Comments on: Harry Potter: A Great Example of GTD and Idea Capture

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:31:10 +0000

I love Harry Potter too. There are many good life lessons in the Potter books. The Pensieve is a great analogy for organizing ideas and keeping them real.

By: The Big Idea Blog

The Big Idea Blog — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:53:49 +0000

Idea Capture tools HOLD FOR TUE…

Following up on Dave’s entry on finding the right notebook to use, I’m going to expand on some more Idea Capture tools that I like.

(Idea Capture is a useful way to clear the mind before starting a project and to collect thing before or dur…

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:18:26 +0000

The new Evernote software suite seems to be the answer in terms of capturing information when you on your computer or cell phone or when you online. If I can figure out how to download memos recorded on my cell phone my life will be complete. Try this program and let me know, and others, what you think.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:56:38 +0000

Great connection between GTD and Harry Potter, two of my fandoms that I never imagined would collide!

Though I’ve often admired the idea of a pensieve (who wouldn’t want to excise unpleasant memories from one’s head?), I never thought of it as a GTD-like tool. I’m just now getting into the idea of always having a capture tool with me, as all too often I’ll get an idea or a request for a certain task, only to forgot. Right now I’m using a small moleskine cahier as my main tool.

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By: Dale Winters

Dale Winters — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:07:10 +0000

Hey great HP article.. Have you guys checked out Harry Potter Forums they post really good stuff like this all the time. Anyway thanks for the post..

By: Dale Winters

Dale Winters — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:06:47 +0000

Hey great HP article.. Have you guys checked out Harry Potter Forums they post really good stuff like this all the time. Anyway thanks for the post..

By: Productivity tools- calendars, project management, notebooks at LifeDev

Productivity tools- calendars, project management, notebooks at LifeDev — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:57:18 +0000

[...] as well as images and videos (think Clipmarks). You can also add comments to each note, which add relevancy to your captured [...]

By: PanaGeek · Taking a drink of the kool-aid

PanaGeek · Taking a drink of the kool-aid — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:33:10 +0000

[...] A discussion on another blog laid out the concept of a pensieve as a GTD collection tool. Well, DTP is my pensieve. I can collect articles from the web, as text files, web archives, or simple links; I can sync with my documents folder; and I can also link in my E-mail inbox and address book. Basically, I can add in anything that I want to reference in one place. The feature that is supposed to make DTP shine is its Artificial Intelligence search engine. I’m still learning my way around this, but it seems to work as advertised. [...]

By: Programmers Need Context Too at LifeDev

Programmers Need Context Too at LifeDev — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:11:22 +0000

[...] Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks context is vital. While most of my thoughts have to do with capturing ideas and organization, there are other areas where context is crucial. Let’s take programming for an example. I know only enough about programming to be dangerous. (And I don’t mean dangerous in a James Bond way.Â I’m more like a danger to anyone who has to use the code after me.Â It’s not pretty.)Â But I do know this: to be a productive programmer of any kind, you have to have visual reference points you can quickly add and access when working through the code.Â Otherwise you spend most of your time trying to figure out where you are and what the heck you’re trying to do. [...]