Getting Things Done -- Especially Goal Tasks By Josh Hinds

I ran across an interesting site called, MyTicklerFile.com which is a web based tool that, you guessed it, promises to duplicate a tickler file. In case you're wondering, a tickler file is: a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done.

If you've read David Allen's book, Getting Things Done, then no doubt you've learned the importance of using a tickler file -- as well as some other pretty darn handy tools for both getting organized and, well getting things done :-)

And if you haven't read the book yet... then do yourself a favor and either buy it, or head to your local library and read it. In my humble opinion its that good!

But I regress... back to the tickler file and MyTicklerFile.com in particular. Let me say right now that I'm not affiliated with the site, for that matter, at the time of my writing this, aside from my looking over the site, and my thinking it looks like a pretty useful tool, I haven't had much personal experience with it at all. So there you have it...

I have zero personal bias. Now that I got that out of the way, Id like to share some of the more interesting things that MyTicklerFile.com says it will do (as taken from its web site) and you can be the ultimate judge of whether or not you think it's something that would work for you in helping you take control of your tasks that ultimately lead to reaching more of the larger goals you set for yourself...

The following are highlighted points taken from the web page:


What is My Tickler File

My Tickler File is a web-based tool built to simplify the tracking of time-sensitive tasks (to-do list, reminders, etc) via e-mail.

Highlighted Features

* Use My Tickler File to implement Getting Things Done your way.

* Use Tagging to better organize your ticklers.

* Send ticklers to and create ticklers from your email-enabled device.

Josh Hinds' note: Things get a little more technical here. Ill include it because i'm assuming it might make more sense to you. Particularly if you're of the more technically savvy group :-)

Web 2.0

My Tickler File is a Web 2.0 service. We have included the following Web 2.0 features;

* Ajax
* Tags
* API (coming soon)

If you're like some folks, and you do better with visual examples, you can check out their, examples page to have a closer look. It should give you a good feel for how MyTicklerFile.com works... and if it is something that would work for you.

Finally, if you decide this is something that won't quite work for you, as the saying goes... Don't shoot the messenger. All I'm doing is sharing what could be a helpful resource with you. Whether it is or not is up to you.

-- Yours in goal achievement, Josh Hinds :-)