{"id":4274,"date":"2010-10-12T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=4274"},"modified":"2021-05-23T17:02:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T00:02:41","slug":"what-are-the-best-tools-for-gtd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/10\/what-are-the-best-tools-for-gtd\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the best tools for GTD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2010\/10\/toolboxXSmall.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4275\" title=\"toolboxXSmall\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2010\/10\/toolboxXSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a>GTD is an approach that is not tool-specific. So while it&#8217;s important to land on gear (paper or digital) that will stand up to the complexity of your work and personal life, it&#8217;s more important that it clearly serves the purpose of reflecting the reminders and information in the most appropriate way for <strong> you<\/strong>. The tool won&#8217;t decide what something means\u2014you have to do that, and the GTD process is the key.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone is telling you a specific piece of software is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">required<\/span> for GTD&#8211;good chance they don&#8217;t understand GTD.<\/p>\n<p>We do have <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/store\/other.php?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a few key tools that we personally use and recommend<\/a> that have gone through David Allen&#8217;s extensive vetting process. You can find a link to those in our <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/store\/other.php?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online store<\/a>. If you don&#8217;t see your software listed here, it means we do not have a recommendation at this time, but a search on GTD Times and our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidco.com\/forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public Forums<\/a> should give you quite a few helpful suggestions about what other GTD implementers are using.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GTD is an approach that is not tool-specific. So while it&#8217;s important to land on gear (paper or digital) that will stand up to the complexity of your work and personal life, it&#8217;s more important that it clearly serves the purpose of reflecting the reminders and information in the most appropriate way for you. 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