Tag: gtd

  • scanners are a man’s best friends

    scanners are a man’s best friends

    Or: How to take control over my documents Once upon a time – i filled many file folders with paper … Did i ever look anything up of it? I once asked the secretary of my bureau, what she do with the letters from the Church Office. „I put them in the folder“. – „If…

  • Getting Focus through contexts

    Getting Focus through contexts

    The using of contexts is one of the main differences between David Allens „Getting Things Done“ (GTD) and a common taskmanagementsystem. Contexts – or in a wider definition categories – prepare you to do the tasks through batching similar tasks throughout all projects. “Categories are like having an extra weapon in your armory – they…

  • Teams, technology and obstacles

    Teams, technology and obstacles

    Or why for me collaboration with Nozbe has never really worked so far. Lonely geniuses „Pastors are like artists“ – said once a colleague to me. Presumably it implied that geniuses are lonely. A German proverb says a lot about the willingness to cooperate in my profession: Blessed are the legs that stand at the…

  • Flatter is better!

    Flatter is better!

    I have a great affinity for digital tools – although my profession is not known for: since I’ve been working with David Allen’s method, I’ve always been looking for the best tool. Of course on my quest i quickly found Omnifocus, because i work exclusively on Apple devices. Pretty early I also discovered Nozbe. But…