Getting Started Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Sat, 10 May 2025 14:27:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 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. …

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]]> 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 …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/what-is-gtd-2/feed/ 4 Are You Micromanaging Your Mind? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/10/are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/10/are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:57:26 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16308 David AllenOne of the greatest traps in growing a business is also a pitfall for self-management: If you don’t trust your system, you can’t let go of operational details and you’ll limit your ability to create at a bigger level. Many successful entrepreneurs I have worked with over the years could be characterized (and have been, …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/10/are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2/feed/ 1 David Allen 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 …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress/feed/ 1 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 …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/feed/ 3 Getting started with context lists https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/getting-started-with-context-lists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-started-with-context-lists https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/getting-started-with-context-lists/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:14:20 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15709 Q. What do you recommend for lists if I am just starting with GTD? A. One of the biggest challenges that I see when people are setting up their lists initial in their GTD system is they are not really sure what contexts to use. Typically what I recommend is starting with really basic contexts; Agendas to hold the …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/getting-started-with-context-lists/feed/ 0 Episode #26 – Black Belt GTD https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/01/episode-26-black-belt-gtd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-26-black-belt-gtd https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/01/episode-26-black-belt-gtd/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2017 21:49:58 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15699 What are your biggest GTD® improvement opportunities? Do you ever fall off the wagon? Join David Allen & Meg Edwards as they discuss what “Black Belt” GTD is, some of its biggest hurdles, and how you can overcome them.   Listen Now Subscribe or Download iTunes Stitcher Libsyn Google Play Music Spotify SoundCloud Podcast Transcript …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/01/episode-26-black-belt-gtd/feed/ 1 GTD Community Story with Rosalie Gale https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/10/gtd-community-story-with-rosalie-gale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-community-story-with-rosalie-gale https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/10/gtd-community-story-with-rosalie-gale/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:39:58 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15240 We discovered Rosalie Gale’s love for GTD on Facebook. We interviewed her so our community could hear her story. Enjoy! 1. How did you hear about GTD? I used to be the queen of making to do lists. I would write them out over and over again and become very overwhelmed by everything I needed …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/10/gtd-community-story-with-rosalie-gale/feed/ 9 GTD Setup Guides https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/09/gtd-setup-guides/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-setup-guides https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/09/gtd-setup-guides/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:13:31 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15202 One of the best ways to implement Getting Things Done is to follow our expert advice in configuring one of the many tools we have found to work well for GTD. See a sample or buy a Guide now. Here are the current GTD Setup Guides available to support you: GTD & Outlook for Windows GTD …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/09/gtd-setup-guides/feed/ 30 The 5 Stages of GTD® https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/06/the-5-stages-of-gtd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-5-stages-of-gtd https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/06/the-5-stages-of-gtd/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:21:42 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=14927 Where are you in the 5 I’s? David Allen explains the 5 stages you can expect with GTD: Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video. If you’re not at “Integration” yet, here are some ideas to continue on the Path of GTD Mastery: Read (or reread!) the Getting Things Done book. David Allen has often …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/06/the-5-stages-of-gtd/feed/ 2 The 5 Stages of GTD® David Allen talks about the 5 I's of GTD. GTD,Implementation,Getting Things Done,Implementing GTD,trusted system,GTD Connect,Getting Started