279: Doing & Prioritizing

Always a great topic! This is one of the places where people tend to get stuck in the GTD methodology. We talk all about the doing phase, now called the engage phase. And we cover how prioritizing actually is helpful, just not in the way we were all originally taught to do it. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• 3x5 index cards

• Rocketbook cards

• FocusMate

• "Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s all small stuff” by Richard Carlson

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270: Workflows for Managing Multiple Projects

270: Workflows for Managing Multiple Projects

So you’ve got a bunch of projects or a couple of huge projects with lots of moving pieces. How do you keep all those plates spinning without any falling plates? What’s the workflow to help you see the big picture while still managing all the next actions? We talk about this in the abstract, but also in a tangible way. Bullet journal, anyone? This episode is overflowing with tips and ideas! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Bullet Journal

• Evernote

• Ryder Carroll TedTalk on Bullet Journal

• Circa binders

• Hipster PDA

• Microsoft Office Lens

• Livescribe

• GoodNotes

• Microsoft To Do

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232: Renegotiations

We all have to renegotiate at times — tasks, projects, agreements, commitments, etc. Join us for this chat on renegotiations of all sorts. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Toggl

• RescueTime

• Instant

• Harvest

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220: GTD Tips

GTD Tips and Tricks Galore!!! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD® Virtual Study Group podcast by Topic

• Getting Things Done® by David Allen Abridged audio book 

• LinkedIn Learning course on Getting Things Done by David Allen (formerly Lynda.com)

• GTD Connect

• Project Planning course GTD.com

• Zen to Done by Leo Baubuta

• The 12 Week Year by Brian P Moran and Michael Lennington

• Procrastinate on Purpose by Rory Vaden

• The 8th Habit by Dr Stephen R. Covey

• Making It All Work by David Allen

• Start With Why by Simon Sinek

• Essentialism by Greg McKeown

• ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

• The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

• The 5-Hour Workday by Stephan Aarstol

• Productivity Book Group

• The Productivity Show podcast

• Everlast Notebooks - Rocketbook, new plastic version

• Livescribe

• Good Notes App on iPad Pro

• Evernote

• Omnifocus

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Special thanks to John Chidiac for capturing the resources for this episode!

218: Engage

The GTD® VSG discusses the Engage step of GTD® in this episode. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy

• OmniFocus

• Remember The Milk

• Evernote

• Essentialism by Greg McKeown

• The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington

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177: Collaboration Practicing GTD with Others

In this episode, we discuss practicing GTD with others. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Asana

• Trello

• Slack

• Habitica

• Echo Dot

• Todoist

• RememberTheMilk

• Streak CRM Tool for Gmail

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176: Ask the VSG!

In this episode we Ask the VSG all sorts of questions around GTD. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Control Your Day

• Mike Williams' workflow example from twitter

• Meg Edwards' Guided GTD Weekly review structure

• App “Due”iOS/mac

• Mac Power Users episode with Mike Williams President & CEO of the David Allen Company

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172: Power of the Next-Action Decision

In this episode we discuss the Power of the Next Action Decision, Chapter 12 of Getting Things Done by David Allen. Enjoy!

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169: Engaging: Making the Best Action Choices

In this episode we discuss the topic of Engaging: Making the Best Choices. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• @communicate

• The Power of Intuition by Dr Gary Klein

• The Pomodoro Technique

• 30/30 app

• outlook rule - “to” red, cc or bcc just black

• Boomerang for Gmail

• The Email Game app for Gmail

• The  Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

• The 8th Habit by Dr Stephen Covey

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161: Five Steps of Mastering Workflow

In this episode, we discuss the Five Steps of Mastering Workflow, from Chapter 2 of Getting Things Done by David Allen. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• David Sparks, Omnifocus Ninja Screencasts

• Omnifocus

• Todoist

• Amazon Echo

• IFTTT

• Launch app

• Shoeboxed (scanning service)

• Earth class mail (scan mail and deposit checks for you)

• FileThis.com

• “Organizing from the Inside Out” by Julie Morgenstern

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