GTD practitioners and productivity enthusiasts
Setting up a weekly review of tasks organized by life areas and projects
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About
The XMindlook Sample mind map demonstrates how to integrate XMind with MS Outlook for GTD task management, covering 40 nodes across six top-level branches: Work, Family, Home, Self-development, Sample map for XMindlook Sync product, and My life. This template provides a structured view of tasks organized by goals and projects (e.g., 'Implement New Methodology', 'Manage current tasks') for weekly reviews, while Outlook offers a linear context-based view for daily processing. Key nodes include 'Highlednal project' under Work and 'research holiday options in Venice' under Family. The map serves as a practical cheat sheet for implementing the Getting Things Done methodology with XMind and Outlook.
Terms and ConditionsWhen to use this template
Professionals who use both XMind and Outlook for work
Integrating task management between XMind and MS Outlook for daily context-based processing
New users of Getting Things Done who want a practical template
Learning the GTD methodology with a concrete example of task decomposition
How to use this template
Step 1
Open and Explore the GTD Structure
Download the .xmind file and open it to review the six predefined branches like Work, Family, and Self-development.
Step 2
Input and Customize Your Personal Tasks
Replace the sample nodes with your own specific projects and tasks to align the map with your personal goals.
Step 3
Sync with Outlook for Daily Management
Utilize the XMindlook Sync tool to export your structured mind map tasks into Outlook for linear, context-based daily processing.
Frequently asked questions
It's a template for integrating XMind with MS Outlook to implement the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. It helps organize tasks by goals and projects in XMind for reviews, while Outlook provides a linear context-based view for processing.
This sample map is designed for the XMindlook Sync product, which allows exporting and importing tasks between XMind and MS Outlook. You can structure tasks in XMind under branches like 'Work' or 'Family', then sync them to Outlook for context-based grouping.
Yes, the XMindlook Sample is a free template provided by XMind. You can open it in XMind desktop or web, edit the nodes, and customize it for your own GTD workflow.
The template includes six top-level categories: Work, Family, Home, Self-development, Sample map for XMindlook Sync product, and My life. Each branch contains specific tasks and projects relevant to that area.
Yes, you can use the mind map as a standalone GTD organizer in XMind. The structure of goals and projects works for task management even without Outlook integration.
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