Ever wonder if GTD had an app, what that'd look like?
Turns out David Allen (@gtdguy) had a clear idea in 1994, tried to build it twice but never got to where he wanted.
I stumbled on this and decided to prototype it out in Roam.
Took me about ~5h. 🧵👇
Turns out David Allen (@gtdguy) had a clear idea in 1994, tried to build it twice but never got to where he wanted.
I stumbled on this and decided to prototype it out in Roam.
Took me about ~5h. 🧵👇
1/ Prototype progress: 65% done, but 100% functional.
I want to test drive this for ~2 weeks to tinker with the automation and smooth out some wrinkles.
Also still trying to read David’s hand-writing to decipher some of his feature requests lol
But damn. This is exciting.
I want to test drive this for ~2 weeks to tinker with the automation and smooth out some wrinkles.
Also still trying to read David’s hand-writing to decipher some of his feature requests lol
But damn. This is exciting.
2/ "What would David Allen’s tool for thoughts (TfT) look like?" I asked; I was so curious.
With the prototype, I deviated ~20% from David's original design (mainly to adapt the GTD principles to fit the digital context I work in) and 15% blocked by Roam's limitations.
With the prototype, I deviated ~20% from David's original design (mainly to adapt the GTD principles to fit the digital context I work in) and 15% blocked by Roam's limitations.
3/ The cool stuff:
•Bi-directional linking comes naturally with Roam
•Reference is much more dynamic/non-hierarchical
•You can write ANYWHERE and drop that into your Inbox with a key combo
Also, I finally figured out how I’d like to structure and automate recurring tasks.
•Bi-directional linking comes naturally with Roam
•Reference is much more dynamic/non-hierarchical
•You can write ANYWHERE and drop that into your Inbox with a key combo
Also, I finally figured out how I’d like to structure and automate recurring tasks.
4/ I focused my prototype on being functional and requiring minimum maintenance effort.
It is designed for my worst self. And my worst self is not pretty nor "ordered".
She messy and lazy most of the time, but can also be brilliant in (limited) spots.
It is designed for my worst self. And my worst self is not pretty nor "ordered".
She messy and lazy most of the time, but can also be brilliant in (limited) spots.
https://twitter.com/AndreaLynnLewis/status/1402664183645163520
5/ If you are also interested in the idea of David Allen's "ultimate GTD app” (or Tool for Thoughts as I call it); check out his note here.
19 pages of hand-drawn drafts - originally protected IP but he is making it open-source.
gettingthingsdone.com/2019/07/david-…
19 pages of hand-drawn drafts - originally protected IP but he is making it open-source.
gettingthingsdone.com/2019/07/david-…
6/ If you find the idea as fascinating as I do, please do not hesitate to reach out.
The cool thing with technology is that we are only a zoom call away from some of the most brilliant people.
(h/t) @roamhacker @Conaw for building the foundational tools that made this possible.
The cool thing with technology is that we are only a zoom call away from some of the most brilliant people.
(h/t) @roamhacker @Conaw for building the foundational tools that made this possible.
Oh and if you found this useful or wanted to share it with your fanatic GTD friend(s) who cannot shut up about their "next action" list (that's me).
If you're like, "hmm 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻I have questions". Leave a comment, you'd surprised by the wisdom of the crowd.
https://twitter.com/JessicaShieh/status/1404064475255279618
If you're like, "hmm 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻I have questions". Leave a comment, you'd surprised by the wisdom of the crowd.
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