A Deep Dive into Getting Things Done (GTD) Using TickTick

[@SwapnilSood]

Hey, just want to say I searched a lot of videos on similar topic, but this is the one that really clicked with me. All the information was quite helpful. Thanks and recommended for others

[@jndrfq]

This is the best video I have ever watched. Having read the book about 7 years ago tried to implement the system using many tools available in the market. I think tiktik along with this video solve the problem for me. Bravo !!!

[@JoshuaBest]

Thanks for the nice comment, and good luck!!

[@johnlewis5893]

Excellent video, Joshua! It covers everything needed for GTD, the way it is supposed to be done.

[@JoshuaBest]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@khycliche5879]

Fantastic video! It was incredibly helpful in providing a visual of how the process works in the real world. I really appreciate the work you did. Keep it up!

[@MichaelPotterinMichigan]

Very well done! What’s impressive is your customized TickTick setup that supports the GTD methodology. I wish that all app makers had this in mind.

[@JoshuaBest]

Thanks for the comment!! 👍

[@gnelissen65]

Wow, what an excellent video Joshua. It helped me to implement GTD, though in a slightly different way than yours. Your video was really inspiring and helpful, compliments! To support the Clarify step, I added tags like Ready and NotReady, to distinguish between tasks that are (not) actionable (yet). It shows at a glance which tasks are eligible for further execution and which ones still need more clarification. To support the Organize step, I created a tag Next, to not mess up with real planned dates (which are on your calendar) and wish dates, and to leave the priority functionality in TickTick in tact. This Next tag also helps to play a bit with dates and priorities, and automatically determine (via customized lists) possible next actions, and Someday/Maybe actions. Thanks again for so much inspiration!

[@jameskessler77]

@JoshuaBest Do you use any of the other priorities for anything? Or just the high priority for next actions? Also, why use priority for next action, rather than a tag? You could just use a next action tag. Curious why you prefer priority.

[@AleksTufte]

Great Video! I've been playing around with several different task manager apps and organizational techniques but this resonated with me the most.

[@JoshuaBest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DavidFuangfuang]

Thoughts on single actions and/or recurring actions?

[@JoshuaBest]

Sure, I would probably create 2 more lists... a Single Actions list that is for the tasks that don't belong to a project and a Recurring list that just contains your recurring tasks that way they're out of the way and you only need to look at them when they pop up on the day that they're due.

[@avvocatidalvoltoumano]

Thank you. Any way to filter and list projects which do not sport a next action yet? Thank you.

[@JoshuaBest]

If you're using GTD, you would review each of your projects at least weekly and make sure they have a next action. Otherwise they might belong on your Someday/Maybe list?

[@avvocatidalvoltoumano]

Thank your for your reply. You are right, but sometimes one could miss a project, a filter like that could be useful, just for a double check. Do you know if there would be a way? Thank you. @@JoshuaBest

[@thomask6006]

Great video. Very helpful, thank you. How do you track your "waiting-for" tasks that depend on others' responses? Do you keep those in your next-action list or do you move them to a separate list and review a separate "waiting-for" list periodically?

[@JoshuaBest]

I don't follow a GTD methodology exactly, but I tag my tasks as #waiting and leave them in their project list. I wouldn't consider or flag them as a "next action" because I can't act on it.

[@MayankPatel91]

Really great video. Helped me get started.

[@NadiaCristinaBorba]

This video is so amazing! I'm setting up Ticktick right now with GTD (and also incorporating some nice thins I saw on more recent videos from you) and this is helping a lot. But, I'm setting up with a free account so I have to do many things diferently.

[@JoshuaBest]

Cool, I'm glad you found some of the info helpful!

[@36Fabien]

Great time watching this video. A clear and simple way to get things organized and done ;) Thanks !

[@pennyj7694]

Hi. Great video!! I am rearranging my design to look more like GTD. Can I have folders within folders? If not, do I just need to disassemble the folders that I have to consolidate some things? What would you advise?

[@JoshuaBest]

No, there is no functionality to have folders within folders. The hierarchy goes Folders -> Lists -> Sections -> Tasks -> Subtasks

[@pennyj7694]

Thank you!!

[@nycolasmarcovski]

Its been some days rn im using gtd and i love it, but what if the project its too big or too short? Example: the project has 3 actions, or the project is big... is there any problem or not?

[@TheKr0ckeR]

Great presentation! Always wondered how to handle Next actions. What confuses my head is, I am a Game Developer with a lot of ideas and future plans like learning other game engines, learning 3d modelling etc. which is very "general" and not spesific. Since they have no due date, and they are just "future targets" in my life, should i include them GTD method? Should i see them as tasks? How can I handle this? This thoughts are really burning my brain out and found your video. I want to start it with maximum productivity, so I am curious about that. Since I have game projects, Should i seperate them from daily stuffs like managing those since they are exactly "task" like.. create enemy health system etc. I generally have problem in my life to categorize things out. BTW, You created Projects, but where to put other single stuffs?

[@Pablo-bb1wx]

Great video, Joshua! 🙌 I'm upgrading my GTD system from Apple's Reminders, to TickTick and this video has been very useful!

[@simplyme7711]

Great video! Will have to watch again with my laptop before me. I don’t see some of the features you’ve used in my phone’s app.

[@DesignDesigns]

Thank you so much....

[@poettreeclimber]

This was absolutely excellent! Thank you!

[@cathrinj95]

Thank you so much, @JoshuaBest for this amazing app and explanatory video!! I do have one question about the filter set-up for "new actions". Why are *all* priority tags included here and not just the red high priority ones? I am wondering what I'm missing... I'd be very happy to receive feedback from you or maybe someone else who might be able to explain.

[@midnightsnacks24]

Great video!

[@JoshuaBest]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@acidjumps]

I don't really understand. How do you order tasks at the beginning when you setup your projects so that when you filter by next actions you see only the one action and then when you check that, it automatically shows the action after that?

[@gislaaas1450]

you´re doing great ... thanks!

[@JoshuaBest]

Thank you very much! Thanks for the comment!

[@cjart6562]

How to make sure that a completed subtask remains in the list with specific subtasks, and does not shift down to the general list of completed tasks?

[@YTBenZ]

Thanks Joshua, very useful!

[@JoshuaBest]

Thank you!! 🤙

[@Fahodinho]

engage is the most difficult step xD

[@JoshuaBest]

#1 comment. Agree 100%. 👍

[@jawjuh1005]

I’m really torn on how to set up projects. The way you do it? But you can’t assign a due date to a project in your system. How do you track projects with a date when the project has to be completed? Currently I set up a project as a task with the steps as subtasks. That has an issue too though as I get tasks that pop up in my list but I can’t immediately see what project the task is from. Anyone have ideas?

[@chimeces]

That's how I do it, projects are tasks with subtasks, and if you have a task in a list and you're not sure which project it is about, when you open it you can see it above the task title and even open the parent task clicking it.

[@allangamez94]

nice video!

[@thepeddler9226]

This is too complicated for me. I like the way you presented, though, but there are too many details to follow. I have an actual list called "calendar" for all the birthdays, appointments (incl my husband's), reminders (change the filter for ex.), holidays (the only one I have difficulty with is Easter), and the likes. My morning routine appears in my "today" and "next 7 days" and is recurrent. When I have a project, such as prepping for a vacation, I use a template, and it's already in order of how I should go about it.

[@JoshuaBest]

It does seem like there are a lot of steps. But the people that use GTD love using it and the steps just become second nature. I use pieces and parts of GTD in my workflow, but I'm not a strict GTDer.

[@d.c.taxesinc.6298]

I easily get distracted, bored, & uninterested. After watching the video, i attempted to set this up - unmedicated after a long day- and quickly lost interest. I've had the Ticktick app for about 2 months and this is the 1st useful video I've found so I wanted to try this GTD model for 21 days before dismissing it. I made a list SET UP GTD SYSTEM ON TICKTICK as a Project with subtasks, Flagged the next step, and NEXT ACTIONS filter. The next morning I took my ADHD meds and hyperfocused for about 5 hrs. So far it's great!