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Member Exclusive: David Allen On Twitter

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Member Exclusive: Trust & Routines

A letter to David Allen:
Hello David, I appreciate your work and the level of thought and detail you apply. I was wondering if you could address some concerns of mine with the implementation of your system.

I've tried to implement the GTD system. It didn't work initially, it was my bad as I di...

Podcast: David Allen - Making It All Work

In this podcast, recorded for "Inside Personal Growth," David shares the keys from his book Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life. Click here to listen now or click here to download. (mp3, 33:17). For access to all previous podcasts, check out our complete podcast feed.




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GTD Times: Critical patch for GTD Outlook Add-in users

Hey GTD'ers--for those of you who use the Getting Things Done® Outlook® Add-In by NetCentrics, make sure you grab the critical update before Sunday. Here's what they  say:

NetCentrics has released an update for the Getting Things Done Outlook Add-In, Version 3.0.40.  This update is critical and provides you with the latest version of the Getting Things Done Add-In and offers the highest levels of stability.  This update needs to be installed before the Daylight Savings Time change (No...

Member Exclusive: Dean's Comments On The Upper Altitudes

Dean Acheson gives his perspective on thinking about the higher levels in the GTD Horizons of Focus. He sheds some light on the upper altitude levels where many people run into confusion.

GTD Times: A vast majority of professionals are in "emergency scanning" mode

David Allen has a regular column on Wired UK these days.  One of his recent articles, Focus on the Unimportant, is a great read for those of you who are still looking for more guidance on the priorities piece of GTD.

"A vast majority of professionals are in "emergency scanning" mode. Their self-management consists of checking for and acting on the loudest immediacies — in email, in the hallways and on the phone. Everything else is shoved to the side of the desk, and to the back of their...

GTD Times: How David Allen uses mindmaps

Dean, an architect, wrote to David to ask for detail on using mindmaps in his GTD system.  Here's the whole thread:

Hi David,

I have enjoyed reading Getting Things Done and Making It All Work.  I own an architecture firm in Michigan, and have been implementing your GTD system into my work and life plan.  I am very close to a smooth-flowing GTD process; However, I have one obstacle to overcome, and I would greatly appreciate your recommendation...

I use MindManager 8 as an outstanding tool f...

Member Exclusive: Reminder Overkill

My dentist has a system where he sends a reminder card via snail mail about a month before the appointment. The patient is supposed to call and confirm their appointment. This has always bugged me, because they call you the day before and remind you anyway.

I was thrilled on my last visit when ...

GTD Times: Podcast on the GTD best practices of organizing

Having a total and seamless system of organization gives you tremendous power because it allows your mind to let go of the lower-level thinking and graduate to intuitive focusing, undistracted by matters that haven't been dealt with appropriately. - David Allen

In other words...get a seamless, leakproof system for tracking everything you can't do in the moment--personally and professionally.  And make sure you trust it more than holding stuff in your brain.

In our podcast series on the best ...

Member Exclusive: I Collected, I Processed, I Stumbled...

I'm doing a little better, but the Organize step seems to be my biggest weakspot. I finally just pushed through with something resembling Organization of my Next Actions and Project Lists, and did my Weekly Review, rather than giving up as I have before. Wow, that really helped!

So here's what I ...