ThinkingRock for Getting Things Done

I'm always looking for a better way to stay organized and manage my lists in a way that's compliant with Getting Things Done methodology (GTD) and not exclusive to any of the 7 Habits thought processes. Today I've spent a lot of time with ThinkingRock and am very pleased.

The 2.0 version is set to be released soon with lots of fixes, but I must say the current version is quite polished. You really have to read "Getting Things Done" first to really understand why the program is doing what it's trying to do.

I have been looking at GTD software for about a year now, and have passed this one over several times as too complicated - in my searches I have come closer and closer to wanting something that does what this program does as I understood the GTD methodology in more detail. My last attempt was a spreadsheet that I made myself that is very close to this exact approach but no where near as easy to use.

There is a lot of support in the forums for the program. It's free, like a lot of programs trying to make automated GTD work, so it has a large forum. Someone even found a way to print on note-cards to make this compatible with the previously mentioned Hipster PDA. I prefer printing my lists from this program in the Pocket MOD format right now (fully supported by ThinkingRock), based just on today's expiraments. I'm going to transfer this program to my USB stick, too, so I may not need any paper to carry around.

This is a great program for anyone who's trying to get to a 4th generation planning tool. You should read about GTD regardless if you use this program or not (it's a great system). After you have, you should try this program.

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