Komal Thakkar takes you for a deeper dive into the Capture step of GTD workflow. She discusses potential areas for improvement, and advises how you can evaluate your capturing to align with the best practices for this step.
Guided GTD Weekly Review®
Experience what David Allen calls the “critical success factor” with GTD®, by going through a complete GTD Weekly Review®. You’ll get a taste of all 11 steps of the process, with helpful advice along the way. Please note that this recording has not been edited to remove the several minutes of silence for you to do each of the 11 parts of the review.
Office Hour GTD® Discussion
In support of GTD® implementation and integration, we had a free-form hour (plus) of discussion. We talked about recurring projects, checklists, clarifying versus doing, verbs for projects and actions, and much more.
Quick Executive Tips with David Allen
David Allen shares 5 quick executive tips that will help you right away.
Your Priorities: Leaping from Hope to Trust
GTD makes the intuitive leaps about what action to take more a matter of trust than hope.
The Case for Current Reality
David Allen’s answer about where to start with GTD? Anywhere.
We’re All Alone in this Together
The best teams and relationships are the ones in which the players all acknowledge they’re each alone in the endeavor together.
Why “List” is a Dirty Word
When I have shared my own personal system in my presentations, someone always says, “You’ve got so many LISTS!’ with a tone of voice that really translates into “How silly and stupid! There’s no way that could work for me.” What’s wrong with lists? I understand their negative reactions. Most people haven’t had a lot …
Go beyond passion to peaceful purposefulness
I have been attempting to understand why it bugs me to hear professional motivators talk about the necessity for “passion” to be successful. Perhaps I’m just getting too old and lazy to be interested in jacking up my emotions about anything. (Getting passionate about something usually seems to me like hard work.) Or perhaps it’s …
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New GTD partners in five countries
We are pleased to announce that we have new GTD distribution partners in five more countries.
Are you overwhelmed by long lists?
Are you overwhelmed by long lists? David Allen’s advice for choosing what to do from your many possibilities.
GTD and Teams
A recurring question from people new to GTD, or interested in its applicability to an organization, is “How does GTD relate to teams?”
The GTD Approach to Linking Next Actions and Projects
One of the most common questions about implementing GTD is how to link projects and next actions. The recommendation in Getting Things Done is that you park your next actions on context-based lists — not as separate lists under each of your projects. Why does David Allen recommend that and what will you gain? Sorting …
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The Critically Most Important Place to Start with GTD
David Allen’s answer about where to start with GTD? Anywhere.
Roy’s GTD Story
One takeaway from GTD for Teens that I haven’t gotten from any other GTD source: As you’re clarifying your projects, ask yourself “What’s Next?”
What have you done lately?
What have you done lately? I mean, what have you actually finished, completed, and accomplished? If you haven’t made a list in the last year, I would highly recommend that you take a few minutes and capture that. It has always intrigued me how much a less-than-conscious part of me can still have energy wrapped …
Is Your World Outrunning You?
There is nothing new in the world, except how frequently things are new, and the number of people having to accept and adapt consistently to that reality. The difference between your world and that of your parents is in how much less you can count on anything providing stability in your life and work, for …
F.D.’s GTD Story
Note: F.D.’s GTD story is in the form of an email he sent to David Allen. In it, he describes how he came across GTD, the positive impact it has had on his life, and the tools he uses. Hello David! I’d like to wish you, your family, and your team a Happy New Year. …
Bob’s GTD Story
Note: Bob’s GTD story is in the form of an email he sent to the team at David Allen Company. In it, he describes how he came across GTD, what tools he has used, and the positive impact it has had on his life. Greetings! My name is Bob Mecozzi, and I have been the …
Where’s the Kernel in the Creative Process?
Hi Folks, If you’re like me, you might wish for a way to speed up the cycle of creativity, to accomplish something faster and with less uncertainty during the process. Unfortunately, I have not found that it works that way. But I have found that there are reliable actions you can take to keep the …
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