Getting Things Done Planner System + Overview | Why I started using GTD method in my planning 

“The mind is for thinking things, not holding things.” Love gtd.

It is a good idea to have one place to write down everything. I find when I switch planners up a lot, I lose track of all those things that I have written as tasks. I do use the Reminders app in my phone a lot though for things especially with a due date so I do not forget and I also get that notification! For me, I think what I need to do is set up the lists initially at the location, such as to buy, to call, to do, etc. instead of brain dumping them all in one spot and then moving them all. It is a good system, and I have read the book but it is also nice to see examples!

I had heard of the book but never knew exactly how it worked. This is a very helpful video explaining it. I love this system.

I so relate and recently started using the GTD system. Your system looks great! It's interesting how differently GTD can be implemented and still work. I have a zillion happy planners so made those my frankenplanned project planners: 1 for my full-time job, another for my side hustle, another for my volunteer work, etc. In each of these, I prioritize and break down the projects into next actions. Then, I move all of the next actions to be done that week into my EDC planner. Good luck with the system. I hope it continues to work for you.

You explained the GTD method so well! I've watched other videos prior and I wasn't getting it. Thanks so much for sharing. This will be a a game changer for me. I also downloaded the audiobook.

Fab explanation of the GTD method, thanks! Also love your inserts - they really helped me to visualise and understand GTD.

I’m so glad I found your channel!! I love this explanation of the GTD system… I keep hearing about it but didn’t really understand? I think this will help me a lot and I love your inserts you made for them!

This is sooooo helpful! Thank you! Saving to watch again!

I too am a list maker but don’t regularly review them. Thanks for the tips to help me get into the habit. Btw, love your inserts!

i just bought these inserts and i’m so excited! thank you for this video and the gtd inserts you offer! 🙏 💕

Thank you 😊 that was such great information!!! I’m definitely going to try this method!!!

So I have been watching your videos for years and have re-watched this and some of your other GTD videos bc you have really been SO inspiring and basically encouraging me to start implementing the GTD method in my planner! I’ve read the book, done so much research on it - but never really knew how to start utilizing it in my planner. I’m actually thinking of creating or putting together a planner just for GTD. I already have so much in my everyday planner, plus I think I may like having just a small Pocket or Personal planner filled with all my GTD inserts, to complement my everyday planner! ALSO - I just watched your more recent video of using your GTD Digital Planner….🤯 I mayyyyy just do that too!! Lol! Sorry for the long comment, I just absolutely love your content & Etsy shop! 💕 I wish there was a way to schedule 1:1’s with you, to go over any personal or more specific questions! (You should think about that 😌) Thank you for all the wonderful tips!! 🙏🏼

Hello from the NWT! I'm a first-time watcher of your channel & I love how chill you are while explaining planning processes! I've never heard of the GTD method & am an avid planner, been doing it for yrs. I'm thinking about going digital (buying the Docket Planner from your shop). Thx so much for your videos! They're super helpful for me & others I see.

Thanks for this post and your sheets. I bought the GTD official ones but like yours better! Also your explanation helped clarify the relationships between the sheets. I struggled with that from the book. So helped me very much!

So glad I ran into this video. Thanks for sharing.

Love this upload 😍😍😊

thank you so much for your explanation :) im just starting and im very excited cause i feel this is what i needed to feel safe with my systems :)

Love this!!

Great video, thanks! Greetings from Edmonton :)

I love your dividers. You should make a tutorial on the dividers 🤭

great video thank you, you explained it so much better than anyone else and the book, the only question i have how would you do this in a weeks or a cousin as thats what use and i use the weeks as my everyday carry so it would have to be in there.

How do you know what your next action is? Do you create a project for the item in your inbox that is more than two tasks and add it to the project sheet and then take those steps for the next action until the project is finished?

Hey there! Great video!! Definitely use the system but I have gotten so much more out of your video! Will you be adding the GTD inserts in A6 to your shop? Thanks again for a great video! May watch a second time!

I had some “inboxes” similar to what you have. They worked brilliantly!.. until I ran out of these sheets and needed to print and cut out some more. I just never got around to it lol!

Are you still using this method? I listened to David's book a few months ago (because my life suddenly became extremely busy with a million things I needed to get done, total task overload for me) but I've been struggling with how exactly to implement the finer details of the system into my planner. It's kinda funny because I was in a bound notebook last year and switched to rings specifically because I thought it would be much easier to implement in rings... got my new rings last month and somehow completely lost track of implementing the GTD system into it 🤦‍♀️ just goes to show what a total hot mess I am right now. Your video totally helped. I think I'm going through similar life changes that ypu may have been when you made this video, we are doing repairs on my moms house in order to sell it and building her a mother-in-law unit for her on our property, as well as trying to manage her estate since my father passed away last August, it's been a lot and we are only halfway there at the moment, so Thank you so much for sharing!

I'm in the USA. I had to use short term disability when my son was born cause my company didn't offer maternity. Before my short term could be used I had to use my vacation and pto. My son was born in Feb. So a whole year with no calling in or sick leave cause I used it. Plus my son was born early so a big portion of my leave we spent in the hospital. So lil bonding before I went back to work. When my son got covid from daycare I had to have my mom help with him cause I couldn't afford to take off. And the poor dude was only 8 months.... we are exhausted 😩

So inspiring

Thanks for this! Where do you have the cover page with the method map?

That’s pretty organized

Very helpful video! I read the book and downloaded your inserts but it's been at least a month and I'm having trouble getting started. When you did your initial brain dump, did you use your inbox insert or did you write things down on a single sheet of paper? Also, if you are back at work, are you planning to have a separate GTD planner or keeping everything in one place? Thanks!

How did you make your nice clear dividers with the words on them?

This is so helpful! Do you think these inserts could work being integrated into an existing planner? One that has monthly and weekly inserts?

I'm wondering how often do you update inbox, or adding new things as they come up?

I was curious -- where do you get your dividers? They look very nice and legible.

as I'm getting older and experiencing different forms of arthritis I find myself noticing things I didn't use to. that being said I noticed that your finger joints are a bit pronounced and your fingers appear a bit bent. is that from arthritis? my joints have always been large and my joints there are kind of double jointed so they over bend and my "straightened" hand looks bent backwards a bit. I don't have arthritis in my hands though.

I appreciate that you trying to explained the GTD system! But I cannot see what your lists look like so it's hard for me to get a clear picture of how I'm supposed to be doing things. I wish I could actually see your planner instead of just this book. I can't see anything so it's hard for me clearly understand the gtd system. Wish it was clearer!

I am not knowledgeable on GTD but it seems your writing it on one list them writing it on another list and so on

I really hate the idea of an inbox.. just put it in its designated category/folder so you don’t have a clutter mess of everything at once. Also waiting on? If you’re waiting on something other than yourself to complete something I wouldn’t even bother making it on the list. Someday? That sounds more like a goals thing And next action.. how do you know what main task these mini actions are attached to individually? This format just seems so messy, too many steps that are unnecessary.

Stop waving your hands over the pages. Zoom into the pages so they can be seen

That looks like a lot of work to implement a simple system.

My wife is a nail tech for 30 yrs just saying.

Hello, I’m enjoying this video and I’m enjoying it very much! I’ve been listening a couple times and I I don’t know if you’re saying and I’m missing it but can you please share what are the five categories that you have the checkmarks in? Like I said when you have everything listed but then what are the five categories across the top of the paper? I tried to screenshot it and blow it up but it’s too blurry. I just have no idea what the categories are that you’re talking about. Thank you very much.