David Allen weighs in on Wired.com’s search for the best To Do app. Could it be that low tech wins the race? Read Wired’s article, “It’s 2016. Why Can’t Anyone Make a Decent Freaking To-Do App?”
Category Archives: David Allen
Balance is Tough
Where do your good ideas flow?
I once coached a senior executive who, by anyone’s standards, could be considered one of the world’s most productive people. He’s known in lofty global corporate circles as a guy who “gets things done”—in particular, resolving volatile situations and closing complex, challenging, and highly rewarding deals.
Episode #12 – GTD and Self Leadership
Join David Allen in an intriguing conversation with Robyn Scott, a brilliant 30-something Brit with a fascinating background and palette of projects. As an author, social entrepreneur, and already a recognized leader in global change, she discusses how GTD has had an impact on her work, and explores with David a new and effective technique for motivating ourselves to actually take the next actions that we define.
New Edition of Getting Things Done Audiobook
The 2015 edition of Getting Things Done is now available as an audiobook! Read by David Allen. See options for purchasing.
Trusting Your System
“If you don’t trust your system, you can’t let go of operational details and you’ll limit your ability to create at a bigger level.” –David Allen
Episode #11 – GTD at the Executive Level
Dr. Deb Smith-Hemphill, a long time enthusiast and now Certified Trainer, GTD Connect member, and advocate of the GTD methodology, owns and manages her own successful management consulting business in California. In this witty and upbeat conversation, she chats with David about her professional path, her intersections with David and GTD, and gives lots of detail …
David Allen on Stalking the Wild Projects
Perhaps the most profound result of creating a complete and accurately defined inventory of our projects is how it can propel us to do something positive and concrete about ephemeral and ambiguous situations that have our attention. We are all capable of taking dominion over every problem or challenging situation we encounter. But this doesn’t happen by …
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Keep everything in your head or out of your head
“Keep everything in your head or out of your head. In-between, you won’t trust either one.” –David Allen
Handling the “not so important” things
Good Riddance!
David’s essay in this month in our Productive Living newsletter is about letting go and creating space. It’s time to purge. The start of a new year is a great metaphorical event to use to enhance a critical aspect of your constructive creativity—get rid of everything that you can! Your psyche has a certain quota …
When you start to make things happen…
When you start to make things happen, you begin to believe that you can make things happen. And that makes things happen. –David Allen
David Allen on the Dr. Oz Show
David was on the Dr. Oz show talking about GTD. Watch this 3 1/2 minute clip to see him answering audience questions about GTD, such as: “At the end of the day, and the things that I wasn’t able to get to, how do I not feel …
Are you appropriately engaged?
Getting coached by David Allen
Here’s a rare glimpse inside David Allen coaching Dutch TV host Linda Geerdink on the Getting Things Done methodology. He addresses some of the common challenges people have with GTD, and shares his wisdom on making it work. 15 minutes. Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video. To learn more about our GTD Coaching Services, …
The essentials of GTD in 2 minutes, 22 seconds
Our friends over at Epipheo made a great video capturing the essentials of GTD. Well worth watching! Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video.
GTD is not an overnight little time-management tip
GTD is not an overnight little time-management tip and trick that’s going to change your life. It really is a whole lifelong, lifestyle, art and craft about how you manage the flow of life’s work. You know, how good can you get at cooking, or parenting, or playing the flute, or karate? There’s no end …
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Episode #3 – David Allen guides you through a Mind Sweep
The GTD Mind Sweep is one of the core practices in the Getting Things Done methodology for experiencing stress-free productivity. Get out your note-taking devices as David Allen guides you through a Mind Sweep session to capture what’s grabbing your attention. We guarantee that you’ll have at least one valuable “Oh, yeah! That reminds me…” thought …
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Growth Everywhere Interview with David Allen
Eric Siu of Growth Everywhere, a blog on business and personal growth, interviews David Allen. Find out why applying GTD is so important, what to do about negative self-talk, and how David would advise his 25-year-old self. Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video.
Brian Carter’s Brain Interview with David Allen
David Allen talks productivity, flow and Twitter as a “cocktail party” with Brian Carter on his new podcast. Watch the interview here!
