![]() In terms of time/task management, I have 3 lists: The benefits of being able to deflect support questions onto someone else for a week cannot be underestimated it allows you to get your head down into the mid-to-long term things that otherwise keep getting delayed. If you're not a one-man-band, having a support rota is a must. ![]() It's not perfect, but it's helping me stay organized which I guess is the only thing that really matters. #Omnifocus time tracking licenseBut despite that I bought a license and will probably buy the iPod touch version soon. Is it listed under next? Scheduled? Someday? Projects? Why do next actions in projects not show up under areas of responsibility? There are a lot of shortcomings and I wish it had the ability to create your own custom views like in OmniFocus. The biggest problem with Things is that it's far too easy to lose track of tasks. That's not very GTD, but it works for me. Probably its best feature is the "Today" category where you put things you want to get done today. So I moved the text file to a wiki and had plans to use an extension in Firefox to allow me to open it in vim, but I used that far less than when I had vim open all the time. Probably my best system so far, but it wasn't very portable. After that, I used a plain text file that I kept open in vim all day long. (and I just opened it last week and closed it again nearly as quickly just out of fright!) Plus I don't like that they're charging $25 for the iPhone version, as if the $70 for OmniFocus isn't outrageous already. After that I used OmniFocus for a while, I even participated in the public beta and got a really cheap copy. This is probably what kept me closest to the GTD principles. Each index card was a different GTD context. I started out using index cards stuck with a binder clip that I carried around everywhere. The thing I liked most about GTD was how agnostic it was about your "system". ![]() I also found the Time Management for System Administrators (also mentioned above) very valuable. The system I use is Getting Things Done, mentioned above. ![]()
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