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Tag Archives: GTD Best Practices
Details that make your life easier
Detailed next actions prevent procrastination
GTD Nuggets – If you look at your calendar…
If you look at your calendar in detail over the next two weeks, I bet you will think of at least one, if not several, “Oh, that reminds me, I need to’s.”
How is a Next Action List Different from a To Do List?
A clear next action triggers action and positive engagement.
Tackling a Science Project with GTD
I decided to apply the project planning methods I learned from Getting Things Done and show my daughter that projects can be fun.
Free GTD Resources
A list of all of the FREE GTD resources offered by the David Allen Company
GTD Nuggets – Quick Fix for Mental Fatigue
Mixing up things that represent different agreements with yourself creates mental fatigue.
The Agenda Effect
The agenda is one of the unsung power tools of GTD.
The 6 Horizons of Focus®
Managing the flow of work can be approached from many altitudes. We have roughly categorized “work” into six levels, or horizons of focus.
Webinar on using Outlook for GTD
This webinar is on the essentials of optimizing your GTD productivity with Outlook.
GTD Nuggets – Fancy Features You Don’t Need
Once you realize that you only need to define your projects with the next actions on them and keep track of all that in a complete but simple set of lists, you won’t need to bother yourself with much else.
"Waiting For" Advice
Having a lot of waiting for items on my lists is part of the job, but at least I’m clear about my open loops.
GTD in the Shower
A dive slate is a smart, and waterproof, way to capture your ideas in the shower.
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 …
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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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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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 …
Figuring Out the Best GTD Lists for You
I find that whatever lists work for me are the best lists.
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.
