Getting Things Done

CHAPTER 5 | COLLECTION: CORRALLING YOUR "STUFF"

Driveway

Walls/floors/ceilings

Decoration

Furniture

Utilities

Appliances

Lightbulbs/wiring

Kitchen things

Washer/dryer/vacuum

Areas to organize/clean

Computers

Software

Hardware

Connections

CD-ROM

E-mail/Internet

TV

VCR

Music/CDs/tapes

Cameras/film

Phones

Answering machine

Sports equipment

Closets/clothes

Garage/storage

Vehicle repair/maintenance

Tools

Luggage

Pets

Health care

Doctors

Dentists

Specialists

Hobbies

Books/records/tapes/disks

Errands

Hardware store

Drugstore

Market

Bank

Cleaner

Stationer

Community

Neighborhood

Schools

Local government

Civic issues

The "In" Inventory

If your head is empty of everything, personally and professionally,
then your in-basket is probably quite full, and likely spilling over.
In addition to the paper-based and physical items in your in-
basket, your inventory of "in" should include any resident voice-
mails and all the e-mails that are currently staged in the "in" area
of your communication software. It should also include any items