[steverb]

To Do: Spend an hour updating my to do list.

I kid, but for me personally, these sorts of things always end up consuming more cycles than they save me. That includes GTD and a bunch of other get organized tools of the month.

The only thing that I've found that helps is a small pocket sized moleskine that I just keep a running log of things I did, and things that I think I need to do, along with whatever else I needed to write down at the time (phone numbers, shopping list, etc).

The act of putting things down on paper seems to help me focus and keeping it simple helps to keep it from becoming something else I have to do. It's not sexy, but it works for me.

As always to each their own, YMMV, etc.

[derekflanzraich]

Ha-- yeah, swear I used to think this, too... but now am convinced that the time I put into my master planner pays off later in spades thanks to structure & organization. At least that's what I keep telling myself. :)

Also for what it's worth, I have a moleskine I keep too. That's mostly for writing down stuff more visually-- but there are some things I definitely prefer writing on paper as well.