Comments on: How I Get Things Done http://benkraal.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/how-i-get-things-done/ Ben Kraal Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:38:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Launchy: Append text to a file from anywhere « Ben Kraal: making the ordinary http://benkraal.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/how-i-get-things-done/#comment-756 Launchy: Append text to a file from anywhere « Ben Kraal: making the ordinary Wed, 16 May 2007 00:03:25 +0000 http://benkraal.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/how-i-get-things-done/#comment-756 [...] course, if you’re using ThinkingRock, as I am, being able to append text to a file in this way is amazingly cool. ThinkingRock allows you to [...] [...] course, if you’re using ThinkingRock, as I am, being able to append text to a file in this way is amazingly cool. ThinkingRock allows you to [...]

]]> By: Ben Kraal http://benkraal.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/how-i-get-things-done/#comment-750 Ben Kraal Mon, 14 May 2007 23:03:02 +0000 http://benkraal.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/how-i-get-things-done/#comment-750 What I find TR offers over a text file, for me (it uses XML, btw) is the coupling of next actions with projects, both of which are just lists. The in-your-face aspect is fairly important. In GTD you have to give yourself over to the whole system, making it in your face. They say it doesn't work if you do it half-arsed. It's all or nothing. (for sufficient large values of "all"). What I find TR offers over a text file, for me (it uses XML, btw) is the coupling of next actions with projects, both of which are just lists.

The in-your-face aspect is fairly important. In GTD you have to give yourself over to the whole system, making it in your face. They say it doesn’t work if you do it half-arsed. It’s all or nothing. (for sufficient large values of “all”).

]]> By: Kai http://benkraal.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/how-i-get-things-done/#comment-746 Kai Mon, 14 May 2007 09:19:28 +0000 http://benkraal.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/how-i-get-things-done/#comment-746 Nice. I still have significant antipathy toward Java desktop apps, but this is nicely put together. I looked at a few pieces of GTD software (web and desktop based) a while ago, and none of them really felt like they offered enough over a text file containig a to-do list. I'm still not sure what kind of integration I'm looking for, but for me there's something missing these isolated pieces of software. I suspect it's that they aren't sufficiently in-your-face to work for me. If I've gone to the effort of putting something on a lists, then it's something that I don't want to do. Nice. I still have significant antipathy toward Java desktop apps, but this is nicely put together.

I looked at a few pieces of GTD software (web and desktop based) a while ago, and none of them really felt like they offered enough over a text file containig a to-do list. I’m still not sure what kind of integration I’m looking for, but for me there’s something missing these isolated pieces of software. I suspect it’s that they aren’t sufficiently in-your-face to work for me. If I’ve gone to the effort of putting something on a lists, then it’s something that I don’t want to do.

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