Coming from a GTD based Evernote and Todoist system, I`ve started to fiddle around with project planning and management in Notion (so many people are moving and some functions are really nice in Notion). But all the extras make Notion really time-consuming at the start with some unclear ending (how am I going to use this...). Plus Evernote web clipper and mail-in functions are really unbeaten. And then You came around with Your latest videos and all of a sudden the decision is clear - as long as there is no consistently better solution around, the Evernote/Todoist combination is the best option to go. Great videos! Thanks for Your help!
Notions is amazing but I agree it has a massive learning curve if you are willing to take the time. what helped me was watching a lot of other peoples setups and how they used it. I think its best for people who have a ton of stuff to manage otherwise Evernote I think works perfectly well.
Thanks for updating this project management strategy. ¥ou present way back when but i did not adopt at the time. Now it seems essential to use this approach. Nice work!
Wow, wonder why I just found you and your channel-many useful things to learn from. Thank you so much, Carl. I'll watch all your previous videos. Starting from now on :).
I plan my projects out in a notes app Using Tony Robbins RPM method but then I take all the action steps and set them up in todoist. I found for me that works better b/c even though todist is a task manager it imo handles projects really well now that we have sections and boards.
Hi Carl, I really like the enhanced focus and clarity that the time sector method brings. Almost finished the course. :) Now, for projects, the examples you give are for "pretty large scale" projects. What do you do with the small GTD-style projects that have maybe 2 or 3 actions, but where you still cannot just add one single action to your time sector thing? Something like a small home repair project where you might have one task to research something, one task to buy the supplies, and one task to go fix the thing? Do you bother setting up a project in evernote for that, or do you just throw those steps "naked" into todoist, or anything in between>
Hi Clemens, you're right, these little "projects" don't get set up in a traditional project folder. I just add the one or two tasks into Todoist. I have one today where I have to do things for a workshop next week. I completed one of the tasks today and scheduled the second one for tomorrow. These tasks were added as is to my This Week folder.
This is such great advice, Carl! I've learned so much already from watching your videos, all related to Productivity! I'm currently really interested in learning about Nimbus Notes and Workflowy. Not sure if you know about workflowy. That's such a streamlined system, not pretty, but so well thought through and powerful. Nimbus Note seems to have gone from strength to strength in recent months it seems. Anyways, just learning still, but Todoist, and how you work with it, and how you keep adjusting your approach to how to use it. I really love learning with you. And that move to the coast in Korea, how exciting! I hope your dog is okay.
Glad you liked it, Andreas. I do know Workflowy and Nimbus, but haven’t looked at them for a while. Barney’s fine (my dog). Still going strong :-) Thank you for asking.
@@Carl_Pullein So glad to hear it. :-) Your videos have inspired me, I'm now doing daily fitness again. Initially going up and down steps in my house for 20 minutes with stretches in between. Can't wait to get fit again!
Great video as always. I like the process but there is one piece I’m missing. As I look at your Todoist I see tasks I wouldn’t know how to relate to the project they came from. How do you know by scanning tasks which project they’re with?
Never had that problem. It's obvious. Every task is either linked to a project or to something I need to do. Never had an issue with knowing what it's related to.
Great insight into managing projects within Evernote and the time sector method (which after completing your course I am currently following). Question for you on managing projects using P.A.R.A./Evernote - You have a 'projects' notebook, with what appears to be a single note for each project, how do you approach projects where multiple notes are required in Evernote? I have projects that spans multiple months and have various deliverables - I tend to keep each deliverable as a separate note in addition to a general project management note, all of which are within a notebook. However to move to an overall 'projects' notebook (as you have which I really like) I can't figure out what to do.
Hi Chris, your method of having a notebook for each project is exactly how I do it. I have a projects stack and inside that I keep various different parts of a project. Although not all projects do require it's own individual notebook, I do have projects that require it's own notebook. I will do a video in the next week or explaining that part of the process.
Another great video as always, Carl. Question about Todoist: you used to have a project called "Purpose and Outcomes". I may have missed the explanation, but do you not use it anymore or did you move it into your new Evernote setup? Thanks!
Carl, Thanks for all you do and have done to make products like Todoist clearer for others. I'm curious - do you still pay to use Evernote? I'm very disappointed with the recent upgrades, particularly as I use an Android in addition to my PC. I'm moving my 'system' more fully onto Todoist (new for me). I've paid for Evernote for ~ 10 years but do not feel like it meets my needs well. I think a blend as you're doing here with Todoist and Evernote will work better.
Hi Howard, it does now. There was a time when they first launched the new Evernote when a lot of my workflows were broken. But they've been fixed now and everything's working fine.
Hi Carl :) Great video :) is there any place where we can get your templates ? They are really useful :) thanks in advance .. p.s greetings from Stratford upon Avon :)
Hi Peter, I haven't found a great way to share these. If I supply a link and then change the template or move it, the link breaks. Also, you want to be creating templates that work for you. Mine, are linked to the way I like to plan out my projects which won't necessarily work for you.
@@Carl_Pullein I’m in the same position. I tried Apple Notes, but I’m finding iCloud too unreliable for syncing notes. I tried Notion - just far too complicated. So now I’m left with the legacy version of EN, hoping that they get their act together. The switching cost of leaving Evernote is so high - I know my way around it and when It works, it’s great!
Fortunately it's gaining features so quickly. The new web version is already way ahead of the old web version. The Android version is ahead in some areas but behind in others (no widgets yet). Oh btw, Barney's food and water *what*?
Very interesting, you use a slightly different approach than many others. As an alternative for project planning, many would certainly mention Notion, but Evernote works better for you or do you use other tools for more complex projects?
I’ve really only ever needed Evernote for project planning. I do use Apple’s Numbers for outlining courses and books, but for all other projects, they will be run from Evernote
Hi Carl, thanks for this great insight on how you handle Project. I am still having difficulties to go more in the Time Sector System. The main difficulties is I don't think I handle well project which does not have an end. Maybe seen as area. I love for exemple smart home and I have always ideas on how I can improve my home. I currently let it in Todoist and I go there not based on time but when I wish working in this area. How do you handle such things in the tu,e sector system ? Thanks again for the video
For something like that, I would have all my ideas in a single note with images, links to products to potentially buy. As and when I am ready to purchase a product, I would move that to my Todoist.
Thanks Carl, This was exactly what I was looking for. Do you ever use traditional tool as pen&paper, as inbox, weekly planner or whatnot? By the way, Nice to know that you live in Korea!
Hi WonJoon, these days I don't use pen and paper. I find it's much faster to type and get things into my system that way. I di uae Siri on my phone a lot to do that.
Carl, when you "move" tasks from Evernote to Todoist, how do you recognize the associated project in Todoist? Especially if you have multiple projects that might have similar tasks... would you recommend working with labels here (with the name of the project)?
Hi Frank, If I need to know the project, I would make sure it is written in the task. For instance, Today, I have a task that says: "continue working on CAPs 22 course update". That task links directly to my CAPs 22 project note.
That's true but when you want to move your tasks around, the date does not change, so you end up having to change the date and move the task to another day. It can be a bit messy.
I currently use trello As a means to share projects with my partners Would / could we use Evernote in similar fashion as we really are intent on using todoist and google calendar
Hi Simon, that certainly was the case if you were using Word. I’ve discovered OneNote works fine, though. I think there’s something about how MS Word is formatted.
