops up that will take me down an unproductive rabbit hole.

I don't work through email I would say either, if you mean using email as some kind of todo list in itself. I create tasks based on incoming email but that is necessary. My problem was more to have personal and professional in one system, it's difficult.

 

[fooddude]

I don't work through email I would say either, if you mean using email as some kind of todo list in itself. I create tasks based on incoming email but that is necessary. My problem was more to have personal and professional in one system, it's difficult.

When my company used Outlook, I still had all personal and professional projects, next actions and agendas in Apple Notes.

 

[johanbertil]

When my company used Outlook, I still had all personal and professional projects, next actions and agendas in Apple Notes.

Ok that is a solution. So you handled it all in Apple notes? I want to use Outlook for work because it's great and integrated with email and calendar and tasks (with quick capture for tasks). If I would use Apple notes or some other tool, then I cant have an integrated system.

 

[fooddude]

Ok that is a solution. So you handled it all in Apple notes? I want to use Outlook for work because it's great and integrated with email and calendar and tasks (with quick capture for tasks). If I would use Apple notes or some other tool, then I cant have an integrated system.

You might be able to use onenote and integrate it with outlook. We used outlook at work and I synced calendars so they were all together (apple platform). I never denoted work and personal. All appointments are promises to myself whether personal or work. I try really hard not to work out of email. My inbox folders are: followup, read through and waiting for. My main inbox is almost always zero. Projects I might glean from email go on my project list. Waiting fors go into my system waiting fors during weekly review. Yes they are in both places but only shortly and I don't have to "work" out of email. Not sure what permissions and certificates are available to you at work. Ours were strict, but I could still access most anything on my laptop.