Before you spend another minute creating yet another list with ABC, 123, or high-medium-low codes as a way to define your priorities, read my essay this month. You may discover there’s a more natural path for getting you what you need to get the right things done.
Tag Archives: Getting Started
5 Phases of GTD Workflow
There are five phases of your workflow: Collect, Process, Organize, Review & Do. You need to know the best practices and tools for each phase.
Video with David Allen: on becoming an executive with GTD
David Allen talks about how the GTD Weekly Review, and how to do more executive thinking about your life.
Moms more productive with Facebook
If you’re looking for practical time management training, watch a busy mom for a day.
Working on job one
There are very few times and places we really have the appropriate energy level, tools, and uninterrupted time frames towork on some of our “most important” work.
Your Browser is a Productivity Tool
From the Business Center at PC World, GTD is listed as a browser-compatible productivity system.
You don't need a Projects list? Then throw away your calendar.
If you think that a Projects list is unnecessary, then throw away your calendar and trust life will just let you know what you should be doing, in the moment.
Tips for your filing system from David Allen
Here are tips from David Allen for setting up your paper filing system.
Changing Your Organization’s Culture
The microcosm of how people deal with their in-baskets, e-mail, and conversations with others will be reflected in the macro-reality of their culture and organization.
How GTD reduces resistance
This blog post by Bill Meade describes a fascinating metaphor for GTD – the bulbous bow on large ships. This bow shape modifies the way the water flows around the hull, to reduce drag and increase speed and efficiency.
Best practices for Getting Things Done
Here are the GTD best practices that we share in our Keys to Getting Things Done webinars.
Webinars on Keys to GTD, and GTD & Outlook
No matter your level of GTD expertise, these interactive and concise 90-minute webinars will deepen your mastery of the GTD best practices.
GTD and Goal Setting
The reason for long-term goals is the permission they give us to identify with the greatest value we can so it changes our filtered perceptions.
Getting your Startup Under Control
In this interview on The Dorm Room Tycoon, David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, explains how entrepreneurs can be in control, and why planning and having an overall purpose is key.
A Writer’s GTD Journey
GTD seems to me a very intuitive way of managing your psychology so that it does not disrupt workflow.
The way out is through
Defining what you are not doing is as important as knowing what you are doing for stress-free productivity.
David Allen’s advice on making GTD simpler to adopt
David Allen’s advice on making GTD simpler to adopt
GTD Best Practices: Organize (Part 3 of 5)
Organize, by far, is one of the most talked about parts of GTD. And why not? It’s all about cool gear! With GTD, choosing your tools is up to you and there’s incredible freedom in that. David Allen is not telling you what tools to use, but how to use your tools. So let’s dive …
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Webinar with David Allen: Breaking Through Procrastination
Join David Allen and Senior Coach Kelly Forrister as they discuss keys for breaking through procrastination.
GTD Best Practices: Process (Part 2 of 5)
We’re continuing our series on the best practices of GTD’s five phases of Mastering Workflow: Collect, Process, Organize, Review, and Do. Let’s look closer at the Process phase. WHAT TO PROCESS: Processing is the core fundamental thinking that defines the meaning of each item collected. Outcomes and next actions are determined for actionable items, and …
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