trusted system Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:50:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 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 Turning Inside Out https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/01/turning-inside-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turning-inside-out https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/01/turning-inside-out/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:18:20 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16414 I am beginning to get it. The ultimate ingredient for really getting things off my mind is to nurture the part of me that lives from the inside out. Now, when I say, “I’m beginning to get it,” please keep in mind that I’ve been “beginning to get it” for at least 50 years, consciously, …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/01/turning-inside-out/feed/ 1 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 Why things don’t get done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-things-dont-get-done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:55:48 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15713 In the work I do, I often see a dark side to organizations and relationships that have collaboration and being nice as values. It can easily become a smokescreen behind which people avoid accountability and clarity. I have noticed a tendency for people to spend a lot of time in high-energy meetings and discussions, and …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/feed/ 2 Get your life back to widget-cranking! https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/01/get-your-life-back-to-widget-cranking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-your-life-back-to-widget-cranking https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/01/get-your-life-back-to-widget-cranking/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:21:02 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15636 Oh, for a widget-cranking job again! Ever have gigs like that, where all you did was crank widgets? Like a summer job in college? Remember how bored you were, and how psychologically healthy it was? All you had to do was show up. Every morning there was a big pile of un-cranked widgets, right next …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/01/get-your-life-back-to-widget-cranking/feed/ 7 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 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 Personal digital assistant or paper for on-the-go collecting https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/07/personal-digital-assistant-or-paper-for-on-the-go-collecting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=personal-digital-assistant-or-paper-for-on-the-go-collecting https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/07/personal-digital-assistant-or-paper-for-on-the-go-collecting/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:54:16 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/07/05/ Even though most people always carry their phone, some of the most savvy GTD implementers also use pen and paper for collection. The key is to know what methods reduce the friction in your system.

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