April 7, 2008
Getting things done in Leopard, without the GTD programs
Posted Apr. 7, ’08, 2:35 PM PT by David Dahlquist
Category | Geekery
A lot of people have been caught up in the Getting Things Done craze, led by David Allen and his book of the same title. It’s basically a time-management, productivity-boosting guide for, well, getting things done. A number of Mac developers have been cashing in on this craze with dedicated applications meant to help one adhere to this system, like OmniFocus, and Things. While these programs are all fine and dandy, Dennis Best over at Dennisbest.org, believes that most, if not all of the productivity boosting features in these definitely-not-freeware apps can be found right inside Leopard.
His article will walk you through creating a nifty Leopard GTD workflow that allows you to collect, process, organize, review, and finally, “do” those everyday tasks that can sometimes feel so overwhelming. Now if only I could get Leopard to “do” my International Relations midterm tomorrow, I’d be set.
[Via Lifehacker]
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I agree that using built in tools is often cost effective. I need to access my GTD from my Windows machine at work, my Mac at home, and really need to carry it with me on my cell phone. Dedicated applicatons, especially those that are web-based fill that niche for those of us that need it. I've written about my experiences with a GTD app in a couple of recent posts on my blog at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com