In our recent review of the GTD Implementation Guide, I made mention of a category of GTDer that is “on their way to black belt,” and I’ve been asked to elaborate on what that means. My goal in this update is to shed some light on black belt from my perspective, but more importantly share with you some resources that have helped paint the picture of what a GTD black belt looks like.

Here on GTDReviews we are in the process of indexing and reviewing all the various applications made for GTDers. A lot of that is in the works, but in the meantime I’ve been reflecting a lot on capturing non-digitally. As I said in my last post, I’m in between phones and just moved to a new computer, so capturing thoughts has been somewhat haphazard lately.

What happens when you’re in a place where a little notebook and pen won’t do you any good? Or you don’t have any digital device capable of recording, sending or saving any thoughts? That place is the shower of course.

Since the $20 GTD Implementation Guide was released a week ago, we’ve been wondering what role it serves for new and veteran GTDers alike. Fortunately, I have recently been feeling quite a bit out of control after getting married, moving, and I had yet to fully re-implement GTD. So I started from scratch using the guide to walk me through the process. In this review, I’ll share what it will do for you – and what it won’t do.

We’ve downloaded the full GTD Implementation Guide and we’re excitedly pouring through this new resource. The goal? Determine its place and relevance in the implementation of GTD for newbies, as well as assisting current GTDers stay on top of their game.

If you’ve come to GTDReviews in search of such a review, thank you for stopping by! Feel free to subscribe to our RSS feed, or visit us later this week for the full review.

Yesterday the GTD Staff at David Allen Company announced the availability of the new GTD Implementation Guide. If you’re like us, you’re thinking “I wish this would have come out about 14 months ago…” since you’ve been on a journey of implementation since then. We feel your pain. In fact, that’s the main reason this site exists, as a resource to help you find the best way to implement Getting Things Done into your lifestyle. Better late than never? Without a doubt.

Can you relate to this?
“This GTD thing is pretty awesome. I really enjoy getting all my thoughts out, being able to visualize them, and seeing where my priorities are. But dang, I still have a lot going on… and when I get off track for a couple of days it’s really hard to get back into the swing of things. Maybe I don’t need to implement all of what the book teaches…”

“I want to use GTD in my workflow. How do I decide what system is right for me?” Our hope is that this site will make that as simple as possible. However, before you can determine what tools will best support your system, it is important to understand the thought process behind setting up a system that will work best for you.

I’ve been Getting Things Done since reading David Allen’s book a little bit over a year ago. Already I’ve seen technology change the way people implement the methodology. More apps have been released for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android, as the tech world moves its focus to mobile handsets. The question I have is: What have you seen change over the years since you implemented GTD?

David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” methodology is said to be “tool agnostic,” meaning that no single tool or software is the universally effective tool. In fact, all to often new GTDers get caught up in finding a fancy software setup that automates their life. If this describes you, why not try a simple, paper-based solution. Behold, the infamous Hipster PDA.

In a guest post on the GTDTimes blog, GTDer Brian Isikoff contributes his experience and implementation of his GTD system using the ever-popular Apple iPad.