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That one quote in david's 2nd book said it best "every morning I wake up and am torn between saving or savoring/enjoying the world. That describes my situation correctly. In my workoholic goal-oriented mind, I'm thinking maximum time to productiveness and the only "fun" time is with my wife and...
Any good ideas on salepeople using GTD in their outside sales profession. Eith high or low tech?
What do you think David Allen is referring to in this passage at the beginning of chapter 9: That doesn't mean you throw your life to the winds -- unless, of course, it does. I actually went down that route myself with some vengeance at one point in my life, and I can attest that the lessons...
When reading this and other fora, there seem to exist two basic approaches for filing reference material: the A-Z filing in alphabetic order and the numerical filing where each item gets a number and the title and search index is stored in some support system (e.g. Excel or specific systems like...
This is the psychology that underlies GTD. GTD is one small application of a much broader view of the human psyche. The idea is that our mind keeps moving. Our mind is wet and fluid and dynamic and changing. This is great and this sucks. It’s great because by being dynamic and fluid and...
How long does it take you per item to process your current in box and does this differ from back log? Current items usually 3 per 10 minutes; backlog items it's 10 items in an hour. None of this includes items that you actaully do something on (2 minute rule tyupe items). The three biggest...
How do you increase/keep your focus/concentration on a specific subject/matter (tips, tricks, techniques,...)?
Can anyone offer some insight or best practices on how to manage the case where multiple, nearly duplicate, actions get entered for the same topic? For instance, when processing my Inbox, a next action very well may be that it will take longer than two minutes just to read the thread and determine...
My Brother 1950 labeler insists on feeding extra tape before printing, if a margin size other than Full is selected. However, the Full margin size is one inch, which not only wastes tape but also frequently makes my labels too long to fit one-third cut folders. Cutting the labels to fit wastes...
Am wondering if anyone has read this book, published in 2005, by Tom Hodgkinson, the editor of "The Idler" magazine? It is decidedly British in tone and content, but what struck me was the similarities between Hodgkinson's philosophy and David Allen's assertion that he is "the laziest man on the...
Hi, I am a new member out here.What has frustrated me of late is my inability to achieve short term goals.I keep telling myself that "Yes I can do this and that" but at the end of the day I don't achieve what I am supposed to.I have read many a self help book but I get too entangled in the...
I just received my new Planner Pad in the mail today. I am looking to set it up and thought I would throw out a couple of questions. How do you manage a large list of projects? My projects would take up more than the weekly page allows. Does anyone use the goals section in the back for...
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I think one of the biggest advantages of GTD is that it prepares you to take everything out of your mind and put it on paper. This makes room for allowing creativity to flow, as cretaivity needs a clear mind. Lately I am taking a look at some of the books that are somewhat related to the concept of...
Hi all Just wanted to share an unexpected benefit of GTD! Having implemented GTD about 12 months ago, I've been getting the usual productivity benefits. However, I'm changing jobs in about 2 weeks and I have to say rather than the usual last minute rush to finish things off (with all the...
I have read that GTD is making great inroads into helping ADD people have a more meaningful life. GTD is a tool that can give so many people hope. With all the broken agreements, incompletes, and open loops that are the norm in our fast-paced world, it's no surprise that mental illness is on the...
For those of you in the U.S, you know those colorful "gel bracelets" that are all the rage today - kids and grownups are both wearing them to show support for causes they believe in, etc? I, personally, would LOVE to have a gel bracelet for GTD. Not only would it show support for GTD and DA,...
DA has referred to operating from 'zero base' in the past with reference to GTD in his own life. While that is a fantastic concept, I'm having trouble making my reality match that goal! For those of you using GTD effectively, what are you doing to keep things in your life at 'zero base'? I...
I am in the infant stages of implementing a GTD system. I have decided to go the paper route for now just because I like having it all out in front of me (going to use index cards). As an IT Manager I get a lot of phone calls and requests throughout the day and some of them can be done...
Is there a printable diagram of the workflow chart exactly like the one in the book. The one on DA website does not match the one in the book and I don't like the quality of photocopies.
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