David Allen's Blog, page 88

Member Exclusive: Standing File Rack

The DavidCo version of this is still very expensive - even more so when you add on shipping to the UK and import VAT.

Has anyone in the UK found an equivalent product that's better value?

I seem to remember in the old days of vinyl LPs we have record racks that would have done the job.

Dave

Member Exclusive: 2 Dead Trees

I am not a yard work person but thanks to GTD, there are two dead trees that are no longer in my back yard and I feel freakin great about it!

I saw that the trees were dead and I wrote "Dead trees" down on an index card. A while later I threw it in my inbox. About a day later I took a look and w...

Member Exclusive: List Management Program

Hi

I have been following GTD Principles for almost a year now. I have been using paper to track projects and next actions.

I am finding that the paper is no longer meeting my needs. I am looking for advice on what people have found that work to be list managers. I have two things I am really...

GTD Times: Tools for getting your life under control

Still wrestling with really mastering GTD? The weekly review still a conceptual mystery? Still looking for the keys for getting started and making it stick? We just announced a new package, called the GTD System, that includes a wealth of resources for newbies to GTD experts.  It includes a comprehensive set of tools and learning resources for setting up your GTD system, knowing the critical success factors and getting it to stick--once and for all. You'll get 6 CD's with David and his senior c

Member Exclusive: New GTD System

Hello GTD Connect members!

Our Products department asked me to pass this along to you:

Later today, we are publicly announcing a special, new product called the "GTD System." We wanted you to be the first to know. It includes some fantastic new content from David and the staff, as well as so...

Member Exclusive: Qualities Of Good Leadership

This is a long one but I wanted to record this on Connect so I can go back to it so please excuse the selfishness of this post- maybe others will find some value too?

I took Scott Coady's ALM Leadership course (David and Kathryn sent me) and one of the sessions we visited John Taft, a local with...

Member Exclusive: New Productivity Newsletter

Hi!

Got a quick question about the new Productivity newsletter you are offering. If you are signed up on connect or get used to get Productivity Principles newsletter, will you get the new newsletter automatically or do you need to sign up for this one too.

Has Productivity Principles been ...

Member Exclusive: Counterpoint To Parallel Project Vs. SAL (OmniFocus)

I'm an OmniFocus user for my project/task lists and an interesting discussion came up on the OmniFocus forums (click here for details) on the differences between a parallel project and a single action list (SAL). OmniFocus can create a type of action list that is designed to collect more random act...

Member Exclusive: Best Practices Series

We're in the middle of a "Best practices of GTD" series and just posted the latest on Processing for you. It's about 30 minutes.

If you missed the first one, it covered Best Practices of Collect.

Next up, of course, is Organizing!

Member Exclusive: Best Practices Of Processing

David Allen and his team discuss the processing stage of GTD. How can you get to Inbox zero? What questions do you ask to unstick something?