My GTD list is huge. That makes it daunting to decide what item to do next. Recently I was able to do a large update, where I made sure all my next actions were indeed next actions and not general descriptions or projects. This made my list larger, but each item on the list now makes sense as a real actionable item.  I would like to know how you cope with the issue of a very large GTD list. Following is the method I am currently using:

1. Fire up either Outlook 2007 or Pocket Informant (if on the road).
2. Collapse all categories. I use categories as containers for contexts and projects.
3. Expand each category that equals a context that I am currently in.
4. Before I go through the list I note how much time is currently avialable and my energy level.
5. I then go through each item and mark with high priority, those items that I would like to do now.
6. Now I filter the list to see just those high priority items.
7. Next I do a 80/20 analysis, removing the high priority tag on those that don’t make the cut.
8. Prioritize the remaining items numerically.
9. Now its time to get in the zone and execute those items in order of priority.
10. Repeat.

What’s your method?

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