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I just finished the GTD book and am confused about what I will physically have when the program is fully implemented. Can anyone tell me if this is correct?
* An area with all reference papers/catalogs etc. filed alphabetically in folders according to topic.
* An area with someday/maybe stuff filed/stacked to review weekly or every once in a while
* An area with file folders for each current project, filed alphabetically
* An inbox where all new items go first thing. And keeping this inbox cleaned out is my first priority.
* A calendar file with folders for the days of the month and months of the year for me to file things that need to be taken care of at a certain time. I can take things out of my inbox, write the next action item on them and put them in this file under the date when the should be done.
* A pile of "pending" items or "next action" items. Is this the stack of action items I'm supposed to be working through? Is this where I put all the stuff I grabbed out of today's file folder along with anything from the inbox that should/could be done today? I'm afraid this pile is going to get HUGE!!
* A stack of things i'm waiting on from someone else
* Duplicates of all these files/systems at home for my personal stuff
* Duplicates of all these files/systems in my email
* Duplicates of all these files/systems in my home/personal email
This just seems so confusing. Should I be putting all of my paper stuff into my email system or printing everything out of email to put in my folders? Or am I supposed to use my electronic calendar and my paper calendar together? Is that tough to do, having two separate calendars (one electronic and the other made up of manila folders) and the same two calendar systems at home as well?
Auuuuuuugh!! So confused.
* An area with all reference papers/catalogs etc. filed alphabetically in folders according to topic.
* An area with someday/maybe stuff filed/stacked to review weekly or every once in a while
* An area with file folders for each current project, filed alphabetically
* An inbox where all new items go first thing. And keeping this inbox cleaned out is my first priority.
* A calendar file with folders for the days of the month and months of the year for me to file things that need to be taken care of at a certain time. I can take things out of my inbox, write the next action item on them and put them in this file under the date when the should be done.
* A pile of "pending" items or "next action" items. Is this the stack of action items I'm supposed to be working through? Is this where I put all the stuff I grabbed out of today's file folder along with anything from the inbox that should/could be done today? I'm afraid this pile is going to get HUGE!!
* A stack of things i'm waiting on from someone else
* Duplicates of all these files/systems at home for my personal stuff
* Duplicates of all these files/systems in my email
* Duplicates of all these files/systems in my home/personal email
This just seems so confusing. Should I be putting all of my paper stuff into my email system or printing everything out of email to put in my folders? Or am I supposed to use my electronic calendar and my paper calendar together? Is that tough to do, having two separate calendars (one electronic and the other made up of manila folders) and the same two calendar systems at home as well?
Auuuuuuugh!! So confused.