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GTD tips for dealing with interruptions
Your ability to deal with surprise, elegantly and proactively, is your personal and organizational competitive edge.
David Allen on dealing with interruptions
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3 Questions to ask yourself when faced with saying yes or no
You’ll know if you have capacity to say yes because with GTD, you already have an inventory of your projects and actions, the things you’re already commited to.
Do you suffer from decision fatigue?
John Tierney has written a fascinating piece, excerpted from a book David Allen is featured in called “Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.” It’s coming out next month. These experiments demonstrated that there is a finite store of mental energy for exerting self-control. When people fended off the temptation to scarf down M&M’s or freshly …
Should we strive for work/life balance?
Q: You talk about attaining balance in whatever you’re most positively engaged in, rather than trying to juggle life vs. work. Could you elaborate, and why is this effective? David Allen: When you’re most productively engaged with whatever you’re doing, you won’t be concerned about balance, other projects, other things. You’ll simply be “on.” Time …
How to get things done in America
TechCrunch TV’s Andrew Keen interviewed David Allen. This segment is on how to get things done in American government.
Freedom of Completion webinar
Join David Allen and Marian Bateman for a unique webinar practical examples and creative questioning for you to look at where you can gain greater freedom. When: Thursday, August 25, 11am-12pm Pacific Time Who: Hosted by GTD Connect–the online learning center for the David Allen Company How: Login to gtdconnect.com to pre-register. Free for all …
What to do when your co-workers don't do GTD
Q: I am part of a team with five teammates who are not using GTD. How do I handle the frustration within the lines of communication and organization/productivity? How do I handle people who don’t do this method? David Allen: The more anyone around you is out of control, the more you need the GTD …
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Free podcast with David Allen on the GTD best practices
David Allen shares about challenges people face today, getting off your own back, emergency scanning, why social media is addictive and much more.
Confidence with your choices
Question: Do you review your lists/@folders everyday in the AM, decide what you are going to do, and then leave them or constantly flip through them? I only ask because it’s 11 separate pages of lists (calls, computer, at home office, etc.) Is the weekly review when you update with checking things off as you …
Getting Free with GTD
David Allen’s essay in the latest Productive Living newsletter explores getting free by naming what has your attention.
Does David Allen procrastinate?
Lots of interesting nuggets in this new interview recorded by Andrew Mason over at the 8BIT podcast. David answers a wide range of questions, including if he personally procrastinates. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: “The ability to make a creative mess, I think, is the optimal state to be in terms of your productivity, …
Every Momma Needs a Big Fat Physical Inbox
GTD allows me to find time in the crazy busy momma world.
How Vacations Help the Business Brain
Vacations enhance productivity, according to David Allen.
The feeling of never-ending lists
Pedro from Brazil wrote: Question: Since I’m always completing “old” tasks and “generating” new tasks, my “list” ALWAYS has tasks to be completed. GTD is nice because you can see all task and never lose track of anything, but on the other hand it’s weird because it gives me the feeling that it never ends! …
Why GTD is not about time management
In the latest Productive Living newsletter, David Allen discusses how GTD is not like old school “time management.” You don’t manage your time better and find more hours in the day.
Have you heard? Free GTD podcasts with David Allen
You’ll find a great selection of free GTD podcasts with David Allen and his senior staff available here.
Have you done a Weekly Review lately?
Residue seems to have the habit of spontaneously showing up, but never going away, by itself. You have to work at keeping things streamlined and current. The mere passage of time can make meaningful things irrelevant. The Weekly Review is psychic spring cleaning. – David Allen
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