priorities Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:11:00 +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 The Power of Imagery https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/03/the-power-of-imagery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-imagery https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/03/the-power-of-imagery/#respond Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:27:15 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16717 Imagery is powerful. Consciously exercising the direction of your imagery is a hallmark of mastery—in sports, business, or frankly any aspect of your life. Mental pictures, combined with rich emotional texture, have proven to be highly effective tools for enhancing perception and performance, whether on the track, in the boardroom, in relationships, or simply your …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/03/the-power-of-imagery/feed/ 0 Priorities and GTD https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/03/priorities-and-gtd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=priorities-and-gtd https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/03/priorities-and-gtd/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:09:07 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16680 Challenges with priorities and GTD A GTD Connect member asked: I am having a challenge understanding priorities and GTD. I have at least 100 projects, from LARGE to little. Now you break down those projects to single actions which at least triples your actions. So I might have about 300 single actions to be done. …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/03/priorities-and-gtd/feed/ 15 Episode #33 – Wrangling Your Priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/08/episode-33-wrangling-your-priorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-33-wrangling-your-priorities https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/08/episode-33-wrangling-your-priorities/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:27:51 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16217 David Allen and Coach Meg Edwards give expert coaching on wrangling your priorities. The discussion includes three common challenges: competing priorities, mapping day-to-day priority choices to your higher level goals, and prioritizing as a group.   Listen Now   Subscribe or Download iTunes Stitcher Libsyn Google Play Music Spotify SoundCloud

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/08/episode-33-wrangling-your-priorities/feed/ 2 Personal Productivity and the Inner Seven-Year-Old https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/11/personal-productivity-and-the-inner-seven-year-old/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=personal-productivity-and-the-inner-seven-year-old https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/11/personal-productivity-and-the-inner-seven-year-old/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2016 20:23:22 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15343 There seems to be someone about seven years old inside of all of us, who never matures, and whose behavior either allows us lots of creative expansion and productivity, or causes us to crash and burn. It seems that the smart (adult) part of me has known what to do for years. It knows that in …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/11/personal-productivity-and-the-inner-seven-year-old/feed/ 1 GTD Nuggets – Your Lists https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/gtd-nuggets-your-lists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-nuggets-your-lists https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/gtd-nuggets-your-lists/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:00:39 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4260 Everything on my action lists is for getting done as soon as I can—otherwise they wouldn’t be on the list. – David Allen

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/gtd-nuggets-your-lists/feed/ 5 Think once a week https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/07/think-once-a-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=think-once-a-week https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/07/think-once-a-week/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:00:45 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3975 Dear David Allen: You mention you only “think once a week”.  Does that mean you have a script rule about planning out your weeks as opposed to day-to-day? Could you explain that a little more? David: When I say I only think once a week, I’m making an exaggerated point that doing a thorough GTD Weekly …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/07/think-once-a-week/feed/ 2 You are in control when you can see it all https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/you-are-in-control-when-you-can-see-it-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-are-in-control-when-you-can-see-it-all https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/you-are-in-control-when-you-can-see-it-all/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:58:19 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3864 No matter what level or field we find ourselves on, whether it is the corporate/professional aspect or our personal/home life, we set priorities and act on what we think is important. We could call that “simplifying” our lives. And by that we do not mean lowering our standards, but rather focusing on the ones that …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/you-are-in-control-when-you-can-see-it-all/feed/ 2 GTD Best Practices of Doing https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/gtd-best-practices-of-doing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-best-practices-of-doing https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/gtd-best-practices-of-doing/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:52:49 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3618 We just posted the 5th podcast in our best practices series that we are making available to the public (which are normally exclusive to GTD Connect.) Listen or download now. You’ll hear insights, tips and tricks from David Allen and two of the senior coaches on this key phase of GTD. It’s about 30 minutes …

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