I've saved this task list issue for last, because it is the one I have haven't overcome in my own process. I have more than one task list with next actions. Currently, I have my task list in outlook. Currently this is my primary system for capturing and tracking my next actions. I also get assigned a number of tasks via our corporate CRM system (in our case, Salesforce.com). As I adopt more web 2.0 applications, I wend up with a number of inboxes where tasks reside. For example, a Basecamp instance or other web based project management system. They also stack up in collaborative brainstorming applications like MindMeister. I also get a few "HoneyDo" tasks from my wife via RememberTheMilk.
With discipline, a fractured task list isn't fatal. I lovingly copy my tasks from each system and paste (or rekey) them into outlook. It does have two serious consequences, though. From a concrete productivity standpoint, that is a manual, labor intensive process that often breaks down. From a physiological standpoint, I loose a ton of the good feelings that come from knowing that my task list IS my task list. David Allen (of GTD fame) often talks about the difference between 95% and 100% representation on your task list. The fractured task list problem means that even a 100% feels like 95%.
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