{"id":3115,"date":"2010-01-19T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T22:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2018-08-31T09:09:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T16:09:14","slug":"how-to-choose-a-gtd-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/01\/how-to-choose-a-gtd-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose tools for GTD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Looking for a tool for GTD?<\/h2>\n<p>The mistake we see many new GTD&#8217;ers make is expecting to find a tool to &#8220;do&#8221; GTD.\u00a0 A tool doesn&#8217;t <em>do <\/em>the thinking for you, it <em>stores <\/em>the thinking for you. \u00a0So, then does it even matter what tools you use when it comes to implementing GTD?\u00a0 Sure. You need a functional list manager to start.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Questions to ask yourself when choosing a list manager for GTD:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Are there any tools already in place that you plan\/need to still use? Like a corporate calendar?<\/li>\n<li>Where is your email?\u00a0 Not required, but certainly helps to have your email and lists <em>near <\/em>each other.<\/li>\n<li>Who else needs to see your data?\u00a0\u00a0 Does it need to be on a shared server or would local be fine if you go digital?<\/li>\n<li>What do you tend to be drawn to&#8211;paper or digital?<\/li>\n<li>Is security a concern?<\/li>\n<li>Will you want to share your digital lists with others?<\/li>\n<li>How would you back it up, if needed?<\/li>\n<li>What are you willing to carry around?<\/li>\n<li>What tools are you already familiar with?<\/li>\n<li>Would you trust putting almost <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anything<\/span> into it?<\/li>\n<li>Is it scale-able?<\/li>\n<li>Can you easily learn how to use it?<\/li>\n<li>What are you willing to pay for it?<\/li>\n<li>What does it need to sync to?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is there a perfect GTD system out there? 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