Using GTD with a Blackberry

There are many people who are interested in increasing their productivity. The legion of David Allen followers continues to grow. Jason Echols, who writes for the Black Belt Productivity blog, shared his dilemma for integrating Getting Things Done (GTD) with a PDA. Jason writes:

"I have recently been looking to refresh my PDA and do something new. David Allen often speaks of a PDA as a hi-tech list manager. If I wanted to do some really fancy stuff with it, I would have limited myself to buying another Windows-based machine. However, I never was a hardcore user who taxed the limits of the machine or its operating system.

I kept that in mind as I did my research. In the end, I decided that it would be best to go with a smartphone. My thinking was that it would be sort of nuts to carry around a cell phone and a PDA when I did not have to. I would want to have both on me at all times. I also (no offense to anyone who does this) feel tacky with a machine on each hip as I go throughout my day. Some in the corporate setting will take it wrong, and get the idea that I think I am important. I am not into that. I am interested in being productive, not making everyone think I am ‘Inspector Gadget.’"

I understand his concerns and am glad he has found a solution that will work for him. Smartphones offer a nice option to those who would like some of the features of a PDA, but prefer to carry only one mobile device. You can read more about his approach in using his Blackberry with GTD.