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Member Exclusive: Procrastination Webinar

Hello Connect Members!

Hope those of you that were able to join today's Procrastination Webinar found it to be helpful. The archive link for replay will be posted soon to the Webinars box on the home page of Connect.

In the meantime, 2 members have created mindmaps from the webinar that they a...

Member Exclusive: Sharing GTD

Just wondering what kind of experiences you have had sharing GTD with colleagues / direct reports / your boss?

I have this huge big beginner's enthusiasm now and I notice that I´d like to tell my colleagues how much GTD has helped, but on the other hand I don´t want to push anything on them. If I...

Member Exclusive: GTD Add-in For Outlook - Upgrade 2009

Today is the day Netcentrics is launching the upgrade to the add-in. I'd really like to hear from some folks before I do it. It looks good, but I just don't have time to deal with "glitches"!

GTD Times: Paper is King (for some)

As we all know, GTD is a tool-agnostic approach.  The tools you choose are up to you.  Some say it's all got tobe electronic. Others swear paper is king.  And many  of us will choose a hybrid of paper and digital. In our ongoing GTD Times series featuring GTD'er systems, we wanted to give you a peak into someone's paper system.  Here's Sam's story (including some great photos of his setup):

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Dear David Allen,

I discovered GTD about a year ago while listening to "The Sound of Young America" pod

Member Exclusive: GTD And ActiveWords

One of the tools David Allen uses on his PC is ActiveWords, a tool often described as "solving a problem you didn't know you had." It essentially streamlines the navigation and common tasks we do all day long; send emails, go to web sites, create new tasks, insert text, open files and more.

Podcast: David Allen - GTD and ActiveWords

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GTD Times: Driving in the fast lane with ActiveWords

One of the tools David Allen uses on his PC is ActiveWords, a tool often described as "solving a problem you didn't know you had."  It essentially streamlines the navigation and common tasks we do all day long; send emails, go to web sites, create new tasks, insert text, open files and more.  Recently, David recorded a podcast with Buzz Bruggeman, the developer of ActiveWords, to explore this tool in more detail for our GTD Toolbox series.

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For those of you on Mac, you have a simi

Member Exclusive: Horizons Of Focus - Areas Of Focus - Part II

In my last article in Coaches Connection, I identified the different Horizons of Focus (Runway up to 50,000 feet) and discussed how the lists play into a Getting Things Done system. In this article I'd like to focus on 20,000 level, or Areas of Responsibility and Focus. First, let's define that te...

Member Exclusive: New Tag Cloud On Connect

I am thrilled to announce a new "tag cloud" feature on the home page of GTD Connect.

Over the years, we have have been diligent in tagging the media on GTD Connect with relevant keywords, such as "Weekly Review", "Process", "Creativity" and more. This new keyword tag cloud should make it super ...

Member Exclusive: Celebrating Achievements And Accomplishments

Hi folks,

One of the things I've noticed over the years is that many achievement oriented people are often not great at celebrating their accomplishments. The tendency seems to be to rush right past an achievement on the way to working toward the next one. Does anyone else find this to be true?
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