By now, many of you have heard of GTD Connect–our online learning center. We wanted to share a great video from one of our members about what he gets out of his Connect membership.  Here’s what Tim, a pastor, had to say:

GTD Connect is $480 a year (one year commitment) or $48 a month (cancel anytime).  We also offer a generous discount for non-profits, government/military, and education of only $360 per year for unlimited access.  Please email us at connect@davidco.com from the account that qualifies you for the discounted rate, and we’ll send you a special link to become a member.

As we start a New Year, give yourself the gift of GTD Connect.  We wish you all the best!

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Every once in a while, schedule a day for the not-so-critical stuff. Otherwise the got-to’s can eat up your whole life, and the secondary things then become annoying got-to’s later on, or just create a frustration factor that mounts up. – David Allen

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A friend of mine came to visit when my first child was three months old.  Noticing I was still actively using my day planner, she joked, “What do you write on your task list, ‘Cook and Clean?’”

She wasn’t trying to hurt my feelings, but her question reflected an assumption that many people have about those who spend the majority of their waking hours taking care of little ones…that they’re not actually “doing” anything.

I’ve spent 10 years as a full-time mom, and let me assure you that taking care of a family is a huge responsibility.  It’s a party some days, a train wreck other days, but it’s the most important thing I’ve ever done.  I’ve created a Mom-and-Dad-friendly “Trigger List” to help parents see what types of things they can organize with GTD. 

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The first customer review of the new GTD Managing Projects audio set has come in and we wanted to share some highlights:

In a nutshell, I am very excited to report this audio program is EXCELLENT!

Imagine sitting in the room with David, Marian and Meg and, basically, they are discussing all of the best practices and experiences around projects, projects planning, organizing, etc. It gives you the feeling that you have 3 personal coaches for a few hours. Many examples are discussed in great detail–big projects, smaller projects–to make it easy to understand the very fine points of how “successful outcome” project planning works in real life. [Read more →]

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Defining your work isn’t always easy when you’re caught in its tentacles, as cartoonist Rob Cottingham illustrates.

Reposted here with Rob’s permission.

Thanks Rob!

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Dear David Allen: When you have a system and you have your list of things to do how do you deal with things that come up that just seem to be so pressing and immediate? How does one keep the composure of a GTD system with what appear to be emergencies?

DA: One of the prime reasons for a GTD system is to facilitate dealing with the unexpected and the unplanned. In those instances, you must have a complete inventory of your commitments, in order to be able to assess the relative value of the new input/circumstance, and allocate your focus appropriately. Probably 95% of my usage of my own system is to allow me to feel comfortable with a change of plans.

You want to keep your backlog of unprocessed stuff at a minimum, and an inventory of all possible actions close at hand, so you can optimally deal with surprise.

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We’re excited to announce that our new 6-CD audio set on the GTD best practices for managing your projects is now available in the David Allen Company store.  We’ve compiled all of the GTD best practices and common questions.   It’s a great way to get control of your projects and manage them seamlessly–the GTD way.

GTD Connect members save 10% on this product.  Be sure to log in to GTD Connect first, then head to the store for your member discounts to apply.  Not a member? Try a free guest pass.

Order your GTD Managing Projects set today.  Limited quantities available.

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Scanning an email and leaving it in “In” because it’s not as important as other emails at the moment creates double reading, double thinking, and double decision-making (not to mention the nagging it creates in the psyche in the meantime.) – David Allen

Want more tips from David Allen on managing email? Grab the free article: Getting Email Under Control.  There’s also a great webinar with the Coaches on GTD Connect on Managing Email.

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Here’s a sneak peak at our new GTD® Managing Projects Audio Set releasing soon.  This new set includes 6 CDs chock full of a tips, tricks and education on the GTD models for seamlessly managing your projects.  You’ll hear from David Allen and two senior coaches on the best practices and common questions people implementing GTD are asking about.

Listen to a 5-minute sample track:

Stay tuned to Productive Living or GTD Times to learn when it’s available.  Soon! We promise!

11/19/2010 update: It’s now available! Visit the David Allen Company store.

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Eric Mack will discuss productivity with the DC Lotus User Group next Wednesday, November 17th. Eric supplements his deep background in Lotus Notes with a broad understanding of knowledge management.  His eProductivity application expands the organizational capabilities of Lotus Notes to make it a powerful tool for personal productivity. eProductivity is the only Lotus Notes application to earn the “GTD-Enabled” designation from David Allen. If you’ve been implementing GTD in Notes already, you’ll be amazed how much more streamlined it is with eProductivity.

Highly recommended if you will be in the DC area next week.

Click here for all the details!

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