Tasks Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Sat, 04 Mar 2017 20:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Best practices for Getting Things Done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/02/best-practices-for-getting-things-done/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-practices-for-getting-things-done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/02/best-practices-for-getting-things-done/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:41:18 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/02/16/ Here are the GTD best practices that we share in our Keys to Getting Things Done webinars.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/02/best-practices-for-getting-things-done/feed/ 6 Webinars on Keys to GTD, and GTD & Outlook https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/02/webinars-on-keys-to-gtd-and-gtd-outlook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=webinars-on-keys-to-gtd-and-gtd-outlook https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/02/webinars-on-keys-to-gtd-and-gtd-outlook/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:10:28 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/02/08/ No matter your level of GTD expertise, these interactive and concise 90-minute webinars will deepen your mastery of the GTD best practices.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/02/webinars-on-keys-to-gtd-and-gtd-outlook/feed/ 2 Questions for completing and beginning the year https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/01/questions-for-completing-and-beginning-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=questions-for-completing-and-beginning-the-year https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/01/questions-for-completing-and-beginning-the-year/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:25:57 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/01/10/ What have you actually finished, completed, and accomplished? If you haven't made a list in the last year, I would highly recommend that you give yourself a treat and review the year that just passed and look forward to the year ahead.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/01/questions-for-completing-and-beginning-the-year/feed/ 4 How to Plan Your Best GTD Christmas https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/11/how-to-plan-your-best-gtd-christmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-plan-your-best-gtd-christmas https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/11/how-to-plan-your-best-gtd-christmas/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:56:28 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/11/28/ David Allen's Natural Planning Model seriously saves my sanity on everything from birthday party planning to creating new programs for my website, so this year, I decided to use the five steps of the Natural Planning Model to create a Christmas experience that is both magical and meaningful.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/11/how-to-plan-your-best-gtd-christmas/feed/ 11 David Allen: How Bad Plans and "Good Ideas" Ruin Meetings https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/11/david-allen-how-bad-plans-and-good-ideas-ruin-meetings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-allen-how-bad-plans-and-good-ideas-ruin-meetings https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/11/david-allen-how-bad-plans-and-good-ideas-ruin-meetings/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:55:55 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/11/05/ Before any evaluation of what's a "good idea" can be trusted, the purpose must be clear, the vision must be well defined, and all the relevant data must have been collected (brainstormed) and analyzed (organized).

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/11/david-allen-how-bad-plans-and-good-ideas-ruin-meetings/feed/ 1 Have your GTD lists become listless? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/10/have-your-gtd-lists-become-listless/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-your-gtd-lists-become-listless https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/10/have-your-gtd-lists-become-listless/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:54:29 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/10/15/ David explains the three common causes when we find we're less interested and involved with our lists.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/10/have-your-gtd-lists-become-listless/feed/ 4 Can you manage GTD lists with a spreadsheet? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/09/can-you-manage-gtd-lists-with-a-spreadsheet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-manage-gtd-lists-with-a-spreadsheet https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/09/can-you-manage-gtd-lists-with-a-spreadsheet/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:09:33 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/09/21/ Can you manage GTD lists with a spreadsheet? Yes, you can.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/07/getting-free-with-gtd/feed/ 1 What do you consider is your work? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/what-do-you-consider-is-your-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-you-consider-is-your-work https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/what-do-you-consider-is-your-work/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:32:59 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/03/ The stress many people feel can be directly attributed to the avoidance of daily and weekly catching up—with the flood of emails, voice mails, meetings, projects, and other informational and actionable items.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/what-do-you-consider-is-your-work/feed/ 3 Where is your projects list? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/05/where-is-your-projects-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-is-your-projects-list https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/05/where-is-your-projects-list/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 14:19:40 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/05/25/ If you don’t have a clear sense of the totality of your obligations, you will always over-commit. And commitments occur on multiple levels, from “why I’m on the planet” to “need butter.” But the elevation most amorphous for most is the plane just above your physical activities — your “projects.” I have a radical definition …

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