GTD practitioners and productivity enthusiasts
During a weekly GTD review to capture all open loops and forgotten tasks.
Cas d’usage
À propos
The GTD Trigger List mind map template provides a structured checklist of 117 items across 16 categories, designed to help users recall potential tasks during a weekly review. Based on David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology, it covers areas like 'Projects', 'Commitments' (including Boss, Wife, Kids), and 'Home/Household' (Heating/Air Conditioning, Plumbing). This template serves as a comprehensive trigger list to ensure nothing is overlooked when capturing open loops and next actions. By systematically scanning each category, users can identify forgotten commitments and maintain a trusted system. The GTD Trigger List template is an essential tool for anyone practicing GTD to achieve a clear mind and increased productivity.
Conditions d'utilisationQuand utiliser ce modèle
Project managers and team leads
When starting a new project to ensure all potential action items are identified.
Executives and entrepreneurs
Before a quarterly planning session to review commitments and pending items.
Comment utiliser ce modèle
Étape 1
Launch and Personalize Your Categories
Open the template in Xmind and customize the 16 categories by renaming or adding branches to align with your specific personal and professional environment.
Étape 2
Populate Tasks and Capture Loops
Systematically browse the 117 trigger items and add specific tasks or forgotten commitments as child nodes under the relevant top-level branches.
Étape 3
Manage Progress and Share Results
Track your weekly review progress using markers to check off items and export your finalized mind map as a PDF or image for reference.
Questions fréquentes
It's a structured checklist based on David Allen's GTD methodology, containing categories like Projects, Commitments, and Home/Household to help you recall tasks during a weekly review.
Open the .xmind file in Xmind, then go through each branch—such as 'Communication to Make/Get' or 'Errands'—and add any tasks that come to mind as child nodes.
Yes, you can add, remove, or rename nodes in Xmind to tailor the trigger list to your personal or professional life.
It includes 16 categories: Projects, Waiting Projects, Commitments, Communication to Make/Get, Writing, Events, Things to Do in Life, Administration, Waiting for..., Home/Household, Audio/Visual, Stuff, Healthcare, Errands, and Community.
Yes, it works for both. Individuals can track personal tasks, while teams can adapt the 'Commitments' and 'Communication' branches for collaborative workflows.
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