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James Fallows on GTD apps

Submitted by Merlin on May 2, 2008 - 9:20am.

Bright side #5: interesting GTD software, including for Mac

The Atlantic writer (and recent Mac convert) James Fallows covers three apps that have caught his attention, including OmniFocus, ThinkingRock, and MonkeyWiki. Fallows says:

The GTD Way mainly involves habits of mind and action, but it also places a lot of emphasis on having the right tools, gizmos, and gimmicks to support those habits. Over the years I’ve used a variety of software to set up GTD-based systems on my computer.

And, if you’re in a real “grab the shovel” mood, don’t miss his link to a metric buttload of GTD apps.

As ever, though, friends, just remember: GTD’s power is in what it does to your approach and to your thinking; it’s not about magic beans and doo-dahs. Never allow yourself to obsess over tools to the exclusion of actually completing tasks. This is about action.

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Getting the Right Things Done

Submitted by ceowise on May 3, 2008 - 6:30am.

It is refreshing that the discussion about Execution has begun. In my world we talk about “strategy execution” or instead of just getting things done - we look at how you get the right things done. Which is the balance between strategy and execution.

The companies who do this well have balanced, growth, superior overall performance and less CEO headaches.

I have posted some free podcasts and templates on my blog at http://www.ceowise.com/category/business-insights/

Out casts are in a series format because of the depth of the subject and we try to keep all of our shows to less than 15 minutes.