GTD trigger list

  • Projects started, not completed
  • Projects that need to be started
  • Commitments/promises to others
  • Significant Other
  • Family
  • Friends
  • Classmates
  • Borrowed items
  • Projects: other organizations
  • Service
  • Civic
  • Volunteer
  • Communications to make/get
  • Family
  • Friends
  • Professional
  • Initiate or respond to:
  • Phone calls
  • Text messages
  • Voicemail
  • E-mail
  • Snail mail
  • Social Media
  • Upcoming events
  • Special occasions
  • Birthdays
  • Anniversaries
  • Weddings
  • Graduations
  • Holidays
  • Travel
  • Weekend trips
  • Vacations
  • Social events
  • Cultural events
  • Sporting events
  • Things to do
  • Places to go
  • People to meet/invite
  • Local attractions
  • Administration
  • Financial
  • Bills
  • Banks
  • Investments
  • Loans
  • Taxes
  • Insurance
  • Legal affairs
  • Filing
  • Waiting for…
  • Mail order
  • Repair
  • Reimbursements
  • Loaned items
  • Medical data
  • RSVPs
  • Home/household
  • Landscape
  • Kitchen things
  • Washer/dryer/vacuum
  • Areas to organize/clean
  • TV
  • Music/CDs/tapes
  • Phones
  • Closets/clothes
  • Vehicle repair/maintenance
  • Tools
  • Luggage
  • Computers
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Connections
  • CD/DVD Drive
  • E-mail
  • Internet
  • Social Media
  • Health care
  • Doctors
  • Dentists
  • Specialists
  • Hobbies
  • Books
  • CDs
  • MP3s
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Apps
  • Errands
  • Hardware store
  • Pharmacy
  • Supermarket
  • Bank
  • Cleaner
  • Bookstore
  • Library
  • Clothing store
  • Community
  • Neighborhood
  • Schools
  • Local government
  • Civic issues

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