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Member Exclusive: IThoughts

Ithoughts I would ask (OK, bad play on words)...have any of you tried this mindmapping tool on the iPhone?

http://www.ithoughts.co.uk/iThoughts/Welcome.html

Kelly

Member Exclusive: Making Sense Of Money

If you've got financial goals, or areas of responsibility that include finances, here are some current resources you may find valuable.

For a humorous, personal, and instructive look at investing, I recommend Jeffrey Goldberg's article in The Atlantic, called "Why I Fired My Broker." His exposur...

Member Exclusive: Managing The Project List On A BlackBerry

Connect member Stephanie emailed me to ask:
[QUOTE:]I am a blackberry user and so I am finding creating tasks and managing email using the GTD system / Outlook / Blackberry is working wonderfully. However, I am stuck on how to manage my project list outside of my tasks lists. I like the idea of ke...

Member Exclusive: Tasks With Due Dates - List Or Calendar?

Connect member Dave asked:
Should a task to be done on a certain date be indicated on my calendar or my task list or both?

Coach Wayne weighed in:
If the task has to be done ON the day, my recommendation is that you put it on that day in the calendar. If it has to be done BY that day, then I'...

GTD Times: GTD & iPhone

Like the desktop quest, many GTD'ers are searching for the perfect GTD list manager app for the iPhone.  The NY Times just posted a nice, simple article on organizing apps for the iPhone. While it's certainly not an extensive look at the topic, nor will it cover all of what's out there, or even your favorites (but I'm sure you'll let us know!), it's worth a read.

I've also written a few articles on my experience of GTD & iPhone over on my blog:

GTD & iPhone - Part I - My criteria for choosing

Member Exclusive: Managing Project Steps

Connect member nuno.assis asked:
[QUOTE:]Hello Kelly,
Hello Everybody,

i just started with GTD a while ago and since i have some experience with all the time management techniques i have a few "understanding problems" which lead to some kind of uncertainty in practising the method regularly.

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Member Exclusive: Up Close With David Allen - July 10

The latest update for Connect members on David's world. Includes, leisure time, mental snacking, GTD tools and more.

GTD Times: A Healing Journey

We love letters from GTD'ers.  Especially when we receive one that has so much heart, love and joy that makes us proud that GTD can have such a profound personal impact.  Here's Tim's story:

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Earlier today I listened to your "Problems or Projects?" podcast. Thank you for sharing this topic so succinctly and for including an example of how you've used this approach in your own personal life. I feel inspired to share how I created a project from a major problem that came along last year and the

GTD Times: Is GTD Tactical or Strategic?

Someone recently asked one of our coaches: Would you categorize GTD as a "Tactical" system as opposed to "Strategic"?

The answer: GTD is both tactical and strategic. The process of capturing what has your attention in a system that is external from your mind, deciding the outcome and the very next action, and listing those in contexts that match your work style, is tactical.  For example, if you think of a colleague that you need to call, <!--more-->

and make a note of that call on your Calls list, along

Member Exclusive: Outlook Tricks - Right Click & Drag

I started using Kelly's Outlook trick where you highlight an email in your list and right click then drag it over to Tasks (Calendar) in order to create a new Task (Calendar) item.

As an extension of that idea I also use the right click functionality to right click then drag an email from a Task ...