“Use your mind to think about your work, instead of thinking of it. Your mind does not remember or remind very well, compared to what a good system can manage. What it does do well is review options and available information and then put together “how-tos.” It’s not free to do that if it’s trying …
How to send mail to your future self — at a discount!
The Tickler File system is your personalized post office in a file drawer. It’s on sale now in the David Allen Company Store for 25% off the regular price.
David Allen shares why he created GTD Connect
[HTML1] Coming in October to GTD Connect: the continuation of our popular “boot camp” style webinars. Two of our senior coaches lead fast-paced webinars geared toward more advanced GTD implementers. Oct 1 – Creating a Fantastic Workspace Oct 15 – Maintaining Control & Perspective in the Daily Grind Oct 29 – What Really Has Your …
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David Allen on why sorting your lists by contexts even matters
There is never a moment at which you could do everything you’ve decided to to, simply because most of those actions require a specific tool or location. Context is also the first criterion that limits your options and keeps you from being reminded of things you simply can’t do. If you’re like me, and find …
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Being more productive without the Type-A personality syndrome
Seems there’s an eternal question about how being more productive can happen without adding to the Type-A personality syndrome of ever-harder, ever-more, ever-faster. Read my essay in Productive Living with yet another spin on that age-old issue. It’s not about fast or slow. It’s about how you’re involved, which is a much bigger context. – David …
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David's coaching advice on tracking actions with due dates
Question: Where do I put deferred tasks that are due, for example, in three days? If I’m processing my Inbox on Monday, and I know the next step to completion is a two hour task, “at Computer” that is due on Thursday, do I make a decision to do it at a specific time, and …
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New graduate-level GTD seminar
Opportunity for GTD seminar graduates—we have just launched GTD Managing Projects and Priorities, a course designed for graduates of the GTD Mastering Workflow seminar, to dive deeper into the GTD models for planning projects and managing priorities. Debuting in 2 cities this fall: Seattle – November 2 Los Angeles – November 9 Register before September …
Defining your existence
GTD’s Horizons of Focus model defines purpose and fulfillment at the 50,000-foot level. There is an ongoing reassessment of how that translates into action on the runway.
What have you read? Take a quick poll
We’d love to know how many of you have read Getting Things Done, Ready For Anything or Making It All Work. [HTML1] (please vote and submit separately for each one) Looking to join a book club to discuss David Allen’s books? We have lively discussions about all three of these on GTD Connect, our online …
How a senior executive transformed his systems
As many of you know, eProductivity (and the amazing ripple effect that also had on his direct reports.) [HTML1]
How to dig out from your backlog
Two of our Senior Coaches, Leslie Harradine and Kelly Forrister, are doing another one-hour Webinar on Digging Out From Backlog. It was such a popular Webinar the first time around (watch the archive on GTD Connect,) that it’s being offered again with more in-depth tips, tricks and strategies. Seems like backlog is a common challenge …
How David Allen organizes his tasks
Q: How did you organize your tasks? Am I supposed to have a main Projects category and corresponding action tasks categorized @home, @work, etc? David Allen: Yes, my Next Action lists are To-Do categories in Lotus Notes. “Projects” is a category, just like the Action lists of “Calls” “At Computer” etc. They are simply flat …
I thought we were "friends"
A little Twitter humor for your holiday weekend! Reposted here with permission from the talented cartoonist Rob Cottingham. Thanks Rob!
7 tips for dealing with email
A Community Contribution from Erik Hanberg Here’s how I deal with email and keep from getting too overloaded: I have one inbox. Everything goes to the same place (accounts either forward to Gmail or I’ve actually set Gmail up to reply from those accounts). I only check email when I can reply to it easily. …
Kindle users highlight Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done is the 5th most highlighted book by Kindle users. Read what they are finding interesting.
Is Gmail’s Priority Inbox anti-GTD?
Google announced Priority Inbox today and the emails started flooding in asking, “Isn’t this anti-GTD?” Google says that Priority Inbox “automatically identifies your important email and separates it out from everything else, so you can focus on what really matters.” So, what does David Allen say about this kind of tool and the questions about …
What motivates David Allen?
Q: How did you get involved in GTD and workflow coaching, and what motivates you to continue? David Allen: When the executives and entrepreneurs I worked with. I’m continually motivated to keep doing this work, because it never stops being quite transformational for anyone who applies the principles, and there are few things I’ve ever …
Getting out of a chaotic state
A participant from a recent GTD public seminar shared what’s different in their life now. I was the guy on the back row when you asked ‘How do these unfinished things make you feel?’ replied with ‘a failure’. I’ve been using the concepts learned in class to process my work and personal email. (I use …
Any GTD + iPad users out there?
Do you use an iPad for anything GTD-related? [HTML1] You can hear how David uses his new iPad on the latest Up Close with David podcast series on GTD Connect.
Back to school: GTD is the solution for parents
A Community Contribution from April Perry The first day of school started out great. My three oldest children dressed in their new clothes, laced up their new shoes, ate a healthy breakfast, and then headed off to school with homemade sack lunches and brightly-colored, fully-stocked pencil cases. I felt like a wonderful mom. They returned …
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