This is the most important part of GTD, which forces you to incrementally adapt the GTD methodology to better suit your needs and lifestyle. In this section you will revisit each task weekly and add or remove tasks as necessary to improve. Unfortunately there's no way to import sub-projects in Todoist so this is left blank. Note: This project should only contain nested projects and not tasks. Over time those projects may change or drop completely. You'll create several if not dozens of projects that fit your goals or desired outcome. There's a sample task in here, too.Īny other projects will fall into this main Projects category. Remember, if it's not worth doing, it should be deleted or checked off.

This will likely be the biggest project you have, and if you had all the time in the world, you'd probably complete every single one. Assign dates for time-sensitive tasks and follow-up as necessary.Īll the things you want or wish you could get to but aren't a priority right now. When you are working with someone else and you're waiting to receive something, this is where you'll put that task. There are a couple sample tasks in this project to give an idea of what you might use this project for, check them off when you don't need them anymore. For example if you have regular meetings, you might list several topics or questions you'd like to bring up. This project helps track the items and topics you need to discuss with people you meet with. The first question you should ask is 'Is it actionable?' which leads us to the second project. It could be anything from 'buy friend a birthday present' to 'empty the fridge.' Make sure you process items in the order they were added. Use it to capture your ideas and offload your brain. This one is already in your Todoist account. Note: the Inbox is enabled by default in your Todoist account. Here are the essential projects to add in Todoist.

Step 1: Import the following GTD Todoist templates. What do I need to setup Todoist and Getting Things Done?Īll you need to do to get started is follow this two-step list: A short book written by Allen, in case you need more detail.

Gtd todoist setup guide