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In implementing Getting Things Done, you’re wise to understand that words are powerful things. And the king of words in GTD, as in life, is the verb.

I often find myself struggling to find the right word to define next actions. I tend to be a perfectionist so finding exactly the right word can be a real blocker to getting to empty. So this list of project and next action verbs on 43 folders  is a real help. What I’d really like now is some sort of drop-down list in myLifeOrganised…

(reproduced from the OOP GTD Fast booklet, ©1998-2001 David Allen & Co.)

Project verbs

Finalize
Resolve
Handle

Look into
Submit
Maximize

Organize
Design
Complete

Ensure
Roll out
Update

Install
Implement
Set-up

Next-action verbs

Call
Organize
Review

Buy
Fill out
Find

Purge
Look into (Web)
Gather

Print
Take
Waiting for

Load
Draft
Email