process Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Mon, 24 May 2021 00:15:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Are You Capturing Your Good Ideas? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/capturing-good-ideas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capturing-good-ideas https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/capturing-good-ideas/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:36:36 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16647 How many thoughts and ideas do you have daily which represent useful things to do or potentially enhance or improve projects, situations, and life in general? How many have you had and forgotten, and forgotten that you’ve forgotten? “I ought to call Susan and ask her about where she stayed in Hawaii…” “I need to …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/capturing-good-ideas/feed/ 3 Being comfortable with letting things get out of control https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/05/being-comfortable-with-letting-things-get-out-of-control/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-comfortable-with-letting-things-get-out-of-control https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/05/being-comfortable-with-letting-things-get-out-of-control/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 17:00:03 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3772 Question: I listened to your Webinar on Procrastination (you can find this Webinar on GTD Connect, our online learning center) and have found that I have trouble starting to “do” anything when I know there is a lot of unprocessed stuff. I have the type of job whereby e-mails, paper, and other things accumulate rapidly …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/05/being-comfortable-with-letting-things-get-out-of-control/feed/ 4 When you feel like you are losing control & lacking perspective https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/when-you-feel-like-you-are-losing-control-lacking-perspective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-you-feel-like-you-are-losing-control-lacking-perspective https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/when-you-feel-like-you-are-losing-control-lacking-perspective/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:00:43 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3649 A Community Contribution from Augusto Pinaud, a GTD enthusiast and long-time GTD Connect member Take the free GTD-Q assessment at GTDIQ.com to see how you’re doing with control & perspective. As GTD implementers, the goal for many of us is to increase Control and improve Perspective.  That will bring you to the place that David …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/04/when-you-feel-like-you-are-losing-control-lacking-perspective/feed/ 12 The GTD Best Practices Series https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-gtd-best-practices-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gtd-best-practices-series https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-gtd-best-practices-series/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:28:05 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3340 Do YOU know the best practices of GTD? Although they’ve been recorded for our GTD Connect online learning center, we have been posting the GTD Best Practices series to our free public podcast as well, for all to benefit from. These informal podcasts are a great way to learn the essentials of GTD. Here is …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/the-gtd-best-practices-series/feed/ 1 What are the first steps in getting organized? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/12/what-are-the-first-steps-in-getting-organized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-first-steps-in-getting-organized https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/12/what-are-the-first-steps-in-getting-organized/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:55:17 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2936 David Allen answers the timeless question, “What are the first steps in getting organized?” If by “getting organized” you mean getting relaxed and in control, it actually involves five steps, only one of which is actually the specific “organizing” component.  1) Collect the work. Corral everything that has potential meaning for you. 2) Process the …

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