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About Focalist - GTD
Focalist - GTD was a productivity app developed by Silent H Software. It was removed from Google Play Apr 15, 2024 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Focalist - GTD had been downloaded 2.8 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Focalist - GTD was rated 4.11 out of 5 stars, based on 55 ratings.
App Information
Focalist - GTD was free to download. The APK download size was 26.33 MB. The last available version was 1.0.11. The last update was on August 13, 2021.
Technical Requirements
Focalist - GTD required Android 5.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play since September 2019.
Description
Getting Things Done® requires a clear mind, and a clear mind requires a trusted system to store the stuff that the mind isn't good at storing. Focalist aims to be that trusted system.
If you haven't read "Getting Things Done" by David Allen, we highly recommend picking up a copy. Understanding the logic and reasoning behind the GTD method is key to getting the most out of it.
*** Overview of GTD® ***
There are 5 basic steps (https://gettingthingsdone.com/five-steps/) at the root of GTD®:
1. Capture - collect *everything* in your inbox. A to-do, a shopping list item, a career goal, a project, a gift idea, a note to self... Anything that you might want to do or remember later must be saved somewhere other than in your head.
2. Clarify - process everything that you've captured. Collecting your thoughts into your system should be quick and effortless. It should be habitual, so much so that your inbox may resemble a stream of consciousness. Step 2, Clarify, is where you make sense of all of that "stuff", and it may blend with step...
3. Organize - put your thoughts where they belong. Put your to-do's on your to-do list, put reference material on the appropriate reference list, put your projects on your list of projects. Put trash in the trash.
4. Reflect - review your lists regularly. Take the time to tidy up your lists, check off what you've done, and flesh out some of your more abstract ideas.
5. Engage - do. The simplest part of getting things done.
*** How does GTD® help? ***
Most of us have at one point or another experienced the clarity and focus of making a list.
A simple shopping list makes a trip to the grocery store efficient. You go there, you get what you need (nothing more and nothing less), and you leave. By thinking and planning ahead, you have saved yourself the expenses of time and money wandering around the store, looking at every item on the shelves, and trying to decide or remember if you need it.
Likewise, a to-do list frees your mind from having to remember what to do, so that you can concentrate on *doing*.
GTD® takes list-making up quite a few notches. Making lists becomes a lifestyle. Think about how much less stressful shopping is if you have a list, and apply that feeling to your entire life.
If that sounds amazing, that's because it is. The simple act of taking something out of your head and putting it into a physical or virtual system that you *trust* works wonders for your stress levels. Trust is critical because you have to know with certainty that your thought is safe, secure, and easily accessible in your system, otherwise it will continue to bounce around in your head.
Soon after you begin capturing *everything*, you may see that you've had a lot more stuff floating around in your head than you may have realized. All of that stuff is a source of stress that is difficult to pinpoint for most people, and it's no wonder why... there's no point to pin down, it's a giant blob of everything in your life.
The goal is to extract that huge source of stress from your mind, contain it, and control it. And then take action. Your big collection of thoughts becomes a big collection of lists, and with the help of a few other GTD concepts your big collection of lists becomes a small, manageable set of things you can do *right now*.
*** What can Focalist do for me? ***
In addition to serving as a structured container for your lists, Focalist can help with the most difficult part of GTD - making it a habit. Focalist will remind you to do all 5 steps of the process regularly.
Focalist also implements GTD tools such as contexts and energy requirements, as well as a few of our own tricks, to help you filter your to-do's down to a short, manageable list of things you can do next.
GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company (http://www.davidco.com). Focalist is not affiliated with or endorsed by the David Allen Company.
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★★★★★
amazing app, works very good for GTD method! notes for the developers: - how can I pay you? (maybe a pro version without ads) - notes inside a task does not support markdown - will you develop an usable interface from pc (maybe webapp?)
★★★★★
Honestly the absolute best GTD/ Productivity app I've used in like 7 or 8 years. I've switched and now use this bad boy as my daily GTD system and it works ALMOST like a charm. 2 things wrong one big and one small.. Big, is that there is no way to turn off ads. PLEASE take my money and turn these dumb ass ads off. Small is that there is not yet a way to make a task repeating without first giving it a due date. That is a very small critique with an easy work around. Great job, hats off 4.5 stars
★★★★★
I don't know if you have tought about it, but it would good if the aplication detect the location for context and alert you using notification. And... In the future it's posible a PC versión? The APP it's amazing, but it's difficult to capture emails or something in the PC.
★★★★★
How to sync my google calendar and Focalist scheduled tasks?
★★☆☆☆
Blank screen (app not loading) after using it 3 times. Rebooting the phone and clearing the data didn't solve the problem. Too bad cause I was starting to liking it.
★★☆☆☆
I was trying to get used to this app, until I mistakenly tapped the refresh button and lost all my tasks! I didn't have a backup, so I'm toast! I can't find any way in the app to contact the developer about the bugs I've had trouble with, so at this point I'll start over with a different app. But really, it should NOT be that easy to lose everything!
★★☆☆☆
Never got the chance to try it. Requires you create an account. I only want something local. Don't need my notes stored on some remote server.
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Frequently asked questions about Focalist - GTD
Is Focalist - GTD free?
Yes. Focalist - GTD is free to download from Google Play.
Is Focalist - GTD still available?
No. Focalist - GTD was removed from Google Play. We last saw it there Apr 15, 2024.
Does Focalist - GTD contain ads?
Yes. Google Play lists Focalist - GTD as containing ads.
What Android version does Focalist - GTD require?
Focalist - GTD runs on Android 5.0 and higher.
How large is the Focalist - GTD APK?
The Focalist - GTD APK is 26.33 MB.
Is Focalist - GTD suitable for children?
Google Play rates the content of Focalist - GTD as suitable for everyone.
How many times has Focalist - GTD been downloaded?
Google Play lists 1,000+ downloads for Focalist - GTD.
How do people rate Focalist - GTD?
Focalist - GTD scores 4.11 out of 5 stars, from 55 ratings on Google Play.
Who made Focalist - GTD?
Focalist - GTD was developed by Silent H Software. It is listed in the productivity category on Google Play.
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