For those of you who have iPhones, there’s a brand-new setup guide that describes how best to configure the iPhone for GTD. The David Allen Company online store has letter and European A4 sizes of the guide for sale as PDF downloads. You’ll find information here about the GTD & iPhone Setup Guide, as well as other guides. A free sample is also available for download.
David Allen’s recent TEDx Talk has generated quite a buzz.
“The art of stress-free productivity is a martial art.”
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That’s the question David Allen addresses in a feature article in the New York Times.
When Office Technology Overwhelms, Get Organized
By DAVID ALLEN
Published: March 17, 2012HOW do you think most workers would respond if you asked them, “Do you feel more productive now than you did several years ago?” I doubt that the answer would be a resounding yes. In fact, even as workplace technology and processes steadily improve, many professionals feel less productive than ever.
It may seem a paradox, but these very tools are undermining our ability to get work done. They are causing us to become paralyzed by the dizzying number of options that they spawn.
Is there a way out of this quandary? Yes, but it’s not going to come from the usual quarters. To be successful in the new world of work, we need to create a structure for capturing, clarifying and organizing all the forces that assail us; and to ensure time and space for thinking, reflecting and decision making.
Read the complete article here, or on page 1 of the March 18 print edition’s Business Day section.
Several GTD Times readers asked us to post this video of David Allen presenting at Google. This is a classic from David’s presentation at Google a couple of years ago.
Watch this special video presentation to hear what David has to say about GTD and the two keys to sustaining a healthy life and work style.
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I was leading a GTD class recently, and one of the participants was asking me how to be better at delegating. In my experience, issues with delegation typically come down to some common factors:
My Agenda and Waiting For lists are often my longest lists. I have Agendas for all of the key people I meet with or report to on a regular basis. My Waiting For list (currently 68 items) tracks anything and everything I may want to rein back in at some point. To me, these lists are like fishing lines off a boat and I just need trusted and easy ways to reel things back in when I need them.
How well do you handle delegation? Do you ever hesitate to delegate something to others? If so, why?
Kelly Forrister is a senior coach and presenter with the David Allen Company
By popular request, here is a list of all of the FREE GTD resources offered by David Allen Company:
David Allen discusses the 6 Horizons of Focus
Aside from the fact that the volume of what people need to organize is often light-years beyond what they imagine, there is much more to getting a grip on your “work” than most realize. Managing the flow of work can be approached from many altitudes, as there are many different levels of defining what your “work” really is. Whereas we may have some lower levels in control, there are often incomplete and unclear issues at higher levels that can and need to be addressed, to really get it all under control. And often there are issues about the nature and volume of work that cannot be resolved viewing it from an inappropriate level. We have roughly categorized “work” into six levels, or horizons of focus. [Read more →]
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.
Coming in October to GTD Connect: the continuation of our popular “boot camp” style webinars. Two of our senior coaches lead fast-paced webinars geared toward more advanced GTDers.
Oct 1 - Creating a Fantastic Workspace
Oct 15 - Maintaining Control & Perspective in the Daily Grind
Oct 29 - What Really Has Your Attention?
Register on GTDConnect.com. These webinars are free for all GTD Connect members. If you want to take these webinar classes, but don’t want a long-term membership in Connect, try the $48 monthly membership. It’s easy to cancel–we promise!
We are pleased to announce the release of a resource that many of you have been asking for: a GTD & BlackBerry Guide. A few of us are now on BlackBerry as our portable solution and we put together a Guide on the best GTD tips, tricks, and practices for making your BlackBerry rock for GTD.
It’s chock-full of 45 pages of coaching advice on getting the most out of shortcuts, Email, Tasks, the Calendar and MemoPad using the built-in features of a BlackBerry (which means you won’t find any requirements of any 3rd-party software to buy to apply what’s in the Guide.)
Buy the Guide now (only $10 for a PDF)
So…the next question that’s been pouring into our customer service department today: What about a GTD Guide for iPhone users? [Read more →]
