GTD – Finally Working!

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Feb 152012
 

As you may already know I have been practising the art of David Allen’s Getting Things Done work flow methodology for a few years now. But it is only recently that I have realised that I have finally mastered it! Yes, Its taken three years but boy when you get it you get it and it feels good.

So what has brought it all together?

The large majority of ‘my stuff’ is electronic, so for that i use ‘OmniFocus’ for both the Mac, iPhone and my iPad. unfortunately they have no web or PC versions but with the iPhone and the ability to email actions into my system I haven’t found this to be an issue. Since iOS 5 has been launched you can now have OmniFocus reminder you a available actions based on your location. This feature I have found to be a lifesaver. Any paper stuff enters my inbox and gets processed and entered into my OmniFocus system.

For reference material i have found ‘Evernote’ to be by the best, with apps for all platforms and the ability to sync eve through my company’s tough firewall, I have found this to just work. The search feature is incredible, with the ability to search not just the text within the note but also embedded pdf’s, office documents and pictures, very quickly too!

The weekly review, this I have only just started to do regularly and now that I do i have noticed how important it is, if I miss a review I soon notice an amount of unease, once completed I know that everything is in hand. I can even choose to defer actions if I wish. So during the week I need to only look at the appropriate context.

Having a trusted system, one that I have now experienced to work very well, makes me realise that over the past couple of years I was just playing at GTD now it’s working for me.

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What is GTD?

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Feb 052012
 

I have been praticing GTD now for a couple of years. So what is GTD?

GTD® is the shorthand brand for “Getting Things Done®“, the groundbreaking work-life management system by David Allen that provides concrete solutions for transforming overwhelm and uncertainty into an integrated system of stress free productivity.

GTD is a powerful method to manage commitments, information, and communication. It is the result of thirty years of consulting services, private coaching, training, and organizational programs with millions of people internationally. It has earned a reputation as the gold standard in personal and organizational productivity.

GTD enables greater performance, capacity and innovation. It alleviates the feeling of overwhelm, instilling focus, clarity and confidence.

Step by step you will learn how to:

  • Capture anything and everything that has your attention and concern
  • Define actionable things into concrete next steps and successful outcomes
  • Organize information in the most streamlined way, in appropriate categories, based on how and when you need to access it
  • Keep current and “ahead of the game” with appropriately frequent reviews
  • Keep track of the bigger picture while managing the small details
  • Make trusted choices about what to do in any given moment

Decades of in the field research and practice of GTD led to the publishing of the international bestseller “Getting Things Done”.  Published in over 28 languages, TIME magazine heralded it as the defining self-help business book of its time.

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