--- title: AYOA and 'Getting Things Done' (GTD ®) description: How you can use the popular productivity method 'Getting Things Done'® in Ayoa. --- [Skip to content](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-and-gtd#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://support.ayoa.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![ayoa\_logo-svg](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/ayoa_logo-svg.svg)](https://ayoa.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://support.ayoa.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Sign in to AYOA](https://app.ayoa.com/) [Sign in to AYOA](https://app.ayoa.com/) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Centre](https://support.ayoa.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [My AYOA Account](https://support.ayoa.com/my-ayoa-account?hsLang=en) August 28, 2025 # AYOA and 'Getting Things Done' (GTD ®) ## How you can use the popular productivity method 'Getting Things Done'® in AYOA! **One of the most famous productivity techniques ever known is Getting Things Done (GTD ® ),** based on the best-selling book of the same name by productivity consultant David Allen. The GTD® method promotes two key elements of task management – control and perspective. It follows a process that turns your Tasks into real, actionable items or things you can just get rid of. With GTD®, **Projects are different from Tasks.** A Task Board represents a high-level outcome or results which involve **multiple steps** to achieve, and a Task represents the actions or **steps needed to complete** a Task Boards. In AYOA, main Task Boards can be broken down into separate [Categories](https://support.ayoa.com/creating-categories-workflow?hsLang=en) to reflect the type of [Tasks](https://support.ayoa.com/add-tasks-to-an-ayoa-task-board-workflow/kanban?hsLang=en) that are awaiting attention. ![Ayoa Task Boards](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043019327713originalvUmZHD5V_5JOUZ05mYwNSYY9fOfki7eWYA.png)   Preferably, **all your Tasks should be organised by the place or context in which they can be done**, or the set of tools available (e.g. @Office, @Calls, @Meetings, @Emails, @Home). You could also include a **‘Waiting For’ category** for when an action has been delegated to someone else, or when you’re waiting for some external event before a Task can be moved forward. A **‘Someday/Maybe’ category** is also handy to store things to be done at some point, but not right now. ![Task Boards](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043083522793originalUSy37QWEGXMU7Ls34o7epuDufHumHnkwBQ.png)   In AYOA, you can use [Tags](https://support.ayoa.com/task-tags?hsLang=en) to further clarify the context of your Tasks and enable better [Filtering](https://support.ayoa.com/filtering?hsLang=en) so you can work on targeted groups of actions at a time. **You’re easily able to off-load what needs to get done from your head or Inbox into AYOA**, and take an inventory to determine whether each item is actionable of not. If a Task isn't actionable, remove it from your Task Board. If you decide that it needs action taken upon, consider whether you will: **-Do it now**: (if it takes less than 2 minutes) **-Schedule it**: Add a [Due Date](https://support.ayoa.com/start-dates-and-due-dates?hsLang=en) to prioritize and monitor the task in your [Planner](https://support.ayoa.com/my-planner?hsLang=en). **-Delegate it**: Use the [Assign Task](https://support.ayoa.com/assigning-tasks?hsLang=en) feature to assign it to someone else. **-Put it in the Soon board of your Planner**: Keep an eye on this board every month or so. To ensure things keep moving, engage in **periodic reviews** (at least once a week) to streamline and update your Tasks, always focusing on the next logical actions.   **Once set up, the GTD® method combined with AYOA is the ideal system to help you pull everything together in an organised fashion so you can knock out tasks quickly!**   *If you’d like some help with using 'GTD® in AYOA, get in touch at support@Ayoa.com and we'll do all we can to assist.*   *GTD® and Getting Things Done ® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company.* - [Accessing AYOA](https://support.ayoa.com/accessing-ayoa?hsLang=en) - [My AYOA Account](https://support.ayoa.com/my-ayoa-account?hsLang=en#main-content) - [My Preferences](https://support.ayoa.com/my-ayoa-account?hsLang=en#my-preferences) - [Managing your AYOA subscription](https://support.ayoa.com/my-ayoa-account?hsLang=en#managing-your-ayoa-subscription) - [AYOA Team Plans](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-team-plans?hsLang=en) - [AYOA Mobile](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-mobile?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Account Management - Mobile](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-mobile?hsLang=en#account-management-mobile) - [Ayoa Chat - Mobile](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-mobile?hsLang=en#ayoa-chat-mobile) - [Mind Maps - Mobile](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-mobile?hsLang=en#mind-maps-mobile) - [Task Boards and My Planner - Mobile](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-mobile?hsLang=en#task-boards-and-my-planner-mobile) - [Whiteboards- Mobile](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-mobile?hsLang=en#whiteboards-mobile) - [AYOA Chat](https://support.ayoa.com/ayoa-chat?hsLang=en) - [Mind Maps](https://support.ayoa.com/mind-maps?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Getting started with Mind Mapping in AYOA](https://support.ayoa.com/mind-maps?hsLang=en#getting-started-with-mind-mapping-in-ayoa) - [How to use Mind Maps on the Web / Desktop](https://support.ayoa.com/mind-maps?hsLang=en#how-to-use-mind-maps-on-the-web-desktop) - [Radial Maps](https://support.ayoa.com/mind-maps?hsLang=en#radial-maps) - [Capture Maps](https://support.ayoa.com/mind-maps?hsLang=en#capture-maps) - [iMindMap](https://support.ayoa.com/mind-maps?hsLang=en#imindmap) - [Accessibility](https://support.ayoa.com/mind-maps?hsLang=en#accessibility) - [AI](https://support.ayoa.com/ai?hsLang=en#main-content) - [AI imports and prompts](https://support.ayoa.com/ai?hsLang=en#ai-imports-and-prompts) - [AI Assistant](https://support.ayoa.com/ai?hsLang=en#ai-assistant) - [Imports and Exports](https://support.ayoa.com/imports-and-exports?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Imports](https://support.ayoa.com/imports-and-exports?hsLang=en#imports) - [Exports](https://support.ayoa.com/imports-and-exports?hsLang=en#exports) - [Task Management](https://support.ayoa.com/task-management?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Task Boards](https://support.ayoa.com/task-management?hsLang=en#task-boards) - [Workflow / Kanban](https://support.ayoa.com/task-management?hsLang=en#workflow-kanban) - [Canvas](https://support.ayoa.com/task-management?hsLang=en#canvas) - [Gantt Timeline](https://support.ayoa.com/task-management?hsLang=en#gantt-timeline) - [Task Management](https://support.ayoa.com/task-management?hsLang=en#task-management) - [Whiteboards](https://support.ayoa.com/whiteboards?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Whiteboards](https://support.ayoa.com/whiteboards?hsLang=en#whiteboards) [![ayoa\_logo-svg](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/ayoa_logo-svg.svg "ayoa_logo-svg")](https://ayoa.com) [Get started for free](https://auth.ayoa.com/signup?email=) [AYOA privacy policy](https://www.ayoa.com/privacy-policy/) [Got a suggestion?](https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1xuRuRa85Q-e8ya52b55HQwf4wbn) [Our customers](https://www.ayoa.com/ourcustomers/) Copyright © 2026, OpenGenius Ltd.