Comments on: TaskPaper: Getting Things Done without distraction http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/11/04/taskpaper-getting-things-done-without-distraction/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/11/04/taskpaper-getting-things-done-without-distraction/comment-page-1/#comment-261833 Mike Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:23:31 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2007/11/04/taskpaper-getting-things-done-without-distraction/#comment-261833 I really like this app for GTD and the iphone. When I go mobile I simply copy the entire TaskPaper task list to a new email addressed to myself. This shows up as perfectly formatted text, easy to read on the iphone. I also make a second paste of only the "hot" items at the top of the email giving me a quick reference on what I have to do that day. I then use the notepad application on the iphone as my "inbox" during the day for gathering random tasks and thoughts, then email that note to myself when I get back to the computer. It only takes me a couple of minutes to update my list in TaskPaper. I keep any dated tasks in my Leopard Mail To Do list, which also show up as To Do Items under Ical. I have struggled since day one of the iphone trying to find a way to make a GTD task list work effectively. All of the web based systems are too slow when I'm stuck with the AT&T EDGE connection. This system is very simple and no syncing required. For me Hog Bay's TaskPaper is well worth the $18. I really like this app for GTD and the iphone. When I go mobile I simply copy the entire TaskPaper task list to a new email addressed to myself. This shows up as perfectly formatted text, easy to read on the iphone. I also make a second paste of only the “hot” items at the top of the email giving me a quick reference on what I have to do that day.

I then use the notepad application on the iphone as my “inbox” during the day for gathering random tasks and thoughts, then email that note to myself when I get back to the computer. It only takes me a couple of minutes to update my list in TaskPaper. I keep any dated tasks in my Leopard Mail To Do list, which also show up as To Do Items under Ical.

I have struggled since day one of the iphone trying to find a way to make a GTD task list work effectively. All of the web based systems are too slow when I’m stuck with the AT&T EDGE connection. This system is very simple and no syncing required. For me Hog Bay’s TaskPaper is well worth the $18.

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