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Which GTD (Getting Things Done) tool/webservice do you recommend?

(Assume the user is on Windows.)

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Not strictly answering the question, but did you know there is a new time management methodology that is superior to GTD?...AutoFocus 2. It's free and you get it from here: markforster.net/blog/2009/6/27/… – Joe Schmoe Jul 16 '09 at 10:36
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@Joe Schmoe How does "one long list of everything that you have to do" work for people with hundreds of items? – Artur Carvalho Jul 30 '09 at 9:02
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Hmm, isn't this very close to this popular question: 'Which tool do you use for your TODO list?', superuser.com/questions/1206/… – Jonik Jul 30 '09 at 11:07
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If you're only interested in Windows tools, it should probably be in the question title. And please tag this 'windows' also. (And while at it, 'service-recommendation' and 'software-recommendation' too.) – Jonik Jul 30 '09 at 11:17
Re: AutoFocus - I like this comment "Do not dump tasks into the list ...of every possible thing you could do". In other words, I need to maintain another TODO list for this system to work. It seem pointless. – dlux Aug 6 '09 at 16:28
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Remember the Milk

RTM comes with a lot of services and applications.

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on Android, you can get Astrid to sync with Remember the milk and take it mobile! – Stewart Robinson Jul 30 '09 at 9:09
combine it with the excellent iPhone app that has pusj notifications and you have a real winner. RTM is really, really good when you set it up with smart lists and good tags. – P.Bjorklund Aug 9 '09 at 12:49
Gnome-do has an excellent RTM plugin as well. – Matthew Aug 23 '09 at 17:28
I have to pay the yearly subscription to get the iPhone app? That sucks – prestomation Sep 14 '09 at 13:07
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I use Evernote and I've implemented a GTD system in it.

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I'm trying to do this too, but struggling to organise my notebooks. That link looks really good though:) – ianfuture Oct 10 '09 at 13:16
Good write up on GTD implementation with Evernote. Wow !! – priyankpatel Nov 16 '09 at 21:48
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Monkey GTD is inherited from TiddlyWiki and it is very loyal to the original GTD system.

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+1. I've finally settled on this after trying tons of other options. Imho, this is way more functional than a lot of hyped up competitors. It has the undefinable flow that makes it a pleasure to use. I use it as a webapp using Prism and occasionally save a local copy for backup. – nagul Aug 9 '09 at 10:33
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MyLifeOrganised: Lets you put all tasks in a treeview outline and allows you to generate a ToDo list based on parameters like context(s), duedate, urgency, importance, dependencies,

There's also a Windows Mobile version. I use that to sync between 2 Windows PC's (and have my ToDo list in my pocket when not near a PC)

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Try GTDTiddyWiki. It's like local wiki, based on JavaScript. Put it in your flash drive or Dropbox, and you'll have your info always with you. If you want web service - then RTM. But I've got in trouble when deciding should I put some items to Google Calendar, or to RTM.

P.S. When last time I used GTDTiddyWiki, it doesn't worked with Opera.

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Assuming you know how to use the commandline and have cygwin installed check this out. I like it because everything's stored as a simple text file so I know I'll always have control of my data. I also spend a lot of my time in a shell session so this fits in with my work flow.

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Todoist (web based).

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I use Remember the milk, one of the features I use most is the emailing task option. I've written about my setup on my blog.

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I use a simple txt editor (jEdit) and the Markdown text format (also used by StackOverflow). In my opinion, this is good enough.

Additional tools: Pandoc can convert Markdown files to a.o. HTML and ODT (OpenOffice). Ali Rantakari has made a syntax coloring mode for jEdit.

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What do you use to view the files with Markdown format? Only jEdit? Does it have some special support for Markdown? – Jonik Sep 14 '09 at 10:22
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I was recommended SimpleGTD from another question on this site - I've used it today and I much prefer it to Highrise/Backpack/Basecamp (since all I really need is tasks).

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Runway is by far the easiest and best GTD service I have ever used. It's currently in BETA.

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I use Things, on the Mac and iPhone, and like it a lot. (I'm not sure if it's a pure GTD tool though.)

More about it here on SU:

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Hmm, didn't notice "Assume the user is on Windows"... In that case Things might not be so good. – Jonik Jul 30 '09 at 11:14
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I like this : GTDInbox

GTDInbox transforms Gmail into a powerhouse of productivity and manageability. It gives you a faster, more task-orientated, better inbox.

and there so many tools avilable on http://gtd.jeffsandquist.com/Default.aspx?Page=GTDTools&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

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I use (and recommend) Google Tasks. It's easy to use, has a simple interface, but with a lot of functionality. I also like the fact it's integrated in both Gmail and Google Calendar. It's also available for iPhone and Android.

You can have multiple lists, tasks can have subtasks, you can add due dates; this helps keep things organized. I use it both at home and at work.

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