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Podcast: David Allen - Best Practices of Review

David Allen and his team continue their best practices series with the critical stage in Mastering Workflow: Review. Hear what they do to get clear, current & creative on a regular basis. Click here to listen now or click here to download. (mp3, 30:16). For access to all previous podcasts, check out our complete podcast feed.

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Member Exclusive: Lotus Notes Webinar - Feb 2010

In this Webinar, led by Coach Kelly Forrister, you'll see lots of helpful examples on how to implement GTD in Lotus Notes. Learn the best practices for To Do's, Calendar & Email, as well as a quick tour of "eProductivity" for Lotus Notes. Or, listen to Audio Only Version. (Full screen version will b...

Member Exclusive: Lotus Notes Webinar - Feb 2010 - Audio Only

Audio Only version of the Feb 2010 Webinar on GTD & Lotus Notes. Hear helpful tips for using Notes To Do's, Calendar and Email, as well as a quick tour of "eProductivity" for Lotus Notes--a tool used by David Allen. Or, watch Video Version.

Member Exclusive: Weekly Review Quotes

"Any reviewing is better than none at all. Don't let yourself keep from getting back on the game because you don't feel like you're doing it 100%." -David Allen

"For some people, the idea of the weekly review can be like putting on a wet bathing suit. You know you'll have a great time once you'r...

GTD Times: Tips for BlackBerry Users on Outlook

A pretty common question we get from BlackBerry users is how to integrate Outlook Tasks with their BlackBerry.  For the most part, there is a good one-to-one sync between Outlook Tasks and a BlackBerry device--if your service and server allows it (check with your carrier and/or IT dept. to find out if this is or can be enabled for you.)

If you setup Outlook like our GTD & Outlook Setup Guide describes, you should be able to have that carry over to Tasks on the BlackBerry.  The trick for seei...

GTD Times: OneNote and ActiveWords --- Ferrari Fast

A Community Contribution from Ryan Oakley

Whether you're a proficient OneNote user or just started using it after reading my GTD and OneNote article posted on GTD Times it doesn't take long to populate the software with a tonne of pages and a tonne of information (yes, I am Canadian).

First, some definitions:

MS Office OneNote 2007 is a digital notebook that provides people one place to gather their notes and information, powerful search to find what they are looking for quickly, and easy-...

GTD Times: Inbox Zero is Not a Myth

We are often asked, "Does GTD stick long-term?"  Here's a great demonstration from GTD'er Steve Fogel:

It is a great thing to have this as the standard and comfort zone.  I would say in the last six months, I've consistently been here. What's cool about GTD, is when you get here, it's the starting point not the destination.  Can't believe I've been using these tools since 1988.

Member Exclusive: A Small GTD Success Story

in past years, the first of the year was a bit stressful because now I had to catch up on the accounting for our small business, which typically meant catching up on things like entering credit card statements, reconciling checking accounts, verifying payroll accuracy, etc... Then once that stuff wa...

GTD Times: David Allen on goal setting

David Allen was recently interviewed by Scientific American on goal setting.  Do goals really work? Have most people already broken what they set just 3 weeks ago? LISTEN NOW (4 min)

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Podcast: David Allen - Goal Setting

Already broken your New Year's resolutions? Hear some quick tips from David on goal setting, as interviewed by Scientific American. Click here to listen now or click here to download. (mp3, 4:25). For access to all previous podcasts, check out our complete podcast feed.