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mGTD2: GTD for Moleskine v2.0
Stefanos Karagos | November 11, 2007Trying to integrate the GTD method into my Moleskine planner, I designed one year ago, a "GTD" A5-sized sheet which helped me on my daily efforts to apply the GTD procedure.
The idea behind was, that if the Moleskine planner itself, is the
"basket" where we collect the everyday "stuff", then the only thing we
need is to have an easy reachable place for the lists of: Actions,
Waiting for and Someday/Maybe entries.
After some weeks that the first beta version was out, I released the
version 1.0, and the name of this handfull paper tool became mGTD.
Well, after many months, I designed the new version of mGTD, [mGTD2], and I have to admit that is more useful than ever.
The improvements from the version 1.0 are:
1. Rounded corners! [yes we all love these ;-)
2. Now you can choose between an actions list sheet that includes
"Waiting for" and "Some Day- Maybe" fields or a new version with two
sheets [one with actions list and another one with "Waiting for" and
"Some Day- Maybe" lists ]
3. Now we have 3 different color versions: Red, Green, Blue [Orange
was abandoned]
5. Each page has crop marks for easy cutting
6. Each version has the main mGTD page and also 3 more back-page options:
a. a daily scheduler,
b. a contact names page and
c. a new design as a mindmaping playground!
If you want to have an idea about the mGTD system, take a look at the
following images:
And if you are ready to use the mGTD2 system here are the PDF files, ready for printing:
PDFs: Red | Green | Blue
But now mGTD has a pocket version!
Take a look at the bellow images and if you use a pocked size
Moleskine, you just found your best GTD helper!
[Print it into an A4 paper and fold it!]
UPDATE:
A new modified blue pocket version just uploaded, here.
Stay tuned!
So now, you can have the mGTD version which fits better
to your daily needs ;-)
PS: Special thanks to Diana for her help to the design of the mGTD project!
Comments
Kapil (not verified)
November 12, 2007 - 12:32 »Hi, I have been using a moleskine type diary to put down my Stuff - which includes everything = ToDos, Ideas, Blog thoughts etc. What I need to know is how does this GTD prints help me do better with my already existing moleskine usage for GTD.
Will appreciate if you can share some more clarity on the "stuff" and ToDos, Maybes etc.
Robert-Paul (not verified)
November 13, 2007 - 10:55 »I use the mGTD with my Moleskine diary (one week on two pages) and a cahier for notetaking (inbox). On the mGTD I put al my Next Actions, waiting for.. and someday/maybe. I fold it to make it fit my pocket-version Moleskine and put it in the Moleskine on the current week.
I print the mGTD on coloured paper so I can spot my NA everywhere !
Stella (not verified)
November 14, 2007 - 20:42 »Am I missing something? Are these supposed to fit into the large notebooks, cahiers, or are the just in addition to the moleskine? I cut one down and it is too large for my large notebook.
JC (not verified)
November 17, 2007 - 14:21 »When folded, the four parts of the mGTD page (printed on A4) do not align properly. Do the standard print margins need to be changed?
Stefanos Karagos
February 25, 2008 - 13:59 »@Quleczka: I'll try to make a grey version this week and post it here
@dannos: you mean just a list or a project list with tasks and resources?
Tasha (not verified)
March 30, 2008 - 03:44 »Ok, I have been looking high and low for colored templates. These are so awesome. You have done an excellent job. I think these will be a perfect fit for me.
However, I do not use a Moleskine. Is there any way to print or adjust these for 4x6 index cards?
Thanks so much
Tasha (not verified)
March 30, 2008 - 23:39 »You are welcome! They really are outstanding.
Gosh, I understand [don't want to,though :)]
Would you be ok if I created a personal template similar to yours?
Stefanos Karagos
March 31, 2008 - 00:02 »Feel free to make any new version!
just drop a link here if you post anything :-)
Elias (not verified)
April 13, 2008 - 19:05 »Stefanos your job for mGTD is really great as I am a Moleskine user but not currenlty a GTD user can you please give me some tips on how to start useing this method. The reading of David Allen bood GTD is a good start or there is a better way than this?
Stefanos Karagos
April 13, 2008 - 21:39 »Elias, the reading of Allen book is the best start to GTDing.
Also take a look here: http://anabubula.com/content/GTD-wallpaper
for a quick GTD overview.
10 papieren GTD systemen » lifehacking.nl (not verified)
May 5, 2008 - 23:13 »[...] dan mGTD! Geheel in design en stijl zoals het hoort in een Moleskine is dit een template systeem wat in je [...]
Chris (not verified)
June 11, 2008 - 09:38 »Hi!
Thank you for your nice work, just put the red template on the colour printer and cutted them to size and I'm really satisfied because it looks so fancy.
One little thing would make the handling much easier:
Can you please provide crop marks also on the pocket version for the cahiers?It would be really nice to get them instantly on exactly the same size without trimming and so on.
P.S.: Keep doing this, its really a nice helper!
Gerry (not verified)
August 27, 2008 - 04:48 »I have read this page upside down and still don't see how this templates are used. Several users have asked similar questions. Are these templates used as dividers within the moleskine notebook ? Maybe a picture of how these templates are placed in the moleskine would help me.
thanks,
Jeff (not verified)
September 11, 2008 - 08:06 »I use the pocket moleskine and just fold the template and put it in the back of the notebook. I'm not sure how you would use the larger pages with a full size moleskine notebook.
One thing that would be interesting is to have two of the pocket size layouts -- one with 4 action lists, the other with 1 action list, 1 someday/maybe, 1 waiting for, and 1 project list (or something like that). As it is I'll probably do something similar and just mark one of the "Actions" pages for projects.
Any chance of you posting the source files so we can make our own versions of these things?
sergio (not verified)
September 15, 2008 - 22:28 »Hi,
How do you put the mGTD into the Moleskine? Lose, Stick, etc. and How do you get the rounded corners?
Fantastic!!! but, more ilustrations in how it's done will be helpful.
Best,
sergio (not verified)
September 18, 2008 - 01:14 »Hello,
I want to share some templates made from Stefanos's mGTD2 system. They are in PDF (color Red and only the template about Next Actions):
http://www.contextual.cl/gtd.htm
PD: If you can not see it, give a @call :)
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