60 en-us David Allen Company Updates Featuring company news, blogs, articles, and podcasts designed to help you win at the game of work and business of life. http://www.davidco.com/master_rss.php ℗ & © 2012 The David Allen Company Winning At The Game Of Work And Business Of Life David Allen & Company Podcasts on productivity and Getting Things Done®. The David Allen Company info@davidco.com no Podcast: David Allen & Mike Williams - Challenging Times The David Allen Company --> David Allen and Mike Williams discuss navigating through challenging times with GTD. They share keys for your personal and organizational systems for dealing with rapid change, knowing your purpose, defining successful outcomes, clarifying next actions, and setting up the right tools. The David Allen Company http://www.davidco.com/audio/GTDinChallengingTimes.mp3 http://www.davidco.com/audio/GTDinChallengingTimes.mp3 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:59:08 PDT 1:03 g Podcast: David Allen - Dynamic Steering in an Organization The David Allen Company The HolacracyOne Approach at the David Allen Company --> What would your organizational structure be like if everyone is fully accountable for the roles they hold, both implicitly and explicitly? Can you imagine meetings where the things that you have your attention on are consistently and efficiently processed to concrete Projects & Next Actions? Join David Allen and Kelly Forrister as they speak with the experts from HolacracyOne. They'll talk about the "Holacracy" operating system, how it's been integrated into the David Allen Company, and how it complements GTD. The David Allen Company http://www.davidco.com/audio/HolacracyPublic.mp3 http://www.davidco.com/audio/HolacracyPublic.mp3 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:40:25 PDT 48:49 g Podcast: David Allen - Interviewed by KQED Public Radio The David Allen Company --> A terrific interview with David Allen on a wide-range of GTD and productivity best practices. David shares about challenges people face today, getting off your own back, emergency scanning, why social media is addictive and much more. Recorded by KQED public radio, July 2011. The David Allen Company http://www.davidco.com/audio/DavidAllenKQEDPublic.mp3 http://www.davidco.com/audio/DavidAllenKQEDPublic.mp3 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:25:24 PDT 51:59 g GTD Times: GTD and Goal Setting Have you wondered whether goal setting works? The February issue of Productive Living has David Allen's answer to that question. "Yes, but not the way most people seem to understand goal setting. In my experience, the real value of defining desired futures is not so much in the world they describe, but the change in perception the process of setting goals fosters." DAVID'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT THE VALUE OF GOALS What we focus on changes what we notice. Our brain filters information, seeing one thing in a situation instead of something else, based on what we identify with, what we have our attention on, what we're looking for—more or less consciously. The reason for long-term goals is the permission they give us to identify with the greatest value we can so it changes our filtered perceptions. The future never shows up (have you noticed?—it's always today!). But playing with it as a working blueprint can be a remarkably useful tool to see things (and how to do and have them) that you never saw before. Subscribe to Productive Living. It's free and sent about every 4 weeks. You'll find essays from David Allen, thought-provoking quotes, and productivity tips you can use every day.

DAVID'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT

THE VALUE OF GOALS

What we focus on changes what we notice. Our brain filters information, seeing one thing in a situation instead of something else, based on what we identify with, what we have our attention on, what we're looking for—more or less consciously. The reason for long-term goals is the permission they give us to identify with the greatest value we can so it changes our filtered perceptions. The future never shows up (have you noticed?—it's always today!). But playing with it as a working blueprint can be a remarkably useful tool to see things (and how to do and have them) that you never saw before. Subscribe to Productive Living. It's free and sent about every 4 weeks. You'll find essays from David Allen, thought-provoking quotes, and productivity tips you can use every day. ]]> editor@gtdtimes.com (The David Allen Company) http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/02/01/gtd-and-goal-setting Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:08:00 PST G G D http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/02/01/gtd-and-goal-setting GTD Times GTD Times: Getting your Startup Under Control In this Dorm Room Tycoon interview on huffduffer, David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, explains how entrepreneurs can be in control, and why planning and having an overall purpose are keys to success.       David Allen: Getting Things Done Interview — Getting your Startup Under Control: Business Listen to the complete interview here.   In this Dorm Room Tycoon interview on huffduffer, David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, explains how entrepreneurs can be in control, and why planning and having an overall purpose are keys to success.
 
 
 
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]]> editor@gtdtimes.com (The David Allen Company) http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/01/30/getting-your-startup-under-control Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:28:51 PST G G D http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/01/30/getting-your-startup-under-control GTD Times GTD Times: A Writer's GTD Journey GTD Times reader Jenna contributed her ideas on how to adapt GTD to writing. A Writer's GTD Journey About a year ago I was beginning to feel overwhelmed with my list of unfinished projects. I'm a writer and had about a dozen scripts, stories, and article ideas backlogged on my computer. Not only I was not completing any of the projects, I was adding new ideas every day. Each new idea, rather than filling me with excitement at the prospect of undertaking a new creative project, instead filled me with dread and anxiety because I felt like I was looking at corpses—great concepts that would never be brought to fruition. It was obvious I was falling apart. I needed structure, an actionable plan for organizing my projects. I stumbled across Getting Things Done and this is what I embarked upon: Collect. Address the items that are concerning you. I made a list of all my unfinished projects. It was like an endless scroll. Process. Make decisions about the value of these items and what you will add or subtract to them. I looked at each project and decided whether or not this was something I actually had a desire to work on or whether it was something that at some point I had decided would just look good in a portfolio. I trimmed a list of about 20 projects down to five. Organize. Put your value decisions in places you are likely to return to repeatedly. I made printouts of my notes on the 'chosen' projects and pinned them up in sequential order in my office. The 'dismissed' projects were filed in a binder that would be taken up in the future, but would not be thought of until then. These projects were essentially on hold. New project ideas were added to this binder, but not elaborated upon in any fashion. Review. Reevaluate the judgments you've made from a new perspective. Now that my to-do list was manageable I was able to look at each project in a new light. Instead of each project anxiously reminding me of an unfinished aspect of another project, I looked at each one as its own island of productivity. Do. Now get to work! What I used to consider the hard part—actually writing the stories and articles—turned into an enjoyable luxury because I no longer felt weighed down by scattered notions. Each new completed project made room for a dismissed project from the binder to join the wall. It was still an endless cycle, but it had a sustainable structure now. GTD seems to me a very intuitive way of managing your psychology so that it does not disrupt workflow. In fact, the GTD system seems to help one minimize the emotional and psychological distractions that arise from the stress of living. GTD Times reader Jenna contributed her ideas on how to adapt GTD to writing. A Writer's GTD Journey About a year ago I was beginning to feel overwhelmed with my list of unfinished projects. I'm a writer and had about a dozen scripts, stories, and article ideas backlogged on my computer. Not only I was not completing any of the projects, I was adding new ideas every day. Each new idea, rather than filling me with excitement at the prospect of undertaking a new creative project, instead filled me with dread and anxiety because I felt like I was looking at corpses—great concepts that would never be brought to fruition. It was obvious I was falling apart. I needed structure, an actionable plan for organizing my projects. I stumbled across Getting Things Done and this is what I embarked upon: Collect. Address the items that are concerning you. I made a list of all my unfinished projects. It was like an endless scroll. Process. Make decisions about the value of these items and what you will add or subtract to them. I looked at each project and decided whether or not this was something I actually had a desire to work on or whether it was something that at some point I had decided would just look good in a portfolio. I trimmed a list of about 20 projects down to five. Organize. Put your value decisions in places you are likely to return to repeatedly. I made printouts of my notes on the 'chosen' projects and pinned them up in sequential order in my office. The 'dismissed' projects were filed in a binder that would be taken up in the future, but would not be thought of until then. These projects were essentially on hold. New project ideas were added to this binder, but not elaborated upon in any fashion. Review. Reevaluate the judgments you've made from a new perspective. Now that my to-do list was manageable I was able to look at each project in a new light. Instead of each project anxiously reminding me of an unfinished aspect of another project, I looked at each one as its own island of productivity. Do. Now get to work! What I used to consider the hard part—actually writing the stories and articles—turned into an enjoyable luxury because I no longer felt weighed down by scattered notions. Each new completed project made room for a dismissed project from the binder to join the wall. It was still an endless cycle, but it had a sustainable structure now. GTD seems to me a very intuitive way of managing your psychology so that it does not disrupt workflow. In fact, the GTD system seems to help one minimize the emotional and psychological distractions that arise from the stress of living. ]]> editor@gtdtimes.com (The David Allen Company) http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/01/26/a-writers-gtd-journey Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:52:22 PST G G D http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/01/26/a-writers-gtd-journey GTD Times Member Exclusive: On A Break With David Allen During a break from a meeting yesterday in Ojai, David hopped on his pogo stick: [ATTACH=CONFIG]774[/ATTACH] connect@davidco.com (David Allen) http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=13283 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:49:02 PST f G G P http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=13283 GTD Connect Member Exclusive: David Allen On Twitter Whoops, turns out my interview w/ en*theos is available now! http://t.co/nLGuydPA http://t.co/nLGuydPA ]]> connect@davidco.com (David Allen) http://twitter.com/gtdguy/statuses/165102261532508161 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:21 PST t G G P http://twitter.com/gtdguy/statuses/165102261532508161 GTD Connect Member Exclusive: Inspiration : How Bad Do You Want It? This is definitely more Type A than GTD, but very inspiring to anyone who is hesitant about getting to the gym! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X38PCf7kao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X38PCf7kao ]]> connect@davidco.com (David Allen) http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=13281 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:54:22 PST f G G P http://www.davidco.com/connect/forum_view.php?t=13281 GTD Connect