FWIW I do both these things:
- As the years go on, my range of specific TBX files for specific purposes has increased in number. I started out long ago with one gigantic GTD-style file that I poured everything into. Over time I’ve preferred to have one file for upcoming magazine articles; one for upcoming blog posts; one for managing upcoming travel; one for managing financial issues; one for planning related to upcoming book-promo; etc.
- Nonetheless I still have a “main” file, and in that file I have one big intake sluice called Inbox. That’s where I can just dump things if I’m afraid of forgetting them, circling back every day or two to send the items out to their specific destinations.
Speaking of GTD, a couple of weeks ago I was in Amsterdam and spent an afternoon with David Allen himself, and his wife Kathryn. They moved to Amsterdam three years ago, from Santa Barbara, and are staying. They send greetings to all who are interested in their GTD approach to life. (I’ve known him for a long time, he is a great and very interesting person, as is Kathryn.)
That’s him waving, obviously. Coffee-shop owner in the background is greeting the Allens’ dog.
