My GTD Setup in RTM
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Hello RTM members, I want to share my GTD setup in RTM with you.

First I've created some List in RTM, this acts as the Area of Focus.
- Work : All task are Work related and are single actions
- Home : All task are Home related and are single actions
- Project : All task are Work related and have multi-step actions

Second I've created some smart lists (a really nice feature in RTM):
- Focus : List contains all task that needs your focus
- Next : List contains all the next actions (single actions) you can do when there is time
- Projects : List contains all the active projects (multi-step actions), not subtasks
- Waiting : List contains all the task where you wait on someone
- Someday : List with the someday/maybe tasks
- Tickler : List contains all the scheduled tasks.

The smart lists have an advanced sort by view:
- sort by : DUE DATE in ASCENDING order
- then by : DDED DATE in ASCENDING order
- group by: List

By sorting the list like this, all task are put together based on Area of Focus.
The smart list filters will make the system work and I will explain them later in detail.

First the processing of "stuff". All your stuff goes into the INBOX within RTM, like you used to do it.
The INBOX has an advanced sort by view:
- ADDED DATE in ASCENDING order.
This puts the oldest entries on top of the list.
When I process the INBOX I start at the top and give the actions the required/necessary field values:

Priority value:
- 1. gives task the focus
- 2. set task as an next action (single action)
- 3. set task in the waiting for mode
- 4. not used

tag value:
This is an personal option, I use it to give some context to the task like:
+person_a : this reminds me the contact name
-someday : this sets the task to the someday/maybe list
_low : is an low energy task (_med, _high for medium and high energy task)
.p_[project]: I use this tags for project context for all the subtask, so I see to which project a task is linked

due date:
This is set if an task has an due date

start date:
This is set for task in the future and will be used in the tickler list

estimate:
Give all the task an estimate time, so you can pick short task if you have some spare time (let say 15 minute tasks)

subtask:
If task has more than one step, make the task an project and define the subtask.
For subtask I do the same processing loop, so process them the same way

list:
The last value I set is the list, or Area of Focus. Is it an Work, Home action or an Project? Choose the one for the task
Task with subtask are always projects, so send them to the Project list.

After processing the inbox we setup the smart list filters, this is the core of GTD system in RTM:

Smart list Filters
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- NEXT :(priority:2 AND due:never) AND NOT (list:"Inbox" OR list:"Tickler" OR list:"Waiting" OR list:"Someday")

- PROJECTS: list:"Projects" AND NOT tag:-someday AND isSubtask:false

- WAITING: priority:3

- SOMEDAY: tag:-someday

- TICKLER: NOT start:never

- FOCUS: dueBefore:Tomorrow OR postponed:>3 OR priority:1 OR startBefore:Tomorrow OR startWithin:"3 day of Today" OR (priority:3 AND NOT updatedWithin:"7 day of Today" AND due:never)

The lists are now filled with the right tasks for processing and using in your GTD workflow.
The FOCUS list contains all the items that need your focus NOW.
Of course the filters can be adjusted, but this setup works for me.

Hope this setup helps you in making your own GTD system with RTM.
If you have questions about this setup or how to work with this setup, please let me know and I will try to explain my way working with this system.