What DA’s PDF boils down to is creating a notebook for each context inside an Actions stack. I got the setup in DA’s PDF working in twenty minutes. so needless to say, I never got TSW working. And you can only intimately know your task lists by reading through them every day, and refining them during your Weekly Review.Īnd it talks about sorting tasks by tag in the Note List view but that only works for the first tag that shows up. And the only way you can properly prioritize is by intimately knowing your task lists. It’s my very humble opinion that TSW actually sabotages one’s weekly review - giving the user the false sense of security that the system is helping you prioritize. You shouldn’t need “Now”, “Soon”, “Later” tags if you’re doing a proper Weekly Review. I also am of the opinion TSW tries to do too much. This has never been the case for me with TSW. I've seen many people overbuild their systems and processes to the point where it would take 5 cups of coffee, the perfect moment in the day, and totally clear head space to successfully work it.
'One of the keys to making GTD work is to keep it simple––because simple is more sustainable. I find TSW needlessly complex and like the simplicity of the method DA’s PDF explains. I use the method outlined in David Allen’s guide and prefer it over The Secret Weapon (TSW).
