I spent a lot of time looking at various software tools to implement a Getting Things Done type productivity system. I don’t like the inflexibility of all-in-one or GTD specific packages. I also struggled with figuring out to use the Excel ToDo spreadsheet I developed several years ago. In the end I’ve decided to go with a M$ OneNote based system. I saw several posts here and here which talk about ways to Implement GTD in OneNote. I’ve developed my own sytsem which I think will work good for work related tasks but I’m not 100% sure it will work well for all of my home and non-work tasks and projects. My system is a hybrid between several GTD implemntations I’ve seen and read about and “Ready, Set, Do” which is a Mac based set of scripts that I read about here.

I’m using OneNote 2003. From what I understand OneNote 2007 has many improvements which make implementing a GTD system much better. I may consider getting OneNote 2007 at some point after I’m fully convinced that OneNote is working for me.

2 Responses to “Update on My Productivity System Decision”

  1. rob Says:

    I would recomend getting OneNote 2007 – vastly better for GTD especially if combined with Outlook. I’ve posted about my set up here if it helps.. http://www.blog.7breaths.co.uk/2007/06/gtd-with-onenote-collected-links.html

  2. nunya Says:

    Thanks Rob. I’ve seen your set up and will consider OneNote 2007. I first want to see if I’ll stick with my new OneNote/GTD based system or find myself going back to my old system based on several Excel spreadsheets.


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