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Getting Things Done setup

Contexts, a waiting-for list and a someday list, ready for the GTD method in a few minutes.

  • List
  • For professionals
  • Task management
  • Prioritisation
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2 projects, 3 sections, 9 tasks, 6 labels. Checked against OpenTodo v0.6.0.

The Getting Things Done setup template imported into OpenTodo

About this template

Getting Things Done works with any tool that has an inbox, contexts and lists. In OpenTodo, contexts are labels and each list is a saved filter.

The template creates the labels @home, @computer, @phone, @errand, @waiting and @someday, a GTD project with sections for next actions, waiting-for and someday, and a weekly reminder to check every project for a next action.

Create views like @phone & !@waiting for the moments you have only your phone. Saved views can be pinned to the sidebar with live counts.

How to use it

  1. Import the file; it creates the labels, the GTD project and its sections.
  2. Save the views the guide suggests, such as `@phone & !@waiting`, and pin them to the sidebar.
  3. Every Friday, the review task asks you to check each project for a next action.

Make it yours

  • Rename the contexts to the places you actually work: `@office`, `@workshop`, `@town`.
  • Delete the sections you do not use; a smaller system is one you keep.
  • Give the review task a time that fits your week.

Template by Raffaele Pizzari. Builds OpenTodo in the open: one container, your own server, every feature specified before it is built.

Import it in three steps

  1. Download the template file.
  2. In OpenTodo, open Settings, then Data, then Import data.
  3. Choose the file, check the preview, and select Import.

Due dates count from the day the file was published; move them as you like. Importing the same file twice creates nothing new, and an import can be undone. Import formats

Want to try it without touching your own lists? Import it into the demo: the sandbox is private and deleted after two hours. About the demo

What is inside

Every project, section and task the file creates, as the import will show them. Dates are relative to the day you import.

  • GTD
    Next actions
    • Call the bank about the new card@phone
    • Update the budget spreadsheet30 min · @computer
    • Pick up the dry cleaning@errand
    • Fix the squeaky door@home
    Waiting for
    • Quote from the electrician@waiting
    • Reply from Sam about the venue@waiting
    Someday / maybe
    • Learn to make sourdough@someday
    • Plan a trip to Japan@someday
  • Projects list
    • Review every project for a next actionrepeats every week · 15 min

Labels created: @home, @computer, @phone, @errand, @waiting, @someday. Labels and filters

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