(Archived) How are people using Evernote alongside calendaring apps?

[RedUK 0]

I am new to Evernote, and working toward setting up a GTD-ish system using it.

I'm just wondering how others use it alongside their calendars, and what calendars they are using for time-specific stuff (meetings, deadlines etc).

For me it'd be nice to be able to drag (from the desktop app) a note to (in my example) Outlook, and/or create a note from an outlook calendar item, but neither is possible (the first example there just creates a calendar item with the Evernote file attached. Clicking that adds a second instance of that note back in to the app which isn't what I'm after)

I'm not suggesting the Evernote becomes an all-singing all-dancing todo/calendar app - just wondering how others use it to augment other things (and which other things?)

Thanks

[Avrum 2]

I am new to Evernote, and working toward setting up a GTD-ish system using it.

I'm doing the same... actually, a hybrid of Covey/GTD.

I'm just wondering how others use it alongside their calendars, and what calendars they are using for time-specific stuff (meetings, deadlines etc).

iCal. All other non-specific appts stay in Evernote.

For me it'd be nice to be able to drag

I remember the ol' PlanPlus days when I could do that. That would be a cool feature.

And now, introducing my Covey/GTD/ZenToDone system:

Each of my notebooks represent a role (Covey) in my life i.e. Husband, Therapist, etc. In this example, I've highlighted my "therapist" role.

Each notebook/role has projects (GTD) and resources. All notes are tagged as "Projects", "Networking", "Resources", and/or "Waiting For". I'm not orthodox about GTD, so I don't tag every "action with more than 1 step" "projects". In general, my notes are either tagged "projects" or "networking". In this example, I've highlighted a note entitled "Alan", which was tagged as "networking".

Each note (Project) has two elements: 1) Next Actions/ToDos 2) Information, updates, etc.

In this example "Alan", my "next action" is "send cards/postcards". In the "notes" section, I include any relevant information (in this case an address) and updates.

Why don't I use the "insert ToDo checkbox"? I found it superfluous for my needs. When I open Evernote, I can clearly see what "next action' I need to get done, and when I do it, I simply update the note with another "next action".

On the road, I don't bother update Evernote with my iPhone (I hate the keypad). I use Dial2Do and send updated messages for all my "projects" straight to my Evernote inbox.

A full screen shot of my "system":

I've tried everything from PlanPlus, to Things (for Mac), to OmniFocus and Daylite. Somehow, Evernote provides me with the perfect tool to capture everything I need "to do" and remember. And it does so with simplicity and elegance.

[RedUK 0]

Thanks for taking the time to do that - very interesting to see how someone else uses the system.

Eveyone's situation is different - my work Projects are too complex for each one to have just the one note I think.

I'm in that ' too busy to play around with new ideas, but know only by doing it will I get less busy' trap

[Avrum 2]

my work Projects are too complex for each one to have just the one note I think.

Actually, my major projects are often my roles i.e. podcaster. And under podcaster, I have many sub-projects (each of them one note).