horizons of focus Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:05:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 The GTD Horizons of Focus® for determining your priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/12/the-gtd-horizons-of-focus-for-determining-your-priorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gtd-horizons-of-focus-for-determining-your-priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/12/the-gtd-horizons-of-focus-for-determining-your-priorities/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:41:29 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=17218 How work is defined David Allen defines “work” from at least six different horizons, corresponding to different altitudes of perspective.                     The GTD Horizons of Focus HORIZON 5: Purpose and Principles HORIZON 4: Vision HORIZON 3: Goals and Objectives HORIZON 2: Areas of Focus and Accountability …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/12/the-gtd-horizons-of-focus-for-determining-your-priorities/feed/ 0 Episode #45: Dealing with Competing Priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/11/episode-45-dealing-with-competing-priorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-45-dealing-with-competing-priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/11/episode-45-dealing-with-competing-priorities/#respond Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:23:08 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=17200 Do you ever struggle with managing competing priorities and don’t know how you’ll get it all done?  Join David Allen for a conversation that’s packed with practical GTD coaching advice on how to deal with competing priorities–from getting a higher perspective on your life and work, down to trusting your moment-to-moment action choices.   Listen …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/11/episode-45-dealing-with-competing-priorities/feed/ 0 Q&A with David Allen: Staying on track amid distractions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/04/qa-with-david-allen-staying-on-track-amid-distractions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qa-with-david-allen-staying-on-track-amid-distractions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/04/qa-with-david-allen-staying-on-track-amid-distractions/#respond Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:41:56 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/04/22/ Technology should enhance productivity, making it easier to get things done so you have more leisure time. But have tools that are designed to help really just added to our workload, distraction, and stress?

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/04/qa-with-david-allen-staying-on-track-amid-distractions/feed/ 0 GTD and Mega Millions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/03/gtd-and-mega-millions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-and-mega-millions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/03/gtd-and-mega-millions/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:00:45 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/03/31/ How would winning a jackpot change the way your to do list represents your goals and purposes in the higher levels of the horizons of focus model?

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/03/gtd-and-mega-millions/feed/ 4 How Vacations Help the Business Brain https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/07/how-vacations-help-the-business-brain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-vacations-help-the-business-brain https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/07/how-vacations-help-the-business-brain/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:23:34 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/07/11/ Vacations enhance productivity, according to David Allen.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/07/how-vacations-help-the-business-brain/feed/ 1 Getting on Top of Your Projects and Priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/getting-on-top-of-your-projects-and-priorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-on-top-of-your-projects-and-priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/getting-on-top-of-your-projects-and-priorities/#respond Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:47:19 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4309 There are four GTD Managing Projects and Priorities seminars coming up in November and December.  They will be held in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston.  If you’re ready to refine the GTD skills you use on your own projects, the Managing Projects and Priorities seminar is the place for you.  You’ll get plenty of specialized focus on …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/getting-on-top-of-your-projects-and-priorities/feed/ 0 David Allen’s video from the Do Lectures https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/david-allens-video-from-the-do-lectures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-allens-video-from-the-do-lectures https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/david-allens-video-from-the-do-lectures/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:00:46 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4300 David Allen was a speaker at the Do Lectures this summer in Wales.  The Do lectures are all about getting a handful of speakers together in one place, in the hope that they may inspire you to go Do something. To give you the tools and the desire to change the things you care about. …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/david-allens-video-from-the-do-lectures/feed/ 4 Defining your existence https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/09/defining-your-existence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=defining-your-existence https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/09/defining-your-existence/#respond Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:00:06 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4158 GTD's Horizons of Focus model defines purpose and fulfillment at the 50,000-foot level. There is an ongoing reassessment of how that translates into action on the runway.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/09/defining-your-existence/feed/ 0 GTD in problem solving https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/08/gtd-in-problem-solving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-in-problem-solving https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/08/gtd-in-problem-solving/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:00:03 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4008 A Community Contribution from Nuno Donato on how he used the GTD Horizons of Focus model to gain clarity about a life change About one and a half year ago I moved from a busy big city “A”: to a smaller one in the country side “B” to develop a project with an organization I …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/08/gtd-in-problem-solving/feed/ 4 How I break out of a rut https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/how-i-break-out-of-a-rut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-break-out-of-a-rut https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/how-i-break-out-of-a-rut/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:12:31 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3597 Community Contribution from Mike Vardy I’m about to state the obvious. We’re all human. Ergo, we make mistakes. Like creating words like “ergo.” Beyond “The Royal We,” we’re individuals. I’m sure you didn’t create the word “ergo” but I am pretty certain you’ve made other mistakes. I know I’ve made my share. For example, starting …

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