Productive Living newsletter Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:16:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 A Tense Muscle is a Slow One https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/03/a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/03/a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:40:13 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15775 David AllenA tense muscle is a slow one. This is a physiological and demonstrable fact in the martial arts. Could this be true in other aspects of our lives? In karate, the power that can be generated by a punch is primarily due to speed, not muscle. It is the snap at the end of the …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/03/a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one/feed/ 0 David Allen Think! At least once a week… https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/05/think-at-least-once-a-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=think-at-least-once-a-week https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/05/think-at-least-once-a-week/#comments Wed, 04 May 2016 23:08:30 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=14774 I followed up with an executive client recently whose biggest issue was that his GTD Weekly Review, when he “really did it right,” took sometimes 3–4 hours. He wondered if he was doing something wrong. I asked if it was worthwhile doing the review, and he admitted that it was critical to stay on top, but …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/05/think-at-least-once-a-week/feed/ 6 The antidote to "the curse of the eternally urgent" https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/the-antidote-to-the-curse-of-the-eternally-urgent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-antidote-to-the-curse-of-the-eternally-urgent https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/the-antidote-to-the-curse-of-the-eternally-urgent/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:00:40 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4267 David Allen shares his perspective on the antidote to the curse of the eternally urgent in his latest educational newsletter. Keep reading David’s article Subscribe to Productive Living.  It’s free and sent about every 3 weeks. Chock full of lots of great GTD tips, tricks and strategies.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/10/the-antidote-to-the-curse-of-the-eternally-urgent/feed/ 4 Being more productive without the Type-A personality syndrome https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/09/being-more-productive-without-the-type-a-personality-syndrome/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-more-productive-without-the-type-a-personality-syndrome https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/09/being-more-productive-without-the-type-a-personality-syndrome/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:44:24 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4189 Seems there’s an eternal question about how being more productive can happen without adding to the Type-A personality syndrome of ever-harder, ever-more, ever-faster. Read my essay in Productive Living with yet another spin on that age-old issue. It’s not about fast or slow.  It’s about how you’re involved, which is a much bigger context.  – David …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/09/being-more-productive-without-the-type-a-personality-syndrome/feed/ 2 Saying No – Keys from David Allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/saying-no-keys-from-david-allen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saying-no-keys-from-david-allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/saying-no-keys-from-david-allen/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:29:57 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3880 Excerpt from David Allen’s essay in this month’s Productive Living newsletter: Deciding that you’re not going to do something is a subtle and critical component of Getting Things Done and is one of the most challenging aspects of self-management. Most of us hate to say “no”—to ourselves and to others. But there are practical things …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/06/saying-no-keys-from-david-allen/feed/ 0 The Problem is not Information Overload https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-problem-is-not-information-overload/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-problem-is-not-information-overload https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-problem-is-not-information-overload/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:58:36 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3322 The problem is not information overload, by David Allen E-mail overload has gotten a lot of press lately – the quantity, the distraction it creates, and our inability to do much about it. There was even a recent debate in a global newspaper between readers voting for keeping e-mail at zero vs. those who use …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-problem-is-not-information-overload/feed/ 11 Making light of decision making https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/12/making-light-of-decision-making/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-light-of-decision-making https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/12/making-light-of-decision-making/#respond Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:00:51 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2942 This article is a community contribution by John Lewis.  Enjoy! As a follower of GTD, I am fortunate to receive many things, including the Productive Living newsletter. This particular edition included some “food for thought” about decision making, which I found extremely nutritious! Information and accuracy It brought to mind two things that I have …

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