GTD Weekly Review Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:21:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 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 Dealing with surprises elegantly and objectively https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/12/dealing-with-surprises-elegantly-and-objectively/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dealing-with-surprises-elegantly-and-objectively https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/12/dealing-with-surprises-elegantly-and-objectively/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:35:19 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15582 Surprises happen when you least expect them. But it is much easier to deal with them – accept, integrate, and refocus – when your backlog is minimal. The GTD Weekly Review ensures that you never get too far behind. When new opportunities and challenges appear, they can be dealt with more objectively and elegantly, knowing …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/12/dealing-with-surprises-elegantly-and-objectively/feed/ 0 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 Think once a week https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/07/think-once-a-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=think-once-a-week https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/07/think-once-a-week/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:00:45 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3975 Dear David Allen: You mention you only “think once a week”.  Does that mean you have a script rule about planning out your weeks as opposed to day-to-day? Could you explain that a little more? David: When I say I only think once a week, I’m making an exaggerated point that doing a thorough GTD Weekly …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/07/think-once-a-week/feed/ 2 Doing GTD Weekly Reviews on the iPad https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/05/doing-gtd-weekly-reviews-on-the-ipad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doing-gtd-weekly-reviews-on-the-ipad https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/05/doing-gtd-weekly-reviews-on-the-ipad/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 16:00:06 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3751 Community Contribution from Jason Verly On April 3, 2010, Apple released the iPad to the world.  A day later I completely changed how I do my weekly reviews.  Like most avid GTD’ers, I kept my weekly review to be a sacred and solemn time.  I normally did my reviews on Sunday evening in my home …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/05/doing-gtd-weekly-reviews-on-the-ipad/feed/ 21 GTD Twitter class https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/03/gtd-twitter-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-twitter-class https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/03/gtd-twitter-class/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:00:22 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3523 Thanks to all who participated in the Guided GTD “Tweekly Review” I did this morning. If you want a refresher, or missed it and want to follow along yourself, here’s the path. Some of the other great resources for the GTD Weekly Review: The Book. It’s all in there. Really! GTD System Guides (which has …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/03/gtd-twitter-class/feed/ 1 OneNote and ActiveWords — Ferrari Fast https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/onenote-and-activewords-ferrari-fast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=onenote-and-activewords-ferrari-fast https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/onenote-and-activewords-ferrari-fast/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:00:23 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=3271 A Community Contribution from Ryan Oakley Whether you’re a proficient OneNote user or just started using it after reading my GTD and OneNote article posted on GTD Times it doesn’t take long to populate the software with a tonne of pages and a tonne of information (yes, I am Canadian). First, some definitions: MS Office …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/02/onenote-and-activewords-ferrari-fast/feed/ 16 Motorcycle maintenance and the art of the Weekly Review https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/motorcycle-maintenance-and-the-art-of-the-weekly-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motorcycle-maintenance-and-the-art-of-the-weekly-review https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/motorcycle-maintenance-and-the-art-of-the-weekly-review/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:51:58 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=2116 If you’d like to hear a sample track from the new GTD System CDs, we just posted a great one with David and two of the coaches on the Weekly Review.  Listen Now

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/09/motorcycle-maintenance-and-the-art-of-the-weekly-review/feed/ 0 Review of the new GTD System CDs https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/08/review-of-the-new-gtd-system-cds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-of-the-new-gtd-system-cds https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/08/review-of-the-new-gtd-system-cds/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:58:59 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1977 Avid GTD’er Barb wanted to share her experience and review of the CDs that come with the new GTD System.  She wrote: If you’re fairly new or brand new to GTD: This product is definitely for you. It is much easier to understand than reading the book might be because there are stories to explain …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/08/review-of-the-new-gtd-system-cds/feed/ 3 Hop into the Twitter river tomorrow https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/08/hop-into-the-twitter-river-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hop-into-the-twitter-river-tomorrow https://gettingthingsdone.com/2009/08/hop-into-the-twitter-river-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:22:13 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=1963 In case you hadn’t heard, I will be hosting a free, guided GTD “Tweekly Review” through Twitter tomorrow. What: It will be a working Twitter session. I’ll guide people through the 11-steps of the GTD Weekly Review through a series of Tweets. You’ll want to be in front of your system (at least calendar, lists, …

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