The GTD® Virtual Study Group 087: Media Consumption and GTD
May 24, 2012
Mark Deneuse, a long-time participant who built a personal system for managing media across devices. He talks about smart playlists and syncing strategies. He covers read-later tools, tracking books and curated watch lists. He explains using Evernote and multi-format learning paths to tame choice overload and make downtime more intentional.
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Use Smart Playlists To Create A Rolling Queue
- Use smart playlists to surface the exact podcast episodes or chapters you want next instead of manually searching while driving.
- Mark Deneuse configures iTunes smart playlists to include only newest episodes and current audiobook chapters so his phone always has a rolling queue.
Keep Only What You Will Use Soon On Your Device
- Keep only the media you'll consume soon on your device to save space and reduce choice overload.
- Mark keeps only the current audiobook chapter and a couple TV episodes on his phone so he always has just-next items ready.
Capture Desired Media In Your Task System
- Put media you genuinely want to watch or read into your task system as a context or project so it resurfaces.
- Barb keeps a distinct list or DVR recordings and reviews it weekly to avoid losing desired movies in the noise.
