Implementation Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:41:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 The 2019 GTD® Organizer is now available https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/10/the-2019-gtd-organizer-is-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2019-gtd-organizer-is-now-available https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/10/the-2019-gtd-organizer-is-now-available/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:41:08 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=17175 What is the GTD Organizer? The 2019 GTD Organizer is an elegant, functional, and complete system, built on the GTD principles. We created it to give people a way to get people up and running with a tool that is completely aligned with GTD. How to Use It The GTD Organizer comes as an editable …

Continue reading "The 2019 GTD® Organizer is now available"

The post The 2019 GTD® Organizer is now available appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/10/the-2019-gtd-organizer-is-now-available/feed/ 1 Starting with where you are, not where you should be https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/06/starting-with-where-you-are-not-where-you-should-be/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=starting-with-where-you-are-not-where-you-should-be https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/06/starting-with-where-you-are-not-where-you-should-be/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:30:17 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16887 Question: Why does Getting Things Done® focus on the “weeds” rather than the higher-level stuff? Why don’t we start with goals and vision and then make our way to day-to-day work? David Allen: I appreciate your question. The professional and personal self-help training programs consistently emphasize higher-horizon focus—clarity of purpose, values, vision, goals, etc. I agree that …

Continue reading "Starting with where you are, not where you should be"

The post Starting with where you are, not where you should be appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/06/starting-with-where-you-are-not-where-you-should-be/feed/ 4 What Gets in the Way of Being Productive? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/05/what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/05/what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2/#comments Thu, 10 May 2018 15:00:20 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16790 A typical question I get is, “What’s the one thing that we do that gets in the way of us being productive?” It’s not one thing, but five, all wrapped together: People keep stuff in their head. They don’t decide what they need to do about stuff they know they need to do something about. …

Continue reading "What Gets in the Way of Being Productive?"

The post What Gets in the Way of Being Productive? appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/05/what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2/feed/ 3 What is GTD®? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/what-is-gtd-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-gtd-2 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/what-is-gtd-2/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:42:28 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16609 Someone recently asked David Allen to share the underlying principle to Getting Things Done® (GTD®). He said: There are several, but the main ones are: 1. CLEAR YOUR HEAD – Your head is for having ideas, not for holding them. In other words, build and maintain an “external brain” to hold all your significant reminders …

Continue reading "What is GTD®?"

The post What is GTD®? appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/what-is-gtd-2/feed/ 4 The best ways to deal with stress https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:36:59 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16175 David Allen on the best ways to deal with stress:  Understand first that you’re actually IN stress Determine what’s causing it Clarify what you’d like to have true in the situation—what’s your desired outcome, at least in terms of how you’d like to be feeling? Decide if there is a next action you can take …

Continue reading "The best ways to deal with stress"

The post The best ways to deal with stress appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress/feed/ 1 GTD Setup Guides https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/05/gtd-setup-guides-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-setup-guides-2 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/05/gtd-setup-guides-2/#comments Wed, 24 May 2017 16:01:01 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15929 Our GTD Setup Guides give you step-by-step coaching on applying GTD to some of the best software tools out there. We currently have Guides for: Todoist Trello Nirvana Wunderlist OmniFocus Outlook for Windows Outlook for Mac iPhone/iPad OneNote for Windows Evernote for Windows Evernote for Mac Lotus Notes Google Apps You can get them and …

Continue reading "GTD Setup Guides"

The post GTD Setup Guides appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/05/gtd-setup-guides-2/feed/ 161 Making Use of Weird Windows of Time https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:00:06 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15826 The concept of daily or weekly to-do lists is as outdated as rotary phones. We need to have a total, holographic view of everything we want to accomplish, and all the actions required to start any of them. And we need to have access to views of those actions whenever we actually might be able …

Continue reading "Making Use of Weird Windows of Time"

The post Making Use of Weird Windows of Time appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/feed/ 3 What does it mean to be organized? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/what-does-it-mean-to-be-organized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-it-mean-to-be-organized https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/what-does-it-mean-to-be-organized/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2017 21:02:57 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15741 What does it mean to be organized? It used to be the definition was clean and neat. You know the offices–you walk in the door and it looks likes no one works there. The desk has nothing on it, except for a cool object and a photo. Is this what being organized really means? My …

Continue reading "What does it mean to be organized?"

The post What does it mean to be organized? appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/what-does-it-mean-to-be-organized/feed/ 2 Managing your projects with GTD https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/managing-your-projects-with-gtd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-your-projects-with-gtd https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/managing-your-projects-with-gtd/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:40:55 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15718 How well are you managing your projects? In the GTD Managing Projects audio program, David Allen and his senior staff share the GTD best practices and models for seamlessly managing your projects. Bonus materials include a rich set of PDF handouts and the GTD Live recording of David leading you through the Natural Planning Model®. …

Continue reading "Managing your projects with GTD"

The post Managing your projects with GTD appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/managing-your-projects-with-gtd/feed/ 1 Why things don’t get done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-things-dont-get-done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:55:48 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15713 In the work I do, I often see a dark side to organizations and relationships that have collaboration and being nice as values. It can easily become a smokescreen behind which people avoid accountability and clarity. I have noticed a tendency for people to spend a lot of time in high-energy meetings and discussions, and …

Continue reading "Why things don’t get done"

The post Why things don’t get done appeared first on Getting Things Done®.

]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/feed/ 2