How many thoughts and ideas do you have daily which represent useful things to do or potentially enhance or improve projects, situations, and life in general? How many have you had and forgotten, and forgotten that you’ve forgotten? “I ought to call Susan and ask her about where she stayed in Hawaii…” “I need to …
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Episode #28: GTD and Mind Mapping
David Allen and Coach Kelly Forrister talk about using the creative technique of mind mapping for project brainstorming, meeting notes, checklists, gathering project data, and more. Listen Now Subscribe or Download iTunes Stitcher Libsyn Google Play Music Spotify SoundCloud Podcast Transcript GETTING THINGS DONE AND MIND MAPPING; EPISODE 28 KELLY FORRISTER: When we looked at today, …
GTD & personality types
From all my GTD” more than any other. Of course, the real question inside that: What is GTD? If you think it’s about organizing lists, then of course the left-brainers may fall in step. If you say, on the other hand, it’s really about the most effective way to produce and maintain clear psychic space, …
The key to innovation
The key to innovation is to really care about solving a problem or achieving a result that’s never been done, or a new and better way to make something happen. And persistence. – David Allen
Having room to think
“What I need is more real estate in which to think, and tools to facilitate the process. I need it to be systematized intelligently so that when I engage with it I’m stimulated, not stupefied.” – David Allen David Allen was on a roll this month with his having space to think and create. He …
Is GTD too structured for creative people?
Is GTD too structured for creative people? Will it work if you don’t like rigid schedules and plans? Could an artist possibly “do” GTD. Coach Julie Ireland weighs in: I tend to rebel against too much structure/planning. At the same time I do need a certain amount of structure, otherwise my creative energy gets drained …
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Be Creative Amid Chaos
David Allen is now a regular columnist for the newly-launched UK version of Wired magazine. Check out his current column. In his regular column on GTD Connect, David shared about how this came to be: “The associate editor, Ben Hammersley, became a big GTD fan when he wrote about it for The Guardian; and he …
GTD is for Creative Types
For those that assume GTD is only about rigid, structured task lists, it could seem like a natural conclusion that GTD is not for creative types. But if you were to ask a few people you know who are really into GTD, or at least get something out of it, they probably don’t consider themselves …
