I picked up the audio version of David Allen's “Getting Things Done” yesterday.  I've never been a big fan of audio books, but the print version of “GTD” has been on my desk for a long time and I haven't been able to get to it in depth yet.  I listened to the first CD today and was impressed.  David Allen has a voice I don't mind listening to.

I have definitely changed my email habits this year.  My inbox is always empty and I'm using the “do it, delegate it or delete it” rule.  If I get an email and can deal with it in 2 minutes or less, I do.  If I don't need to do anything with it, I delete it.  Otherwise, I “delegate” it.  This may mean dragging it into either my @Action or @WaitingFor folders in Outlook and flagging it for follow-up.  I feel really good about how things have been going so far.

I've also been using MindManager a LOT.  It, along with Outlook, is my primary tool for information storage.  I drag interesting URLs into it, I keep project notes in it and I even use it for task management.  Of course, things have been made difficult lately since my new employer is still on Outlook 2000 and I've been spoiled by Outlook 2003 at home.  I'm hoping they allow me to upgrade soon because the integration with Outlook is one of the reasons I bought it!

I've also had the opportunity to use the mobile version of MindManager.  I'm glad I bought it as well.  It's nice to use it during meetings.

I've still got a long way to go before I truly feel like I have a handle on all my tasks, but I'm getting there.