Where are you in the 5 I’s? David Allen explains the 5 stages you can expect with GTD: Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video. If you’re not at “Integration” yet, here are some ideas to continue on the Path of GTD Mastery: Read (or reread!) the Getting Things Done book. David Allen has often …
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Who are the biggest procrastinators?
The biggest procrastinators are usually the most sophisticated, sensitive, creative, and intelligent people. Nailed you, did I? Well, I assume you’re in the sophisticated, creative, and intelligent category. That probably means you have large numbers of things stuck in your mind, in your briefcase, and on your desk about which things are not moving forward quite …
Episode #17 – Ten Common Questions About GTD
We hope you enjoy this very special Q&A conversation between David Allen and Senior Coach Marian Bateman, interviewed by Rick Kantor. They answer ten of the most frequently asked questions regarding GTD, including “How do you set priorities?”, “What do you do when you’re interrupted constantly?”, and “How do I get back on track when …
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What gets in the way of being productive?
Q: What’s the one thing that we do that gets in the way of us being productive? David Allen: It’s not one thing, but five, all wrapped together: People keep stuff in their head. They don’t decide what they need to do about stuff they know they need to do something about. They don’t organize …
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Keeping an inspired focus
There is never enough time…
There is never enough time to do what you want to do from the level you are doing it. You must relax, and refocus. If you have inserted your intention into the universe, you must trust that the method and the process and the dynamics for its manifestation will reveal themselves in their timing, not …
Think! At least once a week…
I followed up with an executive client recently whose biggest issue was that his GTD Weekly Review, when he “really did it right,” took sometimes 3–4 hours. He wondered if he was doing something wrong. I asked if it was worthwhile doing the review, and he admitted that it was critical to stay on top, but …
Slow Down…
How to get “in your zone” with GTD
Our Certified Partner in India, Calm Achiever, sat down with David to find out how people can get into their zone with GTD. Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video.
The secret to Getting Things Done
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.
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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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 …
Email Best Practices for Teams
A client asked me for our best practices around email communications, to share with their globally dispersed teams. They had learned the keys to getting to inbox zero, but their productivity was stymied by the sheer volume of unproductive emails being sent around the company. These tips were born out of the shared practices we use here at …
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?
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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The Freedom in Naming your “Stuff”
I have been reminded over and over again in working with executives over the years why so much of the GTD implementation process is empowering to so many people: when things we have allowed into our inner or outer world are appropriately and accurately identified for what they are and what they mean to …
Healthy Email Habits from Entrepreneur
Using nutrition as a metaphor, this article from Entrepreneur offers some tips and tricks for getting “in” to zero, including some words of wisdom from our own David Allen. Click here to read the full article “Achieve a Leaner Inbox with these 3 Fit Tips.”
