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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.

Member Exclusive: David Allen On Goal Setting - Jan 2010

David Allen shares about goal setting in this 4-minute podcast with Scientific American.

Member Exclusive: Reviewing Or Reflecting?

I just finished watching the archived webinar "Kick Start 2010" which Kelly and Meg did.

In it Meg said something really interesting about wanting her weekly review to be a time for reflecting and not just reviewing.

This really piqued my interest and I had a "yeah, that's the feeling I want t...

Member Exclusive: Tiny Tools

First off, I love small things. I have joked about opening a store that would sell the smallest useful size of anything. (Isettas could be sold from the back lot.) Those toiletries that are called "travel sizes" but that are way larger than they need to be for a one or two day trip would be in a ...

GTD Times: Think Small

Near the beginning of a new year, we often take stock of the big things in life. Am I happy at my job? Do I need to lose weight? It's such a good time to take stock of -- and clean up -- major sources of stress and a fresh place to start large, complex projects. All of that is great, but this year I'd like to encourage you to think small steps, too.

In my GTD office tour, I made note of a small change I made to my system in 2009 which had a big impact on my overall mood and productivity: my ...

GTD Times: GTD for Academics

A Community Contribution by Aeon J. Skoble, PhD. He's a Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State College.

I know that David Allen is interested in seeing how people in different sorts of professions use GTD, so I offered to share my experiences applying the methodology in a world that's generally regarded as a different one: academia.  I have found that GTD is highly applicable to the academic profession.

I was actually managing adequately before I discovered GTD, but my productivity, w...