Here are the terminologies used in our Getting Things Done (GTD) Template.
Areas:
Areas refer to the different roles and responsibilities in your life. By default, this template includes two main Areas: personal and work. However, you can add more Areas or use more specific ones like Health, Fitness, and Relationships.
Projects:
Next, let's talk about Projects. For instance, a Project under "Personal" could be "Building a home gym". After creating a Project page, you can add tasks to the task database within the Project page, like "Buy gym equipment" or "Get a yoga mat".
Next Action is a status you can assign to a task, while In Progress is a status for a project.
Next Action:
In the GTD method introduced by David Allen, Next Action represents a task that you are ready to work on. Besides assigning a due date, you can set a task to Next Action and assign a context to the task. Filtering for a context like "Laptop" can allow you to view all tasks set to Next Action that require a laptop to complete.
In Progress:
If you have started working on a Project, it means the Project is in progress.
These terminologies and statuses help clarify the structure of your databases and ensure efficient task management within the GTD framework.