Category Archives: Free Resources

From the archives: Lots to discuss about challenging times and the economy, and people trying to do more with less and how that relates to their individual and organizational systems.

From the archives: Kelly Forrister, David Allen and Robert Peake talk about some of the best practices to complete the Organize portion of the 5 step process, as they also describe what Organize really means.

From the archives: What would your organizational structure be like if everyone is fully accountable for the roles they hold, both implicitly and explicitly? Can you imagine meetings where the things that you have your attention on are consistently and efficiently processed to concrete Projects & Next Actions? Join David Allen and Kelly Forrister as they speak with the experts from HolacracyOne. They’ll talk about the “Holacracy” operating system, how it’s been integrated into the David Allen Company, and how it complements GTD.

From the GTD Slice of Life archive: Musician Evan Taubenfeld and entertainment lawyer Danny Passman join David Allen and Coach Kelly Forrister in an inspiring conversation about GTD for creative people. Lots of wonderful nuggets in this one about finding the creative spark within the structure of a GTD system.

From the archives: David Allen joins Scott Shafer on KQED Public Radio’s show called Forum. He describes his system of reducing stress, becoming more creative, while increasing productivity.

From the archives: David shares his experience with GTD on the road and optimizing travel productivity.

Part 2 of 2 – David Allen met with three trainers from our global network, to discuss how GTD can help to reduce burnout. While it has been an issue for years, burnout has been rising steeply since early 2020. The World Health Organization now calls burnout an official medical diagnosis.

Part 1 of 2 – David Allen met with three trainers from our global network, to discuss how GTD can help to reduce burnout. While it has been an issue for years, burnout has been rising steeply since early 2020. The World Health Organization now calls burnout an official medical diagnosis.

From the archives: David talks about the challenge of procrastination and the reasons why we do it. He also explains the difference between procrastination and intuitive holding.

From the archives: David talks about organizing project actions and explains that when we’re thinking about a theme, topic, project, problem, situation, we tend to want to see everything about that all together…

From the archives: David steps out of his comfort zone to talk about his story and what excites him. 

From the archives: David talks with Richard Rierson on the Dose of Leadership podcast about GTD®

From the archives: David explains that there is no perfect tool, it doesn’t matter. It does matter that you have a tool or some tools, and not rely on our psyches. You need a tool that matches the function.

From the archives: GTD Coach, Meg Edwards, talks about how to get to a complete project list if you’re like most people who hover at 30%-80% complete project lists, and how to get them to 100% complete.

From the archives: GTD Coach, Meg Edwards, expands on what she sees as problems with people’s incomplete Project Lists with a personal example.

From the archives: Les McKeown talks to David Allen about GTD for his Predictable Success podcast.

From the archives: History, So It Doesn’t Repeat, interviews David Allen. They explore personal productivity and how to clear our mental RAM. You’ll discover how to Get Things Done® and learn how to make informed choices with ease, by learning a few keystone habits, you’ll be primed to be productive and create a stress free environment. Learning is the answer, what is the question?

From the archives: David talks about all the keys to filing and how it relates to GTD® and how it creates “clean edges”.

From the Archives: David talks about having a window into the professional world for kids before they enter into the working life.

From the Archives: David Allen on setting Goals for 2010 with Christy Nicholson of Scientific American.