Getting Things Done

Of late I’ve become interested in the ‘getting things done’ (GTD) movement, the largely web-based organisational cult led by ticklist prophet David Allen. Simply put, GTD is all about working and living more intelligently.

I’ve always been fairly well organised at work; my desk is replete with to-do-lists and 33 Digital is going through a Google Doc revolution at the moment but there are always gaps between systems.

If I’m not online or at my laptop, as at weekends or events, it’s tough to update my to-do-list doc and should I want to at a later stage it means I lose time transferring data between a hard copy and soft copy version of the same document.

What I’ve been looking for are resilient efficiency tools and strategies that don't take a lot of time investment to organise. I've found a couple of good'uns but I'm always on the look-out for more. Find my top three below:

1. Notepads - It had to factor in here, the lowest of lo-fi solutions but without doubt the most resilient. No battery or wi-fi issues and so portable that it fits in a jacket pocket without leaving an unslightly bulge.

2. Google Docs - At the core of all of 33's activities lies a beating Google Doc. We pro-actively started using them about three months ago and now tend to share client plans, to-do-lists and calendars using the platform. They're particularly useful for allowing remote working, which leads back to the resilience argument especially in light of the proposed tube strike this evening!

3. Evernote - Although it's a client of mine, it is absolutely fantastic. The technology acts a library for all digital content and enables you to store emails, tweets, screengrabs and images in one place, which is then accessible from your hard disk and over the web. The real bonus however is that it has text recognition software included meaning that it will tag any image with the text included within, which is beautifully useful. It is also mobile enabled, with apps in both the iPhone's AppStore and BB's AppWorld. A truly beautiful piece of technology but seeing is believing, check it out real people's experiences for yourselves here.