How much planning and organizing do you really need to do? How much is enough? How much is too much? Well, is your head empty? Then you’ve done enough. If something is still on your mind, you’ve got more to do. Most organizing and planning that people do is still lacking in the two critical …
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We’re excited to announce the launch of a new GTD partnership with Lynda.com! Lynda.com is an online learning company that helps anyone learn software, design, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. Watch the two videos below for excerpts of David Allen’s Lynda.com courses! This is a great way to check out …
A fascinating read from Fast Company about the history of to-do lists with four top tips on how to make a successful to-do list. When lists are mentioned, David Allen and GTD should always be part of the conversation, and we are! Click here for the full article!
Marie Forleo gives four great productivity tips in her fun video, and thanks to her viewer question, she even gives a “shout-out” to David Allen and Getting Things Done. Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video.
The Software Advice blog called A Million Little Wins has a post about how they’ve applied GTD at an organizational level. Borrowing from the classic text on organization, Getting Things Done by David Allen, we updated the author’s advice to reflect the modern project management tools that we use and adapted his core principles to …
Inc. Magazine’s Article “30-Second Strategies for Better Performance and Productivity” features GTD’s “envision wild success” as it’s number one 30-second strategy. Read the full article here!
New! Our best-practices guide for implementing GTD with Microsoft Outlook® 2013.
Epipheo talked with David Allen about how to hack through your to-do list and free up your mind to focus on what’s actually most important you.
Have fun in your command. Don’t always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you’ve earned it, spend time with your families.
I assert that it’s actually less effort to maintain your email inbox at zero than to maintain it at 300 or 3,000. Will it take effort? Of course. But there is gold to be mined there with a trusted practice that will have ripple effects across your workflow and motivation.
Your GTD system, with a current and complete inventory or your commitments, helps you manage yourself effectively regardless of time’s alterations.
Get a notepad and inbox, capture everything that has your attention. Decide the next actions on each and all of them. Review that total inventory, keeping it current, at least weekly.
Real productivity is much more than organizing and time management tips. It’s about freeing up time for deeper, creative thinking.
While many of our enthusiasts love the systematic approach of GTD, we’re seeing more and more creative types embracing Getting Things Done, including musicians, comedians, and television writers.
People must ask: What does this mean? Is this actionable or not? What is the outcome that I am committed to?
Where do you stand, today, on the matrix of self-management? In less than two minutes, GTD-Q will give you a visual representation of where you fit in terms of the two critical elements of self management—control and perspective.
If you need to get on top of your Microsoft Outlook® email, calendar, and tasks by implementing GTD, this is the webinar for you. You’ll learn the best recommendations for building a GTD system in Outlook to seamlessly handle your work and personal commitments.
Every company wants to maximize productivity and cut down on unnecessary meetings. But they don’t always know how to go about making meetings more effective.
How to get organized? First step is to capture into a simple ‘bucket” all of those things that are not on cruise control – anything that has your attention. Write it all down.
David Allen, the consummate road warrior, will present a free one-hour webinar on how he stays productive while traveling.
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