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GTD workflow in Mindwtr

Mindwtr follows the five GTD stages: Capture, Clarify, Organize, Reflect, and Engage. You can use the app casually, but the structure is built to support a trusted system.

Capture: get it out of your head

Put incomplete thoughts, obligations, ideas, and reminders into Inbox. Capture should be fast, not perfect.

Good captures:

  • Email Alex about invoice
  • Plan summer trip
  • Replace kitchen filter

Clarify: decide what it means

Clarifying turns vague input into an action, project, reference note, waiting item, someday item, or deletion.

Ask:

  • Is it actionable?
  • What is the next physical or digital action?
  • Is one step enough, or is this a project?
  • Does someone else own the next move?

Organize: put it where it belongs

Mindwtr gives GTD concepts their own places:

GTD ideaMindwtr surface
Unprocessed inputInbox
Multi-step outcomeProjects
Ready actionNext Actions
ContextContexts
Delegated itemWaiting For
Deferred ideaSomeday
Timed commitmentCalendar and due dates

Reflect: review before the system gets stale

Review keeps Mindwtr from becoming a task pile. Use review to process Inbox, scan projects, clear stale waiting items, and refresh Focus.

Engage: choose with confidence

When the system is current, Focus and Next Actions become easier to trust. Pick work based on context, time, energy, and priority instead of rethinking the whole system every time.

Mindwtr is free, open source, and local-first.