I am using GTDNext right now for GTD stuff, and it has cool and convenient features that streamlines the GTD process. However, it just does not cut it for GTD as it is too generic. I am a big fan of Dynalist and use it for many things. It would be by far the best ever app in this space. What I would give to work on the Dynalist source code to build a special app for GTD. Anyway, it is hard to describe, but I don’t see Dynalist being able to offer this kind of thing as it would break the generality.Īnother product which almost got it right is LiquidPlanner, but that is too expensive, elaborate and advanced for this type of use. This is a view of links to the next sub-element of a project - as you close each one, the link goes to the next one. next actions) which are links to sub-elements of projects, showing the full path to hierarchy next to it, clickable. My perfect product would be the slickness of Dynalist, but with an overlay that did everything that GTDNext can do:Īllow sortable list that contains flattened hierarchy of tasks extracted from Projects (i.e. In Dynalist it would just take long of a time to get the same effect. Here’s hoping you join as a Pro User and enjoy the powerful features of a uncomplicated and super fast system Dynalist offers. Let the lists fall where they may (David Allen) You will need a good filing system, an inbox and a ubiquitous capture tool, a box for stuff to read, and maybe a tickler file but for the most part, all you need are lists. "Probably the most universal how-to question for GTD neophytes is this: How do I keep track of all the things that you’re recommending I keep out of my head? What’s the best tool? The answer is pretty simple: however you most effectively can create and review lists. My inspiration for switching to Dynalist from Todoist and Nozbe came from a David Allen article: Dynalist presents the most simplified and feature rich solution to manage tasks, projects and just about everything else. I think the best reason is the amazing environment to get stuff done and that we really don’t need all the bells and whistles of other apps to be productive. Have you used Workflowy? What are your tips in organising your notes and lists? Let me know in the comments section below.My reason for switching is a tad different … I won’t be using the pretty formatting or nice features, it’s just that a responsive development/support team was too good to pass up. To view all the keyboard shortcuts press CMD + ? on your keyboard. There’s a bunch of useful shortcuts you can use to move up and down to your list. Maximise your productivity by using Keyboard Shortcuts on the desktop version of Workflowy. When you’re done with the project you can then opt to stop sharing this list by clicking on the Stop Sharing this list button. It will give you a unique URL and an option to give view or edit permissions to others. Just right click the bullet point to show the options and click share. In Workflowy, you can share the topics in each bullet point. Working with a team is a lot easier when you can share your lists. You have the option to hide or show completed lists, making it easy for you to see which tasks has been completed in the project. Click outside the topic to hide the note and click on the dots (…) to show it.Įach one of these bullet points can be completed which archives it from your lists. To add a note, select the bullet point and just press Shift + Enter and type in your notes. In the example below, you’ll see a grey text which is a note specifically for the topic. Next tip I have is adding notes on your bullet points. So what I did is I clicked on the bullet point for that topic to just focus on it and not get overwhelmed with all the different lists I have in here. In the example below, I wanted to focus on the Email Campaign. Just click on the bullet point itself and that drills you right down to a specific project. One of the things I find really fantastic in Workflowy is the option to focus on a specific bullet point. Here’s an example list with collapsing bullet points: In the example below, I added a couple of lists and sublist which I can collapse to show the entirety of my notes and an option to not show them so I can focus on one topic at a time. Workflowy is entirely structured around using bullet points. I’ll show you how I use Workflowy and hope you can get some usage out of it and help you organise your notes. It helps to organise information and it’s flexible as it works on mobile. It’s an app where you can add in lists and sublists for your daily tasks, to do’s, and notes. Today we’re going to look at one of the tools that I use called Workflowy.
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