David Allen Company has just released a new Setup Guide that includes great coaching advice for structuring a solid GTD system in Lotus Notes.
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Becoming a powerhouse of productivity
Arthur wrote in to David to share how he’s become a “powerhouse of productivity.” We thought others would get value from his letter too: I have recently taken the terrifying step of transferring all of my CRM tasks, previously handled separately by Salesforce, in to my single GTD system. The results are… amazing! I had …
Can you manage GTD lists with a spreadsheet?
Can you manage GTD lists with a spreadsheet? Yes, you can.
Confidence with your choices
Question: Do you review your lists/@folders everyday in the AM, decide what you are going to do, and then leave them or constantly flip through them? I only ask because it’s 11 separate pages of lists (calls, computer, at home office, etc.) Is the weekly review when you update with checking things off as you …
Does David Allen procrastinate?
Lots of interesting nuggets in this new interview recorded by Andrew Mason over at the 8BIT podcast. David answers a wide range of questions, including if he personally procrastinates. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: “The ability to make a creative mess, I think, is the optimal state to be in terms of your productivity, …
Making your GTD system work for you
The GTD system/process/approach should be in service to YOU and what works for YOU.
Upcoming GTD webinars: GTD in a Sales Role and Getting Started
We’re hosting two webinars this month on GTD Connect, our online learning center. GTD in a Sales Role – June 17 from 10am-11am Pacific Time Hear how two seasoned sales professionals apply GTD to managing opportunities, building relationships, and tracking tactical actions with clients. Getting Started with GTD – June 27 from 11am-12pm Pacific Time …
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What do you consider is your work?
The stress many people feel can be directly attributed to the avoidance of daily and weekly catching up—with the flood of emails, voice mails, meetings, projects, and other informational and actionable items.
The case for paper-based productivity
Paper is a powerful productivity device in its own right.
How are David Allen’s lists set up?
Get a rare look inside David Allen’s personal GTD system in the next webinar hosted by GTD Connect. You’ll see how he’s customized his lists and examples of what he uses them for. It’s a great opportunity to see GTD in action and spark your own creative ideas for customizing your system. March 10th from …
Folded Workflow Map is an Ideal Gift
The GTD Workflow Map is now available in a small folded version.
Where top-down approaches bog down
Top-down approaches are excellent for improving your vision, but there’s no weather at 50,000 feet! As you descend from these high, “planning altitudes,” they give no instruments for flying at “project altitudes” – through cloud cover at 10,000 feet, and the ground fog on the runway. Top-down approaches bog down during taxi, take-off, and landing …
Remind Me — What Bucket Does This Belong In?
Cartoonist Rob Cottingham illustrates that defining your work isn’t always easy when you’re caught in its tentacles.
Figuring Out the Best GTD Lists for You
I find that whatever lists work for me are the best lists.
Don't be a stranger to your lists
One of the things that helps me stay current with my GTD system and not have the Weekly Review feel like a major renovation, is that I review my Next Actions lists whenever I feel like it and as often as I can. Whenever I coach people who have slipped out of regular reviews (call …
GTD Nuggets – How to Know if You’re Organized
You are disorganized if you need something somewhere that you don’t have or have something somewhere that you don’t need.
How to send mail to your future self — at a discount!
The Tickler File system is your personalized post office in a file drawer. It’s on sale now in the David Allen Company Store for 25% off the regular price.
How a senior executive transformed his systems
As many of you know, eProductivity (and the amazing ripple effect that also had on his direct reports.) [HTML1]
David Allen on linking projects and related pieces together
Countless questions have been e-mailed to me asking for the best ways and tools to organize project thinking, or how to relate project pieces to each other and to all the other projects and their pieces. Ninety-nine percent of the time, my answer is: “Do the Weekly Review. If you do, it all works. If …
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How do you control paper?
Q: I write down everything but I always seem to end up having problems controlling all the pieces of paper and lists; what are your suggestions? GTD Coach: Writing everything down is a great first step. All those “notes” where you’ve captured and collected what’s in your head, need to be put into an “IN” …
