For me that’s my phone, I capture into Simpletask because I always have my phone in my pocket. The best way to keep one inbox is to use something that is always with you.

If you only have one shield, you don’t need to think just act. When the slings and arrows start to fly, the last thing you should be doing is deciding which shield you want to use to protect yourself. Whatever comes along, wherever it comes from and no matter how important it is it goes in that one inbox. The easiest way to prevent this scenario is to keep one inbox. “What was that thing I needed to do for Jon? I think I captured it into my inbox at home, or is it in the inbox on my desk.” – There goes your flow state! But if you set up multiple inboxes you are inviting uncertainty back into your life and this will destroy your focus once again. You need to stay strict with your inbox to make sure everything gets captured so you can stay focused. When it’s time to process your inbox you can put those things back on your mind and figure out what to do about them, until then you can stay focused on what your doing. Regardless of what it is or where it comes from if it goes into the inbox you can continue with what your doing. Effectively we can say to ourselves “Let the tasks come at me from all angles, all I need to do is put them in my inbox, that’s easy” Having an inbox for your tasks is like a buffer between you and the wild west of work. “I need to do some research online to find tutors.” “Who was that training company we used last year?” “I wonder if Jenny could tutor him?” “No we can’t use them we’ve changed our ERP system.” You lose the sale. Your mind starts spinning trying to work out a strategy for these very different tasks.

All the while you were in the middle of finalizing a sale with a client.

You may get an email from your boss asking for a report on potential staff training ideas immediately after a phone call from your kid’s teacher saying that he needs extra tutoring. Having this plethora of ‘stuff’ coming at you from all angles can be stress inducing as you need to come up with a new way to deal with each ‘stuff.’ They may come from email, from a conversation with a partner, from a childhood desire, from social media or just from your boss. Tip 1: Stay Strict with your Inbox Stay Strict with your In box

Create a habit of looking at your lists.

These are the best GTD Tips for digital nomads that are already using Getting Things Done. I’ve used GTD in an academic, a 9-5 and a digital nomad environment and it has been a real lifeline. (If not, check out this post on Setting up a GTD system) GTD for me is the only way to stay organised and in control in a world that is constantly changing around me.

Setting up evernote for gtd