*protoTyping

Originally, *protoTyping was just my development site where I learned how to use Tinderbox to build my own personal weblog. Eventually, I reached a point where the site met my needs and "The Fridgedoor" was born.

A short while later, I began exploring David Allen's classic "Getting Things Done". Tinderbox was perfect for Allen's task management approach where Action Items could be displayed simultaneously in outlines or in windows indicating the context of the actions.

Time is precious and *protoTyping had served it's purpose. My weblog was working independently and I was Getting Things Done with Tinderbox. It's been over a year since I posted to *protoTyping and the cobwebs prove it. I've made a few changes to both the Fridgedoor and to my GTD document and now they just work for me. No prototyping needed. Everything has been cruising along just fine.

Or so I thought. Then I stumbled across a post about personal productivity on kuro5hin.org. Suddenly, without warning, I have been galvanized and my efforts to Get Things Done has been elevated to a new level. And for some strange reason, I feel compelled to share my discovery. Perhaps it's something about giving back to the community that inspired me. Perhaps it's a need to cement these new productivity principles into my workflow. Perhaps it's unrealistically optimistic to think that I even have the time to convey my new discoveries. In any case, I'm going to try.

But it will take a little time. Because I have to start at the beginning. I have to start by describing how I use Tinderbox to Get Things Done. And it's a little bit more complicated than keeping a To Do list on a yellow pad. So bear with me.

While I'm at it, I'll be working to clear out some of these cobwebs too.

A Shed with a View

Tinderbox Help

Understanding Attributes

ATPM - Deep Tinderbox

Mark Bernstein

GTD on the Web

The David Allen Company