I am a fan of the Getting Things Done system, although, I still need a lot more work to become more disciplined to the system. Thus the reason I bought the book. I was hoping to find another gem to help me better manage the system. I am also a huge fan of Evernote. For me, I think Evernote is the key to mastering the GTD system.
Donaldson and Allen cover the topic in six chapters. Chapter 1 focuses on an introduction to the topic. It explains what I have mentioned that GTD is powerful but takes some understanding to wield it effectively. Chapter 2 outlines the GTD workflow. It included a great image of the workflow, and I now have it hanging in my office. Now, I need one for my home office.
In chapter 3, the authors discussed how to collect information. They noted all the different methods that Evernote provides but they also tied it to the GTD system. Chapter 4 focused on organizing the information, and provided ideas for tagging as well as suggesting notebooks to use. This chapter also looked at delegating tasks, using calendar tasks, and next actions tasks. Chapter 5 addressed reviewing tasks. Suggestions were provided for how to leverage tagging and notebooks as well as how often to conduct a review. It was a basic overview. Finally, chapter 6 summed up what was presented.
The book provided a beginners look at the GTD system using Evernote. I was able to pull a couple of ideas and resources from the book; however, other books have addressed this topic in much more detail. This will not be the first book I reference when I need to brush up on the topic.
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