I work at a job where I am bombarded by a steady stream of e-mail. They're almost all project and task related - I tend to not be directly responsible for projects, instead delegating the responsibilities to managers who work for me. Although I have fairly bad memory and lose track of some tasks, I am reactive and able to make quick decisions.I read about a task management methodology called Getting Things Done or GTD. It's described in this book by David Allen and is a method of task management that groups tasks by context in which they should be performed (things to do when you're outside, tasks to do at the computer, etc.) I've read a bit of background in lifehacker.org and 43folders.com, which are both big GTD sites. It's geeky enough that I picked the book up, applied its structure to my Outlook at work, and am trying it out.
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