##### Natural planning process: 5 steps
1. Defining purpose and principles
2. Outcome visioning
3. Brainstorming
4. Organizing
5. Identifying next actions

##### 5 steps in GTD
**Capture**: New topics come via meetings, calls, emails, meetups. They get captured in Inbox. Need extremely easy access to quick capture on every device. ==done==
**Clarify**: They need to get categorized into projects, references or actions. ==done==
**Organize**: Sort out what notes need actions or need to get moved to references.
- Project: Each project has status, notes, actions. ==done==
	- Status: Project can be active or archived.
	- Notes: Notes need rich text support. Table support. 
	- Actions: Actions need status (soon, waiting, backlog), priority, due date (reminder support), tags and custom sorting.
**Reflect**:
- Project view: View list of all projects.
- Actions view: Sort by due date. Group by project.
**Engage**: Perform the actions one by one.

**Notes**: MOCs are references for areas of life. As areas develop, create new MOC notes and maintain

##### Digital ecosystem:
1. Files integration and cross-platform note and file syncing - iCloud
2. Rich text formatting in notes - Ob
3. Complete offline access - Ob
4. Security of data if device is stolen, see [[Data protection]] - Ob
5. Push notifications on reminders - E, N, RTM (Pro), MS To do

Nice to have in note app:
1. Table native support - E, N
2. Search and filter tasks that are embedded into notes - E, N
3. Tasks native support - E, N
4. Keyboard shortcuts - E, N, Ob

Create a dashboard note containing links to ongoing projects, and separate note for ongoing actions. 
Goal is to quickly glance through ongoing projects and identify prioritized actions for the day
**Focus on one task at a time**
- Confluence for work meeting notes. 
- Obsidian for my work actions. 
- Obsidian for personal and career notes and actions. 

“We (1) capture what has our attention; (2) clarify what each item means and what to do about it; (3) organize the results, which presents the options we (4) reflect on, which we then choose to (5) engage with.”

##### GTD concepts on next actions
The recommendation in _Getting Things Done_ is that you park your next actions on context-based lists — not as separate lists under each of your projects.
**Sorting Next Actions by Context**: Sorting next actions by context, not by project, can initially seem awkward. Some people are used to having multiple files, piles, notepads, documents, and spreadsheets related to a project, with next actions for the project buried amongst all of that information. Next Actions lists don’t replace project plans—we would just call that data “project support.” In our experience, it rarely works to have current next actions stored with project support for day-to-day action management.
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Your list management software may have a way to link projects and next actions and display them so you can see the action(s) associated with each project. If not, you can use a keyword in the project name and the next actions to achieve that. And the best way to put your mind at ease about projects and their next actions is to consistently do a GTD Weekly Review®.

When your next actions are already defined and sorted by context, you can move more quickly, more easily, and more in sync with how you are naturally choosing what to do first - by context.

Excerpts From
Getting Things Done
David Allen


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### References: 
[[Data protection]]
[[Obsidian FAQ]]
[[Markdown_Cheat_Sheet.pdf]]