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Episode #290: Merry Christmas Everyone

Marcus Ramtohul is a musician, actor, model, husband, father, and . . . a GTD trainer! His band Andy and the Odd Socks have released BBC Children In Need's first ever Christmas charity single - a cover of "Merry Christmas Everyone" by Shakin' Stevens. And Shaky himself even features in the music video!

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Episode #289: Slice of GTD Life with Jerry Kolber

Jerry Kolber really knows his GTD. He began his journey with a paper system, then was an early adopter of the Palm Pilot and later Palm devices, using Life Balance. He has steadily upgraded his system with newer apps, most recently OmniFocus and Things. With each of these tools, he has maintained a deep commitment to refining his approach to productivity and mindfulness.

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Episode #288: Managing Decision Fatigue

In this recording we discussed places in your workflow where decision fatigue can show up, ways to reduce the impact, and ways to recover. Here are links to points mentioned in the discussion.

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Episode #287: Frederik Pferdt and Your Future You

Join David for a fascinating talk with Frederik Pferdt, whose book is called What's Next is Now.

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Episode #286: Clarifying for Better Lists

We explore how careful clarifying leads to better lists and easier reviews. Includes Q&A with GTD Connect members.

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The Numbness of Blended Stacks

With a little effective categorizing, you can stop having to keep thinking about having to be doing so much work!

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Episode #285: The Natural Planning Model

This webinar recording gives you hands-on practice with David Allen's instinctual, five-stage thought process for naturally planning your projects. You'll learn by taking several projects through defining purpose and principles, envisioning the outcome, brainstorming, organizing, and identifying next actions. The silent working time for planning has been edited out, so you can simply pause and take as long as you want for each segment.

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Episode #284: The Urge to Change the Tool

In our most recent Office Hour, we considered several questions. How to know when the urge to change the tool is because of a limitation with the current tool, or when it is covering a GTD implementation issue? How far ahead can we know what potential actions a project will have, beyond the one next action? When to create sub-categories within a larger Read/Review category?

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Episode #283: Calendar Management

In this webinar recording, we explore the best use of your calendar, and how your calendar relates to the three types of work that you do. If you are new to GTD, this will help you build a solid foundation to support your practice. If you are experienced, you can update your practice if changes are indicated.

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Episode #282: Critical Success Factor

Are you among those who have not yet made the review a habit? Experience what David Allen calls the "critical success factor" with GTD, by going through a complete GTD Weekly Review. You'll experience all 11 steps of the process, with helpful discussion along the way. The silent time to work on each step is edited out, so you can pause the recording on any step for as long as you choose.

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