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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!)
David Allen on the new frontier of computers
How much more creative could you have been in the last 24 hours? Are your tools working as catalysts for your creative thinking? Hear David Allen’s perspective on computers helping us think and why eProductivity for Lotus Notes is forging a new frontier. [HTML1]
Think once a week
Dear David Allen: You mention you only “think once a week”. Does that mean you have a script rule about planning out your weeks as opposed to day-to-day? Could you explain that a little more? David: When I say I only think once a week, I’m making an exaggerated point that doing a thorough GTD Weekly …
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. …
Missing deadlines
Question: You say you shouldn’t write anything on a day when it doesn’t absolutely have to be finished by then. Furthermore, you tell that priorities are depended on time, energy and a lot more, but I miss one thing there: deadlines. What if I make a list of things to do, and find on Monday …
The special sauce of GTD
Q: Since college I have used the GTD System and continue to apply it as best as possible. I get slammed sometimes with multiple tasks and was wondering if you could comment on how best to prioritize tasks within the context of the System. Thank you for your help. David Allen: The Secret Sauce for …
Seminars with David Allen
David Allen will only be doing 3 public seminars this year, so here’s your chance to learn the system with the master himself. The GTD Making It All Work course offers a higher level, more theoretical overview of the GTD concepts. It’s a fun, informative, and engaging day whether you are new to GTD or …
David Allen listed in top 140 Tweeters
We know many of you follow David Allen on Twitter (if not and you want to, he’s @GTDGuy). He was named in the top 140 most popular Tweeters by Huffington Post. Some of you have asked if DA does his own Tweets. Absolutely! Every one of them. You’re getting the man himself. If you’re not …
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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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 …
A successful executive
A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates. -David Allen
David Allen speaking at Los Angeles area event
For those of you in the Los Angeles area, David Allen will be the featured speaker at an event in Thousand Oaks, CA. When: Tuesday, June 15th Times: 7:30am – 9am Topic: Creating Order Out of Chaos – Staying Afloat in a World of Too Much To Do Learn more This is a paid, in-person …
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Paper vs. Digital Filing
Question: I have been trying to become “less papered” in business and home and have not found any references in your material that covers this aspect of organization. David Allen: What to store simply as paper and what to bother putting into digital form is purely a matter of how you want your library structured. …
Losing weight with the GTD Weekly Review
A GTD implementer asked David Allen: Whenever I thoroughly complete the weekly review I any) “action items” are completed with the weekly review. Do you have any explanation or insight on why the weekly review makes one feel like the weight is lifted? David: Weight is lifted because the weekly review allows you to clarify …
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>>>
Free Teleclass with David Allen & Les McKeown
Les McKeown, author of Predictable Success, is hosting a free Teleclass and David Allen is a panelist. They will discuss the roadmap to increase (and maintain) your sales, streamline your operations and achieve measurable success. This is not specifically about GTD, but we wanted to pass it along in case it’s of interest to some …
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Upcoming Webinars on GTD Connect
We just finished the 3-part Road to Black Belt “boot camp” series on GTD Connect. They have been some of our most popular and highly attended Webinars yet. They are now available for replay on the Connect site (for free trial members too!) and through podcast (members only.) You’ll find them all on the home …
