We are all different, I know. But some discussions are valuable even if our conclusions differ.
I’d like to offer some opinions here about things that I would suggest that GTDNext should try to avoid spending an overly amount of time and money on, unless they are clearly cheap and simple to implement, and strongly requested:
- “desktop integration”: cross-app and input tools and gadgets, e.g. chrome extensions, email gadgets, hotkeys etc etc. It is usually just as simple to switch to the GTD app and enter the tasks from there. No need to overdo this urge to integrate everything; just follow the trends; avoid being sub-par, but do not try to excel at it. It will always be a mess, and largely outside of your control.
- “reference integration”: attachments and Evernote, Dropbox etc. People need to have a proper reference system no matter what. And they need to have their actions clearly processed and defined no matter what. Keeping everything linked is just a procrastinator’s way of skipping the processing step. Simple links are more than enough. More advanced reference integration is very complicated and expensive, and those who have gone for it can hardly afford any other development. Look at Zendone and IQTell. GTDNext would not likely ever be able to beat them at their game.
- “calendar integration” export style: most apps have some kind of silly due date dump that clutters up people’s calendars. Useless because most of the due dates in your task app are not important enough to allow your calender to be made unreadable. If implemented, include some kind of manual selection or “export filtering” or other intelligence that controls what gets synced to what calendar, and allow “import syncing” from multiple shared calendars. Calendar integration will be complicated and expensive if it is going to be of any real use. It also encourages people to use non-GTD “scheduling”. But it has never been done properly by anyone, so if you invest a hell of a lot, you could be the first one to do it properly. I advise against it, though.
- “performance assessment”: pomodoro timers, check-off statistics etc. Really naïve. Candy for kids. As relevant as assessing your driving skills by measuring the drops of sweat on your forehead.
What I would recommend you to focus on are things that are more in line with GTD task management itself:
- the hierarchical and sequential capabilities that you have already started (for overview/review/automation) http://forum.gtdnext.com/t/action-hierarchies-and-project-flow
- a battery of features for overview and selection of individual tasks http://forum.gtdnext.com/t/superior-overview-and-selection
