Q: I write down everything but I always seem to end up having problems controlling all the pieces of paper and lists; what are your suggestions? GTD Coach: Writing everything down is a great first step. All those “notes” where you’ve captured and collected what’s in your head, need to be put into an “IN” …
Tag Archives: Implementation
GTD & project management software
A GTD implementer asked: Can I use project management software for my GTD lists? Coach Wayne Pepper: From our perspective, project management tools are good for Project Support, not necessarily Next Action lists though. In other words, if I have a project that is so complex and intertwined that it needs to be broken down …
Are you addicted to perfection?
A Community Contribution from Jon, who posted this on his blog. We thought other GTD enthusiasts would resonate with this and Jon’s advice of, “You don’t have to be perfect.” I refuse to use the word “busy” because in this day and age we are all in the same boat. This year has been an …
How I learned to be my own assistant and love the GTD Weekly Review
A Community Contribution from Carolyn J. Sullivan about her experience with the GTD Weekly Review. We would love to hear your experience with the Weekly Review in the comments. I’ve been using GTD principles since I was first introduced to them in 1994-95. I was part of a consulting group at Polaroid responsible for supporting …
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Which list manager should I use for GTD?
One of the most common questions we hear from those new to GTD is which list manager they should use. You’ve heard from us on this in loads of webinars, podcasts, articles and blog posts. We thought we would pass along a fellow GTD implementer’s comment to someone on our Forums, which we thought was …
Free Guided Mind Sweep with David Allen
Clear your head with the man himself… This is an GTD Connect, with more added every week. Hook into the most active Getting Things Done community in the world. Check out a free guest pass (no credit card required and we won’t nag you when you’re done!)
10 big ideas from GTD
Josh Kaufman wrote a succinct review of Getting Things Done on his blog, The Personal MBA. David saw it and commented to Josh, “I’ve run across few people who have “grokked” GTD conceptually as well as you have.” With Josh’s permission, we’re sharing his complete review here. ~~~~~~~ If you’re ready to stop stressing and …
Should there be a GTD for Dummies?
In response to our recent Productive Living newsletter, a GTD implementer wrote to David Allen and said: Please provide a less complex version of the basic GTD chart/system for me and the hundreds of thousands of organizationally challenged managers just like me who have tried and failed to maintain the GTD system. Simpler is better. …
GTD & BlackBerry Guide is now available
We are pleased to announce the release of a resource that many of you have been asking for: a GTD & BlackBerry Guide. A few of us are now on BlackBerry as our portable solution and we put together a Guide on the best GTD tips, tricks, and practices for making your BlackBerry rock for …
Digging out from backlog
The next Webinar on GTD Connect will be “Digging Out From Backlog”. Two of our senior coaches will give you tips, tricks, and strategies for dealing with your piles of “stuff”. If you feel like your backlog is holding you back from getting the most out of GTD, this Webinar is for you. Free to …
A GTD fan in Belgium shares his success
A Community Contribution from Jan Cherlet Hi fellow GTD enthusiasts, April 9, 2009 was the morning that changed my life. For the 4th time that week, I woke up at 4 am and couldn’t close another eye because of all the things I had to do (recognise this?). But this time I got up and …
A GTD implementation story
Nate Burgos passed along a great interview he did with Digital Media Project Manager Steve Dale about GTD. It’s always interesting to hear how others have implemented GTD and what their journey has been. Here’s an excerpt: What’s your advice to people who aspire to get organized and stick to it? If you’ve ever wanted …
The commitments you make – tips from David Allen
Question: Projects are my stumbling block. In fact, what do you do when everything you pick up seems to be yet another project (a multi-step thing to do)? The other options are easy to me compared to managing the multi-step things to be done. David Allen: Big key is simply to keep track of them …
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Getting started with GTD
On our LinkedIn GTD Group, there’s an interesting discussion going on about how to get started with GTD. Here’s what member Rosemarie had to say: I have found that GTD is one of those things where you just need to jump in and try something. I find that my system is just altering a little …
Saying No – Keys from David Allen
Excerpt from David Allen’s essay in this month’s Productive Living newsletter: Deciding that you’re not going to do something is a subtle and critical component of Getting Things Done and is one of the most challenging aspects of self-management. Most of us hate to say “no”—to ourselves and to others. But there are practical things …
GTD & Email
Dear David Allen: I am looking for a guide/product about using email so that one’s worklife does not become overwhelmed with email. We are an office of 30 people, and we have gotten in the habit of emailing each other rather than walking down the hall to talk. We don’t have time to talk since …
You are in control when you can see it all
No matter what level or field we find ourselves on, whether it is the corporate/professional aspect or our personal/home life, we set priorities and act on what we think is important. We could call that “simplifying” our lives. And by that we do not mean lowering our standards, but rather focusing on the ones that …
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Weekly Review Encouragement
Longtime GTD implementer Jacki shared this on our GTD Facebook Fan Page about her experience with the GTD Weekly Review: For the longest time I avoided the Weekly Review and just moved from day to day reacting to what came up – in other words, I had not implemented the most effective part of GTD. …
A recent grad discovers GTD
A Community Contribution from Pam, who wrote to David with her story Since the moment that I graduated from college about a year ago, I have been dealing with a copious amount of change, some good, some bad but mostly I was dealing with a deep lack of direction. I finally determined that a lot …
What is Black Belt with GTD?
How would you know if you were Black Belt with GTD? In this 2 minute audio clip, David Allen describes what he would see in someone who is at a level of Black Belt mastery with GTD. Listen Now>>>
