43 Folders

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43Folders.com is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.

One Letter sheet per inbox item?

Im currently on chapter 5 in GTD. I've been using actiontastic to capture inbox items and lists on pieces of paper.

What I don't get is that one letter size piece of paper per idea seems like huge wastage! Is letter size critical here? Is there any reason not to quarter a piece of letter paper and capture each item like that?

I love the idea of GTD, but the paper waste seems.. well... wasteful!

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Agreed. I find the idea...

Agreed. I find the idea of one item per piece of paper unnecessary.

I use 3 x 5 cards for incoming stuff and I usually have anywhere from 3-5 items per card. I keep track of processing by crossing stuff out when I've entered it into my system.

I think the book recommends one item per sheet to get people in the habit of processing stuff one item at a time.

 
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