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-Things that did not work for me
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-
-Here's a random pile of things that I've experimented with but that
-did not work for me.
-
-
-Split systems: personal versus work GTD
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-
-I've tried having a separate GTD system for work and personal lives,
-but as a free software developer, the two are mixed enough that it's
-annoying to keep the two systems in sync. For example, if I find a
-bug in Debian, while doing work, should reporting it and maybe fixing
-it be a work-GTD thing or a personal-GTD thing? It's really both:
-the bug affects my work, and I am a Debian developer in my free
-time, so it should be in both systems.
-
-Another problem is that I often need to do personal things in the
-middle of the workday. I might need to get a haircut during a lunch
-break, for example. If it's only in my GTD system at home, I don't
-remember the haircut. I can set up a reminder system, but that's
-then part of my GTD system. A single system is simpler, for me.
-
-Having a single system is not without problems, of course. The
-biggest obstacle I have is doing the weekly review: does it count
-as work time or not? I've experimented with various approaches, but
-haven't got a good solution. Maybe I should do every other review
-during work time, and every other in my own time.
-
-
-Fancy software solutions
-------------------------
-
-I've tried several software solutions for keeping GTD lists. Some
-of them were developed specifically for GTD, others were more generic.
-I've even written a couple of tools for my own GTD use, to support my
-own implementation of the GTD system.
-
-All of these software solutions have turned out to have the same two big
-drawback for me: I spend too much time fiddling with the tool (instead of
-doing useful things), and sooner or later the software gets in my way.
-
-The most useful tools I've found are outliners, but I don't use even
-those anymore. I now use a set of plain text documents, which I edit
-with gedit (the GNOME text editor). There's no outlining, formatting,
-highlighting, sorting, organizing, or any other kind of tool support.
-It's just words on lines of text. It's wonderful.
-
-This is what works for me. I'm a simple kind of guy. You may want to
-try various programs yourself and if you do, you may find that you
-like them better than plain text. That is good.
-
-
-Non-digital solutions
----------------------
-
-I initially implemented GTD on paper, and that was good for getting
-started, since it avoided getting hung on tool choices and setup.
-However, I don't seem to work well with keeping lists on paper,
-or journalling on paper, or doing anything that involves using
-a lot of paper. For me, a digital solution is pretty much required.
-