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Member Exclusive: Outlook Add-in - International Support?

I live in Austria and have a German installation of Outlook 2003. Does anyone know or have any experience whether the new 3.0 version works with international (in my case, German) installations of Outlook (i.e. NOT the English one + language pack)?

Old releases of the add-in including 2.7.5 did n...

Member Exclusive: Guided Weekly Review On Twitter - Aug 13

For those of you on Twitter (or inclined to even join an event in this kind of format!), I'm doing a Guided Weekly Review on Twitter. Here are the details on GTD Times.

GTD Times: Join the "Tweekly Review" with Coach Kelly

I'm planning on offering another free, guided GTD "Tweekly Review" for you Twitter fans.  If you missed the last one, here's how it will work:

On Thursday, August 13th from 9am-10am PDT (Los Angeles, California time), I will lead a one-hour GTD Weekly Review through Tweets sent from the @GTDSpecialEvent Twitter account.  Approximately every 5 minutes, I will send out a Tweet with one of the 11 steps of the GTD Weekly Review.  I will intersperse them with tips, tricks and helpful advice about th

Member Exclusive: GTD And Culture

I have theory that just like certain type of personalities "self select" to be GTDers, probably something similar happens with countries / cultures and even though GTD is universal, it´s adaptations will be a different in different cultures.

I was born in Northern Europe but I now live in Spain. ...

Member Exclusive: Up Close With David - August 4

David shares about the new GTD System (and its origins), dealing with "stuff," what happens when a team gets coached on GTD, interesting reads and more.

GTD Times: GTD Connect — The more the merrier!

We received this unsolicited letter from an active GTD Connect member (HRBarb on the Forums) who was so enthusiastic about the value she gets from her membership, she wanted to share it on GTD Times.

I've been a GTD Connect member for just a little under two years.  I'm a Dallas-based Consultant and I DO NOT make a living from writing enthusiastic reviews on GTD or have any affiliation whatsoever to David Allen Co.  But big changes have happened at the GTD Connect site and I'm writing today bec

Member Exclusive: NAs For A Big Project (e.g., Dissertation)?

Hello all,

I'm a mother and an ABD who is (relatively) new to GTD. I've had a heck of a summer - unexpected death in the immediate family, combined with preparing for a 3 month research trip away from husband and toddler daughter - which has brought me to GTD for real this time!

Anyway, I am...

GTD Times: GTD System is now available for international shipping

Many of you were excited about the new GTD System we announced last week.  But, our international GTD'ers were disappointed to find out that it could only be shipped to US & Canada.  We're excited to let you know that we've aranged to have the GTD System shipped anywhere in the world through a special link in our store.

Many of you also asked, "Are the CDs new?"  Yes, 5 out of the 6 CDs are completely new content.  One of the CDs is a popular one of Coach Meg Edwards walking through a guided We

Member Exclusive: David's Definition Of Productivity

"Productivity means producing something. If you don't want to produce something (money, relaxation, good relationships) any more than what you have, then you are as productive as you need or want to be."
-David Allen

Member Exclusive: Where Do You Do Your Mindsweeps?

Meg recorded a great audio tip about doing an outdoor mindsweep. Has anyone ever done this? Where do you do your mindsweeps? Do you ever find you get different information in different places?