David Allen Company Archives - Getting Things Done® David Allen's GTD® Methodology Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:12:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 What Gets in the Way of Being Productive? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/05/what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/05/what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2/#comments Thu, 10 May 2018 15:00:20 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16790 A typical question I get is, “What’s the one thing that we do that gets in the way of us being productive?” 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. …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/05/what-gets-in-the-way-of-being-productive-2/feed/ 3 Behind the scenes with David Allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/behind-scenes-david-allen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=behind-scenes-david-allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/behind-scenes-david-allen/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2018 23:39:52 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16669 David Allen welcomed Blinkist into his apartment in Amsterdam for a casual conversation about GTD, writing the book, and his love for clear space. Please accept statistics cookies to watch this video.

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/behind-scenes-david-allen/feed/ 2 Behind the scenes with David Allen - Getting Things Done® David Allen welcomed Blinkist into his apartment in Amsterdam for a casual conversation about GTD, writing the book, and his love for clear space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTe1pD71Hlk Mind Like Water,David Allen,Clear Space,David Allen Company What is GTD®? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/what-is-gtd-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-gtd-2 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/what-is-gtd-2/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:42:28 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16609 Someone recently asked David Allen to share the underlying principle to Getting Things Done® (GTD®). He said: There are several, but the main ones are: 1. CLEAR YOUR HEAD – Your head is for having ideas, not for holding them. In other words, build and maintain an “external brain” to hold all your significant reminders …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2018/02/what-is-gtd-2/feed/ 4 Are You Micromanaging Your Mind? https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/10/are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2 https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/10/are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:57:26 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16308 David AllenOne of the greatest traps in growing a business is also a pitfall for self-management: 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. Many successful entrepreneurs I have worked with over the years could be characterized (and have been, …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/10/are-you-micromanaging-your-mind-2/feed/ 1 David Allen The best ways to deal with stress https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:36:59 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16175 David Allen on the best ways to deal with stress:  Understand first that you’re actually IN stress Determine what’s causing it Clarify what you’d like to have true in the situation—what’s your desired outcome, at least in terms of how you’d like to be feeling? Decide if there is a next action you can take …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/the-best-ways-to-deal-with-stress/feed/ 1 Outsmarting Your Mind https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/outsmarting-your-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outsmarting-your-mind https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/outsmarting-your-mind/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2017 23:17:40 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=16122 I have the feeling and the hope every now and again that in 25 years what GTD teaches will be such a “given” that we may wonder what it was like to walk around with such pressure and stress from our suboptimal thinking habits. The advent of the “knowledge worker” society has given so many …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/07/outsmarting-your-mind/feed/ 0 Making Use of Weird Windows of Time https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:00:06 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15826 The concept of daily or weekly to-do lists is as outdated as rotary phones. We need to have a total, holographic view of everything we want to accomplish, and all the actions required to start any of them. And we need to have access to views of those actions whenever we actually might be able …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/04/making-use-of-weird-windows-of-time/feed/ 3 A Tense Muscle is a Slow One https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/03/a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/03/a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:40:13 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15775 David AllenA tense muscle is a slow one. This is a physiological and demonstrable fact in the martial arts. Could this be true in other aspects of our lives? In karate, the power that can be generated by a punch is primarily due to speed, not muscle. It is the snap at the end of the …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/03/a-tense-muscle-is-a-slow-one/feed/ 0 David Allen Managing your projects with GTD https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/managing-your-projects-with-gtd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-your-projects-with-gtd https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/managing-your-projects-with-gtd/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:40:55 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15718 How well are you managing your projects? In the GTD Managing Projects audio program, David Allen and his senior staff share the GTD best practices and models for seamlessly managing your projects. Bonus materials include a rich set of PDF handouts and the GTD Live recording of David leading you through the Natural Planning Model®. …

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]]> https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/managing-your-projects-with-gtd/feed/ 1 Why things don’t get done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-things-dont-get-done https://gettingthingsdone.com/2017/02/why-things-dont-get-done/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:55:48 +0000 https://gettingthingsdone.com/?p=15713 In the work I do, I often see a dark side to organizations and relationships that have collaboration and being nice as values. It can easily become a smokescreen behind which people avoid accountability and clarity. I have noticed a tendency for people to spend a lot of time in high-energy meetings and discussions, and …

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