GTD and eGroupWare
At Habré, a lot has already been said about GTD and the computer, and I also wanted to share my experience. Because The topic is popular, it can also be useful to someone.
Let's remember the basic principles of GTD.
I will not say that all of these tasks in my case are solved elegantly, but at the same time the reduction of workload on the organization of affairs is quite noticeable.
So let's start in order:
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The role of the inbox is divided equally between the mobile phone and paper leaflets. Both there and there I write down everything that I do not need to be kept in my head at the moment, and in the evening I transfer everything to my system of self-organization. Background information is entered into the wiki, contacts in the address book, and projects and tasks in special sections of eGroupware.
To begin, turn on the “Projects in eGroupware” module, click on “Display projects” and click on the “Add” button located in the center at the very bottom of the window.
This window appears in which you can enter information about the project.
When the completion is completed, click “Save” and see your project in the list. Please note that the list of projects in the form of a tree is displayed on the left side of the page.
Tasks, events and contacts can be linked to the project. To do this, there are two forms that are above the list of projects. It is possible to create a new object or select an existing one. This allows you to look at all the information available for reflection.
Once we have all planned out we can move on. Tasks and events that have been added will be displayed in the "Calendar" module. There is also a separate Info-Journal module for tasks, but for me it is practically not used.
Please note that the To-Do list is our task list. Those. one of the operations itself took the car.
Also, when adding events, the calendar keeps track of whether they overlap and allows in case of conflicts to find “windows” in your schedule, which is also quite convenient.
In case you need to save some files, this can be done through the built-in file manager.
That's about how I live =). It may seem to take a lot of time, but in fact, planning with the help of leaflets and folders with stickers, as well as working with some programs for GTD, takes much longer.
As a minus of my approach to organizing my affairs, I would mention the need to have a web server running eGroupware.
In conclusion, I would like to say that I use only a part of the capabilities of this rather complex system. As part of eGroupware there are a lot of modules that may be useful to you.
Because If eGroupware is developed for teamwork, you can try to apply it as a planner for the whole family, or for a team of like-minded people or organizations.
UPD: eGroupware can be synchronized with offline schedulers and mobile devices. About sync via syncml is written here: habrahabr.ru/blogs/personal/88146
Introduction
Let's remember the basic principles of GTD.
- There must be an inbox in order to enter task data into the self-organization system.
- For any more or less complex business create a project
- We break projects into subprojects
- We break projects and subprojects into separate tasks.
- All necessary information is stored in one place (card index)
- Draw up a to-do list
- Recorded in the calendar events fixed by time
I will not say that all of these tasks in my case are solved elegantly, but at the same time the reduction of workload on the organization of affairs is quite noticeable.
So let's start in order:
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List of my tools
- Mobile phone with android
- A pack of leaves and a pen
- Computer and eGroupware
- Dokuwiki
How it works
The role of the inbox is divided equally between the mobile phone and paper leaflets. Both there and there I write down everything that I do not need to be kept in my head at the moment, and in the evening I transfer everything to my system of self-organization. Background information is entered into the wiki, contacts in the address book, and projects and tasks in special sections of eGroupware.
It all happens this way.
To begin, turn on the “Projects in eGroupware” module, click on “Display projects” and click on the “Add” button located in the center at the very bottom of the window.
This window appears in which you can enter information about the project.
When the completion is completed, click “Save” and see your project in the list. Please note that the list of projects in the form of a tree is displayed on the left side of the page.
Tasks, events and contacts can be linked to the project. To do this, there are two forms that are above the list of projects. It is possible to create a new object or select an existing one. This allows you to look at all the information available for reflection.
Once we have all planned out we can move on. Tasks and events that have been added will be displayed in the "Calendar" module. There is also a separate Info-Journal module for tasks, but for me it is practically not used.
Please note that the To-Do list is our task list. Those. one of the operations itself took the car.
Also, when adding events, the calendar keeps track of whether they overlap and allows in case of conflicts to find “windows” in your schedule, which is also quite convenient.
In case you need to save some files, this can be done through the built-in file manager.
That's about how I live =). It may seem to take a lot of time, but in fact, planning with the help of leaflets and folders with stickers, as well as working with some programs for GTD, takes much longer.
Cons of my approach
As a minus of my approach to organizing my affairs, I would mention the need to have a web server running eGroupware.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I would like to say that I use only a part of the capabilities of this rather complex system. As part of eGroupware there are a lot of modules that may be useful to you.
Because If eGroupware is developed for teamwork, you can try to apply it as a planner for the whole family, or for a team of like-minded people or organizations.
UPD: eGroupware can be synchronized with offline schedulers and mobile devices. About sync via syncml is written here: habrahabr.ru/blogs/personal/88146
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/115361/
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