Project List
- Thread starter silvine
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I don't know if my way of doing it is any good, but my projects list consists of just the project titles. My titles are are listed as outcomes. I then have a seperate document for each project, containing the next actions required for that project.
I start by creating an individual note in Evernote for each project. The title is the Project. I then use the body of the note as my list of individual tasks to complete that project. Evernote allows me to use a checkbox at each item and I can then check off each step when done. (creating a sense of accomplishment!)
If I don't know all the steps to complete the project...which I often don't...when I do a Weekly Review, or when an idea comes to me I add more as needed.
If I don't know all the steps to complete the project...which I often don't...when I do a Weekly Review, or when an idea comes to me I add more as needed.
TesTeq;102728 said:
I set up my Evernote based on TheSecretWeapon.org. I don't do things exactly as they suggest, for example I don't have my email load directly into Evernote. (I found that wasteful of my time to process it.) I can add various tags to each note to group them as needed.
I used a moleskine for my system for three years, until I finally bought an iphone and started using Google Tasks and two apps to sync everything.
My projects lists, which lived on the last pages of my moleskine, were just the title.
I have an old saved podcast here somewhere with Meg Edwards and I think DA, too, where they point out that the question of "How do I keep my projects and NAs linked?" is a question asked by people who aren't actively practicing GTD, who are at the outset of implementing GTD, or who aren't fully harnessing the power of the weekly review.
As GTD becomes as comfortable for you as answering a phone call, you'll start to install things such as jotting where your project support materials are, or you'll be rocketing through NAs on a project so quickly you don't need to remind yourself what the next step is--it will be apparent.
And you'll sweep up behind yourself once a week.
My projects lists, which lived on the last pages of my moleskine, were just the title.
I have an old saved podcast here somewhere with Meg Edwards and I think DA, too, where they point out that the question of "How do I keep my projects and NAs linked?" is a question asked by people who aren't actively practicing GTD, who are at the outset of implementing GTD, or who aren't fully harnessing the power of the weekly review.
As GTD becomes as comfortable for you as answering a phone call, you'll start to install things such as jotting where your project support materials are, or you'll be rocketing through NAs on a project so quickly you don't need to remind yourself what the next step is--it will be apparent.
And you'll sweep up behind yourself once a week.
kelstarrising
Kelly | GTD expert
curtis;102946 said:
Often, yes. At the very least, your project would be defined by the outcome you expect to be true when it is complete: finalize, submit, complete, transform, build, etc.