Master Getting Things Done the David Allen Way with Evernote

I purchased this thinking that since I know the GTD system and use Evernote but want to expand my usage especially for GTD, this would be a good guide. He spends way too much time explaining GTD (you really should read Allen's book itself). He expounds the virtues of Evernote for GTD but with little practical substance of the nuts and bolts of setting up a working GTD system in it. He also spends too much time on Allen's six levels, which I think is the weakest area of awllen's book (but then I'm an i tuiive for whom that comes naturally). It takes some digging, but there are better free resources online, such as The Secret Weapon. I suggest you read Allen's book to get to k ow GTD and another resource for Evernote (even the Dummies book), and then Google ways to merge the two.

Some very good things here - but it is essentially incomplete. It is like the author got started, but stopped before he was done. I came to this book as a pretty experienced Evernote user (but I did learn a thing or two from this book), what I wanted was how to represent GTD in Evernote. For example, it is easy to understand how to add a list of projects in his system, but projects need to be planned and those plans need to be expressed as actions. I have not yet worked out a good way to do it starting with his system. A single example would probably do the trick but unfortunately there are no fleshed out examples of how projects are done. Should I make a notebook for every project and the sub-tasks be notes in that notebook? Another example: how to implement a calendar for "day items" in Evernote. Should I put a reminder on those notes for day-specific actions? How would I distinguish these from tickler actions (or do I need to?). I would expect some GTD tasks (like daily review) would use stored searches but the book is silent on the use of them - I can't imagine how one would efficiently use a tag-oriented system without stored searches.

Its like the author hit the publishing deadline before finishing the book! I am a smart guy, I will work these things out - but I bought the book to get up this learning curve faster! It is frustrating.

FYI this review is based on the Kindle edition.

I've had an Evernote account since 2011, but only just getting around to using it now. I like it a lot, as I am freeing myself of a lot of paper, and have my stuff with me everywhere I go. I've been scanning a lot into it.

While listening to Evernote-related podcasts, I have come across GTD and David Allen. Bought the kindle GTD, but it mentioned an Audible version with David Allen reading. Since I can listen to podcasts more than I have time to sit and read, that worked out well and was cheaper than buying the CD version.

This Dominic Wolff book is part of the Prime lending library, so I was able to borrow it for free. I read it in less than a half hour yesterday. If you already have an Evernote account and have been using it, you can skip the why and how sections for Evernote installation. What was of interest to me was his take on how to use Evernote to set up your Actions, Projects, Someday, etc. I hadn't set up folders yet specifically for GTD, and had not used tags extensively yet. Have not used Mr. Wolff's method yet, but his recommendations will germinate in how to get Evernote/GTD to best for work me. Sometimes a few quick tips are the worth of a book. I hope between that, Evernote and GTD, I can free my mind as well as my paper burden!

This book is both an excellent review of David Allen's book Getting Things Done (or a condensed version if you never had time to read it) and a dynamite explanation of how to use Evernote to its fullest advantage. If you want to use your electronics to help you get organized, and you're too busy to spend a lot of time learning it, this book is a shortcut that can make it happen for you.

Disappointing, I love Evernote and have been using GTD for 15 years so this book seemed tailor made to bring the two together. Sadly it just doesn't achieve the aim. It adds a layer of unnecessary complexity to GTD and fails to exploit the power of Evernote in a meaningful way. For instance the tagging mechanism whilst seemingly pretty straightforward just adds complexity: a whole list of tags to remember. In 2013? Second using the period plus name convention - when you search for ".When" for instance, every note with a full stop followed by when will come up - 74 in my case so not exactly helping get things done. Still looking for positives but it seems so flawed in basic ways so I suspect I will just send it to trash. Sorry.

The author did a great job of introducing both GTD and Evernote. He covers concepts, installation, and advanced tip. I already use GTD and Evermore and found the author covered just about everything without going into too much detail. The book is short, but don't let that fool you.

I have already been using Evernote but this book has helped me learn more about the program and helped me become more organized. I recommend this book to anyone who feels as if they need a bit more help with organization.

A basic review of GTD without much practical advice. At one point he basically says read the GTD book and checkout evernote's website for more information. That was probably the most helpful part of the book