Digging out from backlog

July 7th, 2010 GTD Times Team - Staff Contributors
Categories | Best Practices of GTD | Events | Getting Started | Getting Things Done | Implementation | Training

The next Webinar on GTD Connect will be “Digging Out From Backlog”.  Two of our senior coaches will give you tips, tricks, and strategies for dealing with your piles of “stuff”.  If you feel like your backlog is holding you back from getting the most out of GTD, this Webinar is for you.  Free to all GTD Connect members (free trial members too).   Thursday, July 15 @ 11am PDT.  Register on the home page of GTD Connect.

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The special sauce of GTD

July 5th, 2010 GTD Times Team - Staff Contributors
Categories | David Allen | Getting Things Done | Implementation | Inspiration

Q: Since college I have used the GTD System and continue to apply it as best as possible.  I get slammed sometimes with multiple tasks and was wondering if you could comment on how best to prioritize tasks within the context of the System.  Thank you for your help.

David Allen: The Secret Sauce for what you’re inquiring is the GTD Weekly Review. I guarantee you, if you do a thorough review of all your projects, actions, calendar (prior and upcoming), and (here’s the catch) all the content is relatively complete and current in your system), you would not have this question.

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What Do You Want?

July 3rd, 2010 GTD Times Team - Staff Contributors
Categories | Community Contributions

A Community Contribution from Jim Lindenthal

I truly believe that David Allen’s GTD approach works.  I have been using the GTD approach for almost 5 years and have found that the higher level perspective area is really where the power is.  Specifically around the ”Horizons of Focus“.   Over the years I have focused most of my attention on gaining “Control”.  Collecting all my stuff into a “Trusted System” which I constantly review.  As a Delivery Manager and Consultant, I found myself always in the “Implementer/Micro Manager” GTD-Q quadrant, completing my tasks and staying ahead of everyone that is pulling at me.
Years ago, I attended a GTD Making It All Work seminar and found myself asking one of the David Allen coaches, how to define your 50,000′ Purpose.  The coach told me to answer the questions “What do you want?”.   This simple question sprung a lot of thoughts and ideas which I have documented in a MindMap.
Recently I accomplished something extremely important and exciting for me based on answering this simple questions.  What I want is to “Be an adventurer with my 3 boys”.  What our family accomplished on May 14th, 2010 was to visit the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and see the last lift-off of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. How cool is that!!!
Jim is has been a consultant with Keane for 15+ years, primarily working in the field within the New England region.   Jim has been practicing the GTD® approach for over 5 years and has found it extremely helpful in managing both work and life responsibilities and goals.  Outside of work, Jim is married with three young boys and enjoys cooking, skiing and traveling. You can learn more about Jim at http://twitter.com/jlindenthal.

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Seminars with David Allen

July 1st, 2010 GTD Times Team - Staff Contributors
Categories | David Allen | Events | Getting Started | Getting Things Done | Implementation | Training

David Allen will only be doing 3 public seminars this year, so here’s your chance to learn the system with the master himself. The GTD Making It All Work course offers a higher level, more theoretical overview of the GTD concepts. It’s a fun, informative, and engaging day whether you are new to GTD or have experience with the system. You’ll get the big picture of the process, including prioritizing, applying the core GTD principles, and making change stick. Coming to San Francisco, London, and Washington, DC.  Register before July 15th with the code TIMES10 to receive 10% off any of David Allen Company public events.

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