| Collection Buckets | Make It Up, Make It Happen | One Alpha System | Mind Like Water | Trusted System |
| 10000 Foot | Project Thinking | Runway | Calendar | Reference Filing |
| Avoid Hanging Files | Tickler File | GETTING THINGS DONE BINGO (free square) | 40000 Foot | Defining Your Work |
| Someday/Maybe | Action Reminders | 30000 Foot | Daily Files | Organizing |
| Identifying Next Actions | Brainstorming | Next Physical Action | Action Lists | Next Action |
| Action Lists | Avoid Hanging Files | Daily Files | Someday/Maybe | Next Physical Action |
| 40000 Foot | Make It Up, Make It Happen | Defining Your Work | One Alpha System | 20000 Foot |
| Waiting For | Weekly Review | GETTING THINGS DONE BINGO (free square) | Trusted System | Five Stages Of Workflow |
| Nonactionable Items | Tickler File | Defining Purpose And Principles | Horizontal & Vertical Control | Outcome Visioning |
| Open Loops | Organizing | Action Reminders | Calendar | Mind Like Water |