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Hi, Im new to these forums and in a way I suppose I am new to GTD. I read the book in 2009 and ever since I have attempted to implement GTD, so I am familiar with the principles and concept, albeit in a superficial way perhaps. I am trying to develop a better me, as the one currently typing...

Hello everyone! I thought it would be an interesting topic and an opportunity to do a nice mind sweep if we posted questions that we ask ourselves during the weekly review to get creative! To get started, I know that David Allen added on his list "Have I acknowledged my staff enough this...

As I prepare for 2013 I want a list of management, self help, business books to read over the year. Do you have a recent favorite?

I was watching a design interview about the ui design about Google products. There was a slide that they showed briefing that had one word that was a design principle . Then there was a long list of words related to the core design principle. Just wondering if any one knew the actually name of this...

I'm just back from a conference where I left my real GTD life behind and took some conference-specific projects and actions with me. My tools were a notepad, a pen and a highlighter. I loved it and am considering migrating my GTD system back to paper. If anyone here has abandoned an...

Surely what we are and what we believe are reflected in what we have to focus on every day and what we are responsible for. And surely our purpose flows down from this. Therefore shouldn't Areas of Responsibility/ Focus be at 50,000ft and Life Purpose be relegated to 40,000ft, with the Three to...

To fully apply gtd does it require immediate family and colleagues to use gtd? Or is it possible to use gtd to manage family /colleagues within a project for family, daughter, boss etc. This idea creates a possible solution that makes it easier for yourself. So you become a broker of their...

Hi all, I'm based in Sydney and looking to start a group for regular catch ups to further our knowledge and implementation of GTD. Have been doing GTD for a number of years but want to catch up with like minded people! Would love to see if we could tempt one of the coaches or staff to give a...

Help! 1. I have too many "boxes" for my Someday/Maybe, Should Read, Read Later, Interesting, etc. Pocket, an Email Folder, a PC folder, Feedly "read later" 2. I never actually read anything in these boxes

I'm a systems administrator and our company uses Autotask to manage just about everything. The problem is, it's structured to be the antithesis of GTD. But I must use this for my job. There's no way to track and document the work I do otherwise. I feel trapped! I have a great tool (ActiveInbox)...

Deleting steps from projects or goals because they're no longer necessary or relevant: is this part of Processing, Organizing or Reviewing? When do you usually do this? How can I conveniently demote a step so it's not getting in the way every time I look at that project or goal, but still...

Somewhere along the line, I lost my way with GTD. I think I never properly set up my "system". While I always believed GTD was the right approach, it just never worked for me. After trying too many methods to mention, I've made the decision to come back to GTD. My challenge is that I want to...

Hello all, Short question is: if i don't 100% intent to make progress on some project next week, should i move the project to SOMEDAY list or i can leave it on PROJECTS list ? Longer explanation and background here: I have about 20-30 projects in my list (here i'm talking about Private...

Can't get into the webinar, Citrix says I don't have the right system requirements but I do

I've been using GTD for about a year and half now with incredible results for my everyday work. I go to work happy and eager to jump into my projects and come home happy with an empty inbox and everything organized into my trusted system. The only thing is, I've noticed that I've been doing all the...

I use GTD for Collecting, Processing, Organizing and Review pretty stringently. When it comes to doing, I use GTD guidance to select my pre-defined work for the day. Once that selection is made, I transfer those tasks to a a pomodoro technique work sheet for planning my day around pre-defined...

I have read Getting Things Done twice and am excited about starting. I have one question though. I definitely want a tickler file. About half the content on this file will come through emails and half will be things from my own life and shop. I have a home office, desk in shop with computer,...

I often hear David refer to having the right map in order to be properly engaged with the present. At first, I thought he was talking about mind maps but now it seems to represents a tool, a system, a checklist. I guess I am really not sure. Can someone explain to me what David is referring to...

Hi, I created this simple list to help out (new) members here. The information in the book can be overwhelming but here's a list of 30 behaviours you can adopt to reach "mind like water". (I drafted an incomplete list, so please help add to it! And please correct me if I'm wrong) Think...

I am just starting to get gtd. However I am in a stressful work environment and many of my colleagues offload their stress onto others, they have a range of health issues that appear to be related to work. How do you stop yourself from being engulfed in despair with so much negativity. Any ideas...