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