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GTD is a comprehensive methodology as well as a lifelong practice. You need to pick a tool that can effortlessly and efficiently support the ... LearnEvernote About Shop UseEvernoteforGTD® Scroll    Evernote:TheRightAppforGTD®PublishedMarch14,2020LastupdatedOctober10,2021byStaceyHarmon       ORIENTATIONWhetheryou’reevaluatingdifferentapp’sforyourownGTDpractice,oralreadyuseEvernoteforGTDandarelookingtoimprovewhatyou’redoing,thisarticle’stheeducationyouneedtofullyunderstandhowtouseEvernoteforstress-freeproductivity.Overtheyears,throughmyownGTDpractice,aswellasthroughlessonslearnedfromcoachingthousandstosuccesswithEvernoteandGTD,I’vefoundthatthere’re5StepstoStress-FreeProductivity.Iwalkyouthrougheachofthe5stepsinthiscompanionarticle,whichhelpsyouunderstand,onceand-forall,allthatitreallytakestoeffectivelypracticeGTD.Inthatarticle,Idiscusstheimportanceofpicking(andstickingto)aGTDapp(Step2).HereItakea(very)divedeepintoeducatingyouwhy, inaneverendingarrayofappchoices,Evernote’stherightappchoiceforGTD. KnowingwhichapptochooseforyourGTDpracticeisachallenge.And,ifyou’reseriousaboutsucceedingwithGTD,it’snotadecisiontobetakenlightly.GTDisacomprehensivemethodologyaswellasalifelongpractice.YouneedtopickatoolthatcaneffortlesslyandefficientlysupportthenuancesofyourGTDpractice,andalsoadaptwithyouoverthelonghaul.ThisisexactlywhatEvernotedoes.ThisarticleisdesignedtoeducateyouonwhatyouneedtoknowtoembraceEvernoteasyourGTDapp.   There’salottoevaluatewhenchoosingyourGTDapp.Andit’srootedinthiscorelessonfromGettingThingsDone:TheArtofStress-FreeProductivity:“Yourmindisforhavingideas,notholdingthem.”So,whereshouldyouputyourideasandthingstorememberifnotinyourbrain?AsDavidAllenconvincinglyteaches:YOUMUSTHAVEATRUSTEDSYSTEMOUTSIDEYOURBRAINThiscentralGTDthememeans:Trusted:Ifyoudon’ttrustyoursystem,itfallsapart.Doyouhaveasystemyoutrust100%tocapture,retain,process,andretrieveeverythingyouwanttorememberandtackleeveryday,overthecourseofyourlife?System:Thesystemistheframeworkbywhichyourouteandmanageallthe“stuff”thatcomesatyou.David’sbookteachestheheuristicsandmethodologyformanagingyourownGTDsystem.Evenastechnologyevolves,theGTDsystemrulesremainthesame.Outsideyourbrain:Ourbrainisforgetful.Ourbraingetsoverwhelmed.Ourbrainages.Yourtrustedsystemcannotbeyourbrain.Pickinganappthatmakesthisthemeyourrealityisessential.And,althoughthebookteachesthemethodologyforcreatingandmanagingyourtrustedsystem,theGTDmethodologyisdeliberatelysoftwareneutral. Eachreaderislefttodeveloptheirownsystemtoholdideasoutsidetheirbrain.ThismeansthattosucceedwithGTD,youmustpickanapp– orasuiteofapps– tocreateyourtrustedsystem.AseaofGTDdevoteeschooseEvernoteastheirGTDtool.AndI’moneofthem.MyownGTDpracticeinEvernotewasthecatalystforbuildinganentirebusinessaroundhelpingusersmaximizetheirproductivitywithEvernote.Inthisarticle,you’lllearnthereasonsEvernoteisaperfectappchoicefortheGTDmethodology.IhopeI’llconvinceyouthatEvernoteistherightappforyourGTDpractice.AndembracingEvernoteasyourGTDtoolisthefirststeptoputtingthemethodologyintopractice. Butit’snotallittakes.YoumustalsouseEvernoteeffectively,oryourGTDpracticewillfail.  WhichiswhyIpresentthisarticleintwoparts:Part1:WhyEvernoteforGTDPart2:HowYouGoWrongUsingEvernoteforGTDLet’sgetstartedwithPart1andthefirstkeyreasontochooseEvernoteforGTD.    Continue>> Next:Part1–WhyEvernoteforGTD(Page2of7)   TrademarkNotice: NeitherStaceyHarmonnorHarmonEnterprises,islicensed,certified,approved,orendorsedbyorotherwiseaffiliatedwithDavidAllenortheDavidAllenCompanywhichisthecreatoroftheGettingThingsDone®systemforpersonalproductivity.GTD®andGettingThingsDone®areregisteredtrademarksoftheDavidAllenCompany.FormoreinformationontheDavidAllenCompany'sproducts,pleasevisittheirwebsite:www.davidco.com.    ENforGTD:Header ENforGTD:IntroSummary ENforGTD:Intro ENforGTD:Part1CTA ENforGTD:GTDTrademarkNotice