GTD On Lotus Notes
A while back I switched from Lotus Notes to Index Cards out of frustration. I am finding that a little problematic, because I end up with a big stack of index cards in a box that is out of site most of the time and I am shuffling too much paper around a tickler system.
I find references to non-solutions to implementing GTD on lotus notes:
- GTD For Notes plug in wants users to create a new database. I don’t think I would get any support from our Notes support team if I did that; they would probably replace my entire profile if there were a problem as the first step in debugging. Besides, the information all seems to be in notes.
- I can’t even see the screenshots or download the eProductivity template.
- OpenNTF Productivity Extensions for Notes doesn’t appear ready for anything, given that it is version 0.1 and there are not screenshots yet available.
I would like to see a list of incomplete tasks by context (using categories for context) - @work, @home, @waiting, @calls, Projects, uncategorized, etc. The build in “By Category” shows incomplete and complete tasks all merged together - useless for GTD. The Incomplete tasks list is tolerable, but you have to scroll down and let eye filter for the context you are looking for (i.e. @waiting, @work).
I’d like a seperate view for all incomplete tasks for each category/context, so with a click, I can see @work tasks, @waiting tasks, or a list of projects. Unfortunately, views seem to be write-only in notes. If I create a view, using a cryptic query language and making a lot of guesses, the view probably won’t work. I make a mistake I can’t seem to edit the view and change the query. There probably is a way.
There is a 43 Folders Wiki on making GTD work with notes. If you are a notes wiz, check it out.
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November 21st, 2006 at 11:23 pm
GTD rocks! I use Outlook + the GTD plugin on my desktop, and Pocket Informant on my PDA.
Regarding the incomplete tasks issue, perhaps a solution would be to delete instead of complete?
November 22nd, 2006 at 8:06 am
I used to practice GTD on outlook with success. I never bought the GTD plug-in, but in Outlook it is really easy to create TODOs (new or from an email), categorize them, and create smart folders for @work,@errand, etc. I loved having my @errand and @costco list with me.
This broke down when there was something on my Dell Axim or in Outlook that broke ActiveSync entirely. Then I switched to Lotus Notes on a citrix environment as my dashboard. I have not had GTD working well since.