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Good riddance!
In the latest issue of Productive Living, David Allen shares some ideas that help you wrap up the current year and get ready for the next.
GTD in the Shower
A dive slate is a smart, and waterproof, way to capture your ideas in the shower.
Where top-down approaches bog down
Top-down approaches are excellent for improving your vision, but there’s no weather at 50,000 feet! As you descend from these high, “planning altitudes,” they give no instruments for flying at “project altitudes” – through cloud cover at 10,000 feet, and the ground fog on the runway. Top-down approaches bog down during taxi, take-off, and landing …
Doing a Year End Review
Two of our senior David Allen Company coaches will be leading a webinar on doing a year end review, next Tuesday, December 7th from 10am-11am pacific time. Free for all GTD Connect members, including those on a guest pass. Login to GTD Connect to register through the link on the home page. The webinar will …
What Tim gets out of GTD Connect
By now, many of you have heard of GTD Connect–our online learning center. We wanted to share a great video from one of our members about what he gets out of his Connect membership. Here’s what Tim, a pastor, had to say: Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video. GTD Connect is $480 a …
GTD Nuggets – Getting to the not-so-critical stuff
Every once in a while, schedule a day for the not-so-critical stuff. Otherwise the got-to’s can eat up your whole life, and the secondary things then become annoying got-to’s later on, or just create a frustration factor that mounts up. – David Allen
A Trigger List for Moms and Dads
I’ve created a Mom-and-Dad-friendly “Trigger List” to help parents see what types of things they can organize with GTD.
First customer review of the new GTD Managing Projects set
The first customer review of the new GTD Managing Projects audio set has come in and we wanted to share some highlights: In a nutshell, I am very excited to report this audio program is EXCELLENT! Imagine sitting in the room with David, Marian and Meg and, basically, they are discussing all of the best …
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Remind Me — What Bucket Does This Belong In?
Cartoonist Rob Cottingham illustrates that defining your work isn’t always easy when you’re caught in its tentacles.
Handling "emergencies" with GTD
Dear David Allen: When you have a system and you have focus appropriately. Probably 95% of my usage of my own system is to allow me to feel comfortable with a change of plans. You want to keep your backlog of unprocessed stuff at a minimum, and an inventory of all possible actions close at …
The new "GTD Managing Projects" set is now available!
We’re excited to announce that our new 6-CD audio set on the GTD best practices for managing your projects is now available in the David Allen Company store. We’ve compiled all of the GTD best practices and common questions. It’s a great way to get control of your projects and manage them seamlessly–the GTD …
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GTD Nuggets – Getting your email to zero
Scanning an email and leaving it in “In” because it’s not as important as other emails at the moment creates double reading, double thinking, and double decision-making (not to mention the nagging it creates in the psyche in the meantime.) – David Allen
When do you call something a project?
Here’s a sneak peak at our new GTD® Managing Projects Audio Set releasing soon. This new set includes 6 CDs chock full of a tips, tricks and education on the GTD models for seamlessly managing your projects. You’ll hear from David Allen and two senior coaches on the best practices and common questions people implementing …
Eric Mack’s Productivity Presentation in Washington, DC
Eric Mack will discuss productivity with the DC Lotus User Group next Wednesday, November 17th.
Take a poll about the GTD Weekly Review
A common question we’re asked is, “What’s the best day to do a GTD Weekly Review?” Friday is certainly the most common day, but truly, whatever day works for you to get clear, current and creative is the best day! What’s your favorite day to do your Weekly Review? Take a quick poll: [HTML1]
Figuring Out the Best GTD Lists for You
I find that whatever lists work for me are the best lists.
Don't be a stranger to your lists
One of the things that helps me stay current with my GTD system and not have the Weekly Review feel like a major renovation, is that I review my Next Actions lists whenever I feel like it and as often as I can. Whenever I coach people who have slipped out of regular reviews (call …
A reader shares about GTD as brain exercise
GTD and mindfulness are to the mind as cardio and weights are to the body.
GTD Nuggets – How to Know if You’re Organized
You are disorganized if you need something somewhere that you don’t have or have something somewhere that you don’t need.
