{"id":4243,"date":"2010-09-29T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=4243"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:31:05","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:31:05","slug":"organizing-your-project-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/09\/organizing-your-project-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing your projects list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear David Allen: <\/strong> What do you recommend to organize the Projects list in order to quickly find a particular project?\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

David: <\/strong>If you’re using a software application for managing lists, and if it can sort the list alphabetically, then get in the habit of writing the key word about the project first, so you can scan down the alpha listing. E.g. “Finalize vacation” becomes “Vacation – finalize.” That’s what I discovered works best for me. The other question might be: Why do you need to “find the project”? What are you looking for? If you’re doing a thorough weekly review every week, you probably don’t need to refer to the project on a list that often. If you need to refer to your notes and plans about a project, they should simply be accessible in your reference or project support areas by file or folder; and you just refer to those as you need. Another option is to create some sub-categories of projects that you feel you need to review frequently. Nothing wrong with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear David Allen: What do you recommend to organize the Projects list in order to quickly find a particular project? David: If you’re using a software application for managing lists, and if it can sort the list alphabetically, then get in the habit of writing the key word about the project first, so you can … <\/p>\n

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