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We’re All Alone in this Together

The best teams and relationships are the ones in which the players all acknowledge they’re each alone in the endeavor together.

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Episode #133: David Allen chats with William Elliott

David explores the psychology of productivity with William Elliott, a counseling psychologist and GTD® master trainer in South Africa. William describes his own journey with attention-deficit disorder, and finding GTD® as a support for becoming more organized. He has wise words about how humility and accepting our limitations can improve our productivity and the overall quality of our lives. You'll likely resonate with his description of the background stress around "What do I say no to?" and how GTD® helps with decision making and prioritizing. Regarding what's on our lists, he notes that there is an advance beyond safely ignoring to reach comfortably ignoring. Responding to a question from David, William says that his "brain has accepted that GTD® is the life raft." (January 2018)

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Episode #132: What to Review When

From the archives (July 2013) - Senior Coaches Meg Edwards and Kelly Forrister share the 3 types of ways to review your GTD system. You'll learn about what's best to review on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and yearly basis to keep on track and aligned with what's important to you. Includes helpful tips around reviewing projects, action lists, goals, areas of focus, and more.

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Episode #131: Too Much to Do

David Allen talks about the question, "Is there really too much to do?"

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Episode #130: Road to Blackbelt

From the archives (May 2010): Audio Only version of the third episode in the Road to Black Belt "boot camp" series, where Coaches Meg Edwards & Kelly Forrister take a deep dive into the Review & Do phases of GTD.

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Episode #131: Outlook and the GTD® Add-In

From the archives: Kelly Forrister and Dean Hering talk about the Outlook Add-In from NetCentrics.

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Episode #130: Lotus Notes and eProductivity

From the archives: Kelly Forrester and Erick Mack talk about eProductivity with Lotus Notes as one of the tools that David likes to use with his GTD® practice.

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Episode #129: In Conversation with Dan Pink

From the archives: Listen in as David chats with best-selling author Dan Pink, getting an inside look into his own path, his research and observations about people and the nature of work, and his own use of GTD for managing himself with all of that. Dan is a journalist and the author of Free Agent Nation, A Whole New Mind, Drive, and To Sell Is Human (April 2012)

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Episode #128: When Is Nice Not Nice

David Allen explores how groups that want to foster friendliness can fall into the trap of not making it clear who is accountable for which outcomes. The result is not so nice.

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Why “List” is a Dirty Word

When I have shared my own personal system in my presentations, someone always says, “You’ve got so many LISTS!’ with a tone of voice that really translates into “How silly and stupid! There’s no way that could work for me.” What’s wrong with lists? I understand their negative reactions. Most people haven’t had a lot …

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