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Kinkless Getting Things Done 0.83 released
For those who aren't familiar with this "Getting Things Done" term that's being tossed around the 'net more and more often these days: it's a methodology (not necessarily a piece of software) developed by David Allen for better managing your projects, tasks, time and life. Kinkless GTD (Getting Things Done) is a combination of plugins by Ethan Schoonover for both Quicksilver and OmniOutliner Pro that adapts this methodology for the digital lifestyle, allowing you to easily add projects and tasks to a customized OmniOutliner Pro document, as well as syncing them with iCal - reminders and all.
To help you wrap your head around this fantastic new way of organizing yourself, as well as these equally impressive tools, Ethan has produced a 10 minute screencast that should help you hit the ground running. Yes, it's 10 minutes out of your non-stop, lightning-fast lifestyle, but trust me: this could quite possibly be the best 10 minutes you've ever spent learning how to organize the other 1430 minutes of your day.
It's hard to just jump into this system and figure out what's going on, but in case you're already ahead of the rest of the class, you'll need the latest kGTD release, as well as the latest beta of OmniOutliner Pro and the optional but spectacular Quicksilver.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
h said 3:31PM on 3-28-2006
i dont know why you wouldnt just use backpackit.com instead of omnioutliner (unless im missing some of its functionality)... it has a killer widget that lets you manage lists, notes and reminders (and its not extremely confusing).
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jaysee said 3:39PM on 3-28-2006
It's not omnioutliner that's confusing it's the GTD way of organising through omnioutliner and kGTD which is harder to get a handle of... I downloaded this yesterday (having never read the GTD book) and, once you get the hang of it (with it's limited documentation) it seems to be quite useful.
I do like my index cards though - it saves me from having to cart my computer everywhere
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Mirko said 3:42PM on 3-28-2006
I prefer Backpack as well. It's simple and it's available from anywhere.
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David Chartier said 3:56PM on 3-28-2006
It might help (if you haven't done this yet) to watch the video tutorial, check out some of the GTD-discussion sites/forums or went ahead and read the book (which I haven't. I've gleamed enough - for now - from the video and websites). GTD isn't simply a new todo list, it's an entire system and, perhaps more importantly, a paradigm for tracking projects and organizing your life.
Backpack is great, I actually have a paid membership. But for many purposes and especially large projects, Backpack doesn't hold a candle to the organizational power that GTD and this kGTD tool offer.
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