Me on GTD Update: – Capturing

I am determined that my GTD journey will not start with a fanfare and then fade away never to be seen again, like all too many of my projects (aside: see Matt Cornwell’s excellent post about having too many projects!). To that end I am gearing myself up slowly – trying to develop habits rather that just another layer of “extra stuff” to worry about.

The collection habit is already starting to go well. I am disciplining myself to write *EVERYTHING* which pops into my head which I could possibly want to remember and act on whether that is to pick up a pint of milk or redesign my career. I won’t lie to you. I’m not there yet. But with my exciting new filofax I now have a combination hard landscape (calendar for all non work items – work stuff is tracked in Outlook at work) and capture device. It will – when I have reached that stage – store my mobile contexts, eg anywhere and errands in town lists.

The great advantage this mini filofax has is that it is a pleasure to handle. It is much easier to use a tool if it is fun to use. And it is so small I can take with me wherever I am going.

Now that I have piles of captured piling up I better develop the next habit – Processing.