David Allen shares about challenges people face today, getting off your own back, emergency scanning, why social media is addictive and much more.
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Getting Free with GTD
David Allen’s essay in the latest Productive Living newsletter explores getting free by naming what has your attention.
Every Momma Needs a Big Fat Physical Inbox
GTD allows me to find time in the crazy busy momma world.
Why GTD is not about time management
In the latest Productive Living newsletter, David Allen discusses how GTD is not like old school “time management.” You don’t manage your time better and find more hours in the day.
Have you heard? Free GTD podcasts with David Allen
You’ll find a great selection of free GTD podcasts with David Allen and his senior staff available here.
Making your GTD system work for you
The GTD system/process/approach should be in service to YOU and what works for YOU.
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.
Mom gets the right things done with the Natural Planning Model
I decided to apply the Natural Planning Model from GTD to my overall life plan.
David Allen discusses key GTD principles and software
David Allen discusses key GTD principles for increasing performance and being productive while avoiding the trap of getting bogged down with emerging technologies. This is a video interview on Live Digital with Shelly Palmer. The segment with David begins at 10:08. [HTML1] (The video is streaming from Live Digital, so you may need to give …
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Free version of eProductivity plus other updates
David Allen uses eProductivity, and it’s the GTD app of choice for his staff at the David Allen Company. The eProductivity team has just launched a flurry of new products and improvements. In addition to a brand-new website, they released a free version, a new standalone product, and price reductions on all new subscriptions.
Life at the project level
David Allen received this email from Ben, a GTD enthusiast who has been customizing his home and work system for greater productivity.
Minding what you keep on your mind
David Allen talks about the importance of getting stuff off your mind in this interview with Mike Sullivan of MO.
What’s needed and not needed for projects
David Allen describes the five levels of thinking that must be clear to make a project happen efficiently and effectively in the world.
Making wise choices – David Allen in Harvard Business Review
David Allen and Tony Schwartz discuss the distractive pull of e-mail, and why you should do your most important task in the morning.
Too much reading? Best way to deal with it
The best way to deal with having too much reading to do.
4 stages of getting GTD on cruise control
There are four stages to acquiring new skills. David Allen describes how they relate to learning GTD in his essay in the latest Productive Living.
Free teleseminar with David Allen and Dave Logan
David Allen and Dave Logan discuss new techniques on productivity and leadership coming from GTD and Tribal Leadership working together.
Two ingredients for optimal response to surprise
David Allen says that when you deal with surprise, “there are two major ingredients for an optimal response: (1) actively focused engagement, and (2) having a clear deck.”
The case for paper-based productivity
Paper is a powerful productivity device in its own right.
Why "List" is a dirty word
David Allen explores three reasons why “list” is often considered a dirty word, and three things you can do to change that for yourself.
