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GTD Times: David Allen on the new frontier of computers

How much more creative could you have been in the last 24 hours? Are your tools working as catalysts for your creative thinking?  Hear David Allen's perspective on computers helping us think and why eProductivity for Lotus Notes is forging a new frontier.

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GTD Times: Think once a week

Dear David Allen: You mention you only "think once a week".  Does that mean you have a script rule about planning out your weeks as opposed to day-to-day? Could you explain that a little more?

David: When I say I only think once a week, I'm making an exaggerated point that doing a thorough GTD Weekly Review sufficiently sets up my sense of priorities so that I don't have to do a lot of re-thinking or over-structuring, as I go day to day.  Usually we don't have the time in the busy pace we wo...

Member Exclusive: Got Fried Chicken? May 27

May 27 - An interesting look into David's recent travel, including a trip through the Bayou and presenting at the American Society of Training & Development conference in Chicago. He also shares how he's been adapting to his BlackBerry, including letting email sit (gasp!) in the inbox...

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Member Exclusive: Up Close With David - May 27

David talks about his GTD presentation at the ASTD conference, recent trip with Kathryn to the Bayou, using his BlackBerry and more.

Podcast: David Allen - What is Black Belt?

David gives a succinct description of what "Black Belt" with GTD means. You may be surprised at his response... Click here to listen now or click here to download. (mp3, 02:20). For access to all previous podcasts, check out our complete podcast feed.




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GTD Times: Free Teleclass with David Allen & Les McKeown

Les McKeown, author of Predictable Success , is hosting a free Teleclass and David Allen is  a panelist.  They will discuss the roadmap to increase (and maintain) your sales, streamline your operations and achieve measurable success.  This is not specifically about GTD, but we wanted to pass it along in case it's of interest to some of you out there in the midst of change and growth.  Here are the details:



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Member Exclusive: Implementing GTD With Pocket Informant For IPhone

I'm trying to implement GTD with Pocket Informant for the iPhone but am really confused about all of the options it offers me. I selected Getting Things Done mode in PI and when entering a new task, I have the option of selecting categories in Contexts, Projects, and Actions. Within Contexts and Pro...

GTD Times: Upcoming Webinars on GTD Connect

We just finished the 3-part Road to Black Belt "boot camp" series on GTD Connect.  They have been some of our most popular and highly attended Webinars yet.  They are now available for replay on the Connect site (for free trial members too!) and through podcast (members only.)  You'll find them all on the home page of GTDConnect.com.

The June Webinars on GTD Connect will be:

Natural Planning Model® -Thursday, June 10 @ 11am Pacific Time

Senior Coaches Wayne Pepper and Kelly Forrister will l...

Member Exclusive: To Much Collection

I have a busy life as an attorney. My work and home life are full of details and I seem to be good at capturing much of them. This is a problem. I am quite new to GTD and I am wondering if I capture too much and then neglect the other aspects of GTD. That said, I can't seem to stop doing the cap...

GTD Times: The new GTD® Implementation Guide

Hello GTDers!  David Allen and the team have created a new step-by-step guide for implementing GTD. It's chock full of helpful tips, instructions, suggested supplies, and even time estimates on how long you can expect each step to take.  It's a terrific way to coach yourself through really getting all aspects of GTD off the ground--from lists to inboxes and everything in between.

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