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Use a Custom Gmail Setup to Get Things Done

by Kaiser Hwang on July 25, 2009 at 01:10 PM

If your Gmail inbox is turning into a ginormous vat of unanswered e-mails and confusing labels, Lifehacker has a good template you can use to get your to-do list back on track. Their method involves a clever mix of a couple Google Labs features, some informative labels, and even optional search bookmarklets for quick access to various e-mails. If you follow every step they have listed, your inbox should look and function more like a slim and efficient Getting Things Done (GTD) application than an e-mail repository.

Keep in mind that this system won't do you a speck of good if you're not disciplined enough to follow and use the rules you set. After all, one of the ideas behind the GTD philosophy is to proactively, well, get things done. We haven't given the system a go for ourselves yet, but the logic and convenience of it all (especially for heavy Gmail users) seems pretty sound. [From: Lifehacker]

Tags: getting things done, GettingThingsDone, gmail, google, gtd, main, news, top

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