Conrey is for Closers

Everyone has their own method to their GTD madness, here’s a brief rundown on what I use to make my day productive and painless:

Software:

• Things (both iPhone and desktop app) – By far the best to-do list manager I’ve ever used (and I’ve used them all).   The syncing between the iPhone and desktop app is getting better by the day, and this app is worth every penny.  If you get the iPhone app and love it, shell out for the desktop app, the ease to add to-dos makes it my daily hero.
• Tweetdeck/Nambu – if Twitter is a part of your daily work then you need a better way to manage the incoming streams of data.   I’m currently switching from Tweetdeck to Nambu due to some of the ways it handles unread items, but either one of these is a powerful tool to manange your Twitter data
• Google Calendar – I use the week view and multiple colored calendars to plan my weekly agenda and appointments.   Adding guest invites so that I can collaborate with other people and get on their schedule is important in any busy organization.
• GMail – Mail.app doesn’t work for me – Gmail’s interface is the gold standard for how web applications should work.
• OSX – too much flexibility here to not vote for this over windows or linux
• iPhone – voice recording app, Things app, camera, and access to my email wherever I go – how did I live without an iPhone?

Low Tech:

• Moleskine – my notebook carries meeting notes, business cards, and phone numbers for nearly everyone I talk to and nearly every meeting I’ve been in for the last 6 months.   Any notebook COULD work, but the sturdy covers and solid binding hold up to someone who is hard on their stuff like I am.
• Cheap Pens – I lose pens constantly, so I can’t justify spending a ton of money on a nice pen.  I buy these by the bucketload and lose them all the time without feeling bad.
• Post It Notes – great for quick visible reminders or self-motivational notes.  No good salesman exists without notes to himself in post-its somewhere
• SwissGear Backpack – great organizer backpack designed to carry a laptop and all my other gear.   Easily big enough to carry enough stuff for a 3 day trip if you can travel light, padded enough and with enough smaller pockets to keep your stuff organized and easy to get at.
• Wallet Pen – Just in case you find yourself without a normal pen, carry a small pen in your wallet and you’ll never be caught breaking one of my rules.

What do you use to Get Things Done?