GTD isn’t just for you. David received this inspiring note: “Just wanted to send you a quick thank you, with an update you might enjoy…My son was diagnosed with ADHD a while back, and I’ve refused to put him on [medication]. What’s saved his school career? GTD. I’ve been using your ideas for a while …
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Made an Impression with GTD
“I have been using the GTD system for the lest 2 years and within 6 months of starting to use it I got an e-mail from my Managing Director asking what has changed in my life that has caused the obvious increase in my output – thanks for that.” -GTD Enthusiast
GTD through a Life-Threatening Illness
When the unexpected occurs, your GTD system is there for you. Here’s a note David received from a GTD Enthusiast: “I want to say thanks for your work, and give you yet another testimonial that the GTD approach works, even for a beginner. I’ve been working on GTD for a little less than a year …
GTD Weekly Review is Better than a Spa Treatment
A fellow GTD fan’s winning endorsement of the Weekly Review: “The weekly review is better than a spa treatment for relieving stress. Yesterday I stopped everything and decided to go through a really thorough review. In fact, it was really more like a “clean boot” of my entire system. Today, I still have a lot …
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GTD Changed My Life
The note below came in to David recently, so we thought we’d share it with you! “I wanted to follow up and express a tremendous amount of gratitude for your contribution to the meeting last week. It was wonderful to be walked through the workflow diagram and have “it” all in one place. Having the …
The Entrepreneurs Library Podcast Interviews David Allen
For their podcast, The Entrepreneurs Library interviewed David Allen to provide “A Look Inside Getting Things Done.” Whether you’re new to GTD or a long-time enthusiast, this podcast offers some great insights! Click here to listen to the interview!
Don’t Plan Your Life – Live It!
Brainpickings.org posted this wonderful video, below, of Daniel Pink’s Commencement Address, which he gave to the Northwestern University Weinberg College graduating class of 2014. As a GTD Influencer, Daniel’s message in this speech, to do less planning and more living, goes hand-in-hand with what we’re all about at GTD. We practice GTD so that we can …
The Legacy Project Talks with David Allen
The Legacy Project expresses their purpose as “an initiative that hopes to inspire you through providing you with unlimited access to extraordinary individuals, each of whom have achieved Greatness in their own, unique and varying form.” David Allen is one such extraordinary individual. They ask a very unique series of questions — Click here to …
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GTD Influencer Daniel Pink Named Pioneer of the New Economy
Earlier this year, Imperative and CSRwire unveiled The Purpose Economy 100 (PE100), a list of the top 100 pioneers shifting the economy to better serve people and the planet. Selected based on their innovative models, philosophies and inventions, these 100 catalysts span a wide array of industries and geographies, all united by a common purpose. …
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Famous Resolution Lists from Brainpickings.org
July 1, mid-way through the year, is a perfect time to revisit those…ahem…New Year’s Resolutions. Or, we think it might be better to visit some historical resolutions of a few famous people, curated by Maria Popova of Brainpickings.org. This compilation of lists from Jonathan Swift, Susan Sontag, Marilyn Monroe and Woody Guthrie is a fascinating read! …
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The History of the To-Do List
A fascinating read from Fast Company about the history of to-do lists with four top tips on how to make a successful to-do list. When lists are mentioned, David Allen and GTD should always be part of the conversation, and we are! Click here for the full article!
GTD – A Key to Organizational Success
The Software Advice blog called A Million Little Wins has a post about how they’ve applied GTD at an organizational level. Borrowing from the classic text on organization, Getting Things Done by David Allen, we updated the author’s advice to reflect the modern project management tools that we use and adapted his core principles to …
The New GTD Times
Buckminster Fuller was fond of saying that we must think comprehensively. Said another way, we need to widen the lens to see the whole….We are proud to offer you the new GTD Times.
How to hack your to-do list video
Epipheo talked with David Allen about how to hack through your to-do list and free up your mind to focus on what’s actually most important you.
