Community Contributions Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:54:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 There is no “perfect” way to do GTD https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/07/there-is-no-perfect-way-to-do-gtd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=there-is-no-perfect-way-to-do-gtd https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/07/there-is-no-perfect-way-to-do-gtd/#respond Sat, 07 Jul 2018 18:15:12 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16898 Your name: Jodie E Francis What do you do for work? I work for a federal government department as the information management lead for our branch’s national scientific collections housed in Ottawa, and we are in the process of moving our collections to a more modern facility. Where do you live? Ottawa, Ontario, Canada How …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/07/there-is-no-perfect-way-to-do-gtd/feed/ 0 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 Episode #22 – GTD and Balancing Family Life https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/09/episode-22-gtd-and-balancing-family-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-22-gtd-and-balancing-family-life https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/09/episode-22-gtd-and-balancing-family-life/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:34:07 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15212 How do you balance a daunting project list representing multiple roles and outcomes? David Allen chats with Meghan Wilker, a tech expert, mother of two, and GTD enthusiast. Listen as Meghan shares how she uses GTD in her work and family life.   Listen Now Subscribe or Download iTunes Stitcher Libsyn Google Play Music Spotify …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2016/09/episode-22-gtd-and-balancing-family-life/feed/ 1 Becoming a powerhouse of productivity https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/09/becoming-a-powerhouse-of-productivity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=becoming-a-powerhouse-of-productivity https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/09/becoming-a-powerhouse-of-productivity/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:30:20 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/09/28/ 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 …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/09/becoming-a-powerhouse-of-productivity/feed/ 13 Looking back over a year of doing GTD https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/08/5174/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5174 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/08/5174/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:00:34 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/08/02/ A Community Contribution from Björn Ljunggren, a GTD Connect member from Sweden. He shared this in our members-only Forums and we thought it was such a great story that he gave us permission to share it with our GTD Times readers. My little GTD baby is celebrating its first birthday and it is time to …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/08/5174/feed/ 5 Making your GTD system work for you https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/making-your-gtd-system-work-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-your-gtd-system-work-for-you https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/making-your-gtd-system-work-for-you/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:05:58 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/06/25/ The GTD system/process/approach should be in service to YOU and what works for YOU.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/06/making-your-gtd-system-work-for-you/feed/ 29 GTD for Kids: Inbox Processing https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/gtd-for-kids-inbox-processing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gtd-for-kids-inbox-processing https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/gtd-for-kids-inbox-processing/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:00:45 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/03/14/ Processing an inbox with kids is vastly different from how we do it as adults.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/03/gtd-for-kids-inbox-processing/feed/ 8 Choosing Your Distractions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/02/choosing-your-distractions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=choosing-your-distractions https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/02/choosing-your-distractions/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2011/02/18/ The more you discover what distracts you and what you can work with or around, the better equipped you’ll be to perform in different circumstances and environments.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/02/choosing-your-distractions/feed/ 6 Common misconceptions about GTD https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/01/common-misconceptions-about-gtd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=common-misconceptions-about-gtd https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/01/common-misconceptions-about-gtd/#respond Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:35:57 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4606 What does David Allen say the most common misconceptions are about GTD?  What did David want to be when he was growing up?  Does Getting Things Done really save time versus just doing the work?  Listen to this fun, informative podcast with GTD Times community contributor Mike Vardy and David Allen. (23 minutes) Listen to …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/01/common-misconceptions-about-gtd/feed/ 0 A Trigger List for Moms and Dads https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/11/a-trigger-list-for-moms-and-dads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-trigger-list-for-moms-and-dads https://gettingthingsdone.com/2010/11/a-trigger-list-for-moms-and-dads/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:00:29 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/?p=4473 I've created a Mom-and-Dad-friendly "Trigger List" to help parents see what types of things they can organize with GTD.

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