I’ve also recently started with GTD, haven’t been doing this for long. I’ve been diagnosed with Adult ADHD, and I have to say that using these methodologies has really helped me start to get back on top of things.

Merlin, reading your tips and experiences has also helped out a great deal. It’s been very beneficial to see how people are putting this system together - I’ve been able to look at what has and hasn’t worked for other people and determine if I think I might experience the same outcome, given what little info I have.

Creating a physical representation of my memory space has been the biggest help by far. I used to make vague lists, just as you described, with only 2 or 3 items on them (clean office, grocery store). Now they’re about 7 to 8 times longer, but I have a discrete set of specific tasks that I need to accomplish, which makes the whole process much much easier.