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So you may be up to speed with Gmail and Gcal but may be wondering when you get all that GTD goodness coming at you. If so, then look no further than Google Notebook. This is where the integration of Google into a whole planning process is really worked out.

With Notebook you can make the lists that really need to be made. Someone once asked me why they need to make lists. Have you ever gone home feeling like you didn’t get anything done, or that you forgot something? Have you ever forgotten something really big, or even really small that caused you grief or embarrassment later? That’s why I make lists.

This screen shot shows you some of what can be done with Notebook lists. According to the GTD process, you want to divide tasks up into what should be done immediately and what can wait. I like to add a couple of things that are ongoing like projects and events and even some things that don’t have to get done that I am thinking about. My immediate list includes contacts and visits, but there are many more things that are normally on there.

All of this Google puts together in a home page where you can get to everything all at once. There are lists in notebook, your calendar at a glance, gmail, and even google reader if you read blogs. How can life get better? well there are some things that make all of this work even more seamlessl, but that is another post all together.

I hope this series has helped some of you. Please leave me a comment if you have benefited from this or if you have any other usefull ways to stay organized.