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http://www.canadaone.com/ezine/dec01/entrepreneurial_success.html Look for Step 2. "Getting Things Done," its at the bottom. I'm not sure if Paul Adams is referencing David Allen particularly, but it seems like he is. Good stuff. -art
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Recently I downloaded David's PDF file for setting up Outlook and read this over the weekend. So far I have been keeping my context lists altogether in a single Excel spreadsheet with a separate context on a unique sheet. This has worked nicely for me, but it does have some drawbacks (particularly...
Hello all: I've read David's book and begun implementing the GTD system -- it's really helpful, since I have a day job as a newspaper editor, plus I am starting my own publishing company -- so basically, I have 1.5 jobs right now. Here's my question -- sorry if this has been addressed...
Hey all, Just wanted to point out a poor review of getting Things Done on http://www/audible.com. The review, entitled "too involved" reads like this: "Reviewer:Donald, from Long Beach, NY, USADate:October 19, 2004 Very boring. Only a few minutes of easy to understand advice which...
Like many who turn to methods like GTD, I am a procrastinator. My procrastination stems from all the usual sources, but my main enemies have been perfectionism and rebellion. Over the past year, I've been doing very well with the perfectionism - identifying it, and using various techniques...
I was curious how many of you who are using a pda use a palm vs. a pocket pc.
These are lower than low tech things that can eventually speed retrieval-- very easy and has saved me minutes but cost me but seconds. Simple x-reference: When you make a label for a paper that could be filed under different headings, make a label for the other ways you are thinking you...
I'm having a problem in my workflow, maybe some of you can spot my problem with it and offer suggestions. Say my project is "Process Executed Estate Planning Docs for Smith". That involves making sure all the signatures and notaries are correct, doing a little memo to my secretary on whether...
Hi all, A little off topic here but it seems that a lot of the members on this list have fought the procrastination battle and are in various states of triumph. I've been struggling lately and thought I might ask for some help. In my work I actually do need to do a lot of research on the...
I'm a total newbie - just finished the book last week and discovered this forum yesterday. :oops: But I'm very excited by the ideas - they really seem like a full generation beyond Covey et al - and I can see how they will help me become more effective. I love the "next action" concept and...
Hi all... My wife and I attended the GTD seminar in Boston in October (outstanding as usual...I originally took the Managing Accelerated Productiveity seminar from David back in 89, so I was auditing...and my wife was going through it for the first time). Now I'm interested in the Leveraging...
Jeffrey Gitomer's latest column about how to make daydreaming work for you reminds me of the kinds of things that David spoke about in the Leveraging Focus and Vision seminar. If you're curious, go to www.gitomer.com and click the "Weekly Column" button on the left-hand sidebar. Best not to...
This has been a missing key component of my GTD implementation. I wasn't initially convinced I needed to maintain the project list, but listening to the FAST Cds has convinced me of their importance. I have started to put a list together, but as I did this I wondered if there was any benefit to...
I have no problems tracking delegated projects (well, OK, there are some problems), but have an interesting issue I will admit I'm having a challenge resolving. I supervise a staff of four. Not only do I need to know what they're doing, but we all need to know, to some extent, what everyone else...
OK, I've bought the concept, bought the book, and set up the folders and all, and I'm coming to the conclusion that there's a hole in the system that regular old to-do lists take care of but GTD doesn't. What do you do about tasks that should be done fairly regularly but aren't date-specific and...
I read somewhere that a person is often either a PDA or a paper person. This made me feel great, as I have had several super duper PDAs and always go back to a 3 ring binder system. The article said that some of of just need to "see" more than a PDA shows, and that we need to "feel" the writing...
I am just getting started with GTD. I have been using FC for the past several years. So far, I like GTD, but it definitely has pointed out areas that I am not a disciplined as I would like to be. I am currently using all paper and Outlook. I do a lot of cold calling in my sales job. ...
New to the forum; sorry if this is old ground... I read David's chapter on Natural Planning and found that a writing project I had been struggling over suddenly took a giant step forward. I'm trying to replicate that experience. Any articles or advice about how to incorporate natural planning or...
Lawyers are notoriously disorganized and relentlessly procrastinate. I recently adopted GTD and have found the sense of peace and mind-like-water that I longed for. Things get done; I hold others accountable for things I've delegated to them; I actually have more time. This article was posted...
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