Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning

How do you manage recurring projects? In this episode, Morten and Lars will walk you through: - How Areas of Focus might be mixed up with recurring projects - How you go about building checklists for recurring projects - How they both use checklists for recurring projects in their systems, Apple Notes/Omnifocus and Todoist/OneNote ..and much more! You may want to watch this one (YouTube links belo...

How would you organize huge amounts of project information? In this episode, Morten and Lars picked 3 different listener questions covering various aspects of GTD: - How would you organize information from building a hospital from the ground up? - Can you move next actions to the Someday/Maybe list? - Would you use one or two systems, when you recognize that your personal system will sometimes suf...

What are the different levels in practicing GTD? Listen to this episode to learn more about the different levels, including: - The different stages of learning and implementing GTD - The perspective of the 5 I's for understanding where you are in your GTD implementation - More tips on the GTD® Practitioner Competency Evaluation from episode 22 ..and much more! Links: - Episode 22 on evaluating you...

What are best practices for hybrid meetings? Listen to this episode to learn more about Morten and Lars' best practices for hybrid meetings, including: - How you might want to reorganize your next hybrid meeting - How it might be helpful to have the meeting leader be a virtual participant - Why you might want to check in with virtual participants before the physical ones ..and much more! We'd also...

How do you know if you have too much to do? Before diving into the two listener questions for this episode, Morten and Lars briefly cover the GTD Summer Camp 2022, where we hope to meet many of you! (link below) This episode revolves around two questions relating to each other - one in having too much to do and the other in subcategorizing Somday/Maybe. Listen to Morten and Lars dive into this top...

Is your GTD too complex? Or too simple? Listen to this episode to hear Morten and Lars dive into this topic, including: - Are your lists attracting or repelling you? - How could you perhaps simplify your lists and their content - How e.g. your Areas of Focus can support simplifying your next actions lists ..and much more! If this episode helps you simplify your GTD system and/or practice, please l...

How do you deal with worries from a GTD perspective? You might be worrying about some of the things going on in the world, so in this episode, Morten and Lars look at this topic including: - A practical tip on worries from Finnish GTD® Coach and Trainer Jukka Backman - A personal story from Morten that helped him put things into perspective ..and much more, including a request from us on how YOU d...

What are habits and how do they impact your GTD practice? Listen to this episode to hear Morten and Lars' takes on this topic, including: - Diving into what habits consist of - How habits impact each of the 5 steps in GTD - Book tips for learning more about habits! Links: - Kairos Cognition: https://www.kairoscognition.com - Morten/Lars' channels on YouTube, if you want to watch the episodes: - Mo...

What are good things to reflect on when working from home? Listen to this episode to learn Morten and Lars' tips on working from home, including: - The components in a good work-from-home cockpit - What parts of your system might need to be adjusted to this new reality - How you might want to support your mind in shifting from home to work-mode and vice versa ..and much more! As always, we hope th...

What does a great meeting look like from a GTD perspective? Listen to this episode to learn Morten and Lars' experiences and perspectives when it comes to good meetings, including: - The basic building blocks of a good meeting - Tips on meeting notes - How you (or others) might be multitasking in meetings, thereby significantly decreasing the meeting productivity. ..and much more! We hope that thi...

A practical deep dive into Horizon 2: Areas of Focus and Accountability. Getting this overview, both personally and professionally, really takes your GTD game to the next level. Listen to (or this time, perhaps you want to watch?) this episode, where Morten and Lars cover - What your areas of focus might look like - How this horizon interacts and impacts other horizons of your work and life - How...

"As we approach a new year, could this perhaps help shine a different light on your GTD system?" In this episode, Morten and Lars first touch on their upcoming certification as Trainers in GTD Level 3: Focus & Direction seminars. After this, we talk about the different reflections that might show up as we approach a new year. How might that affect how you look at your different lists? Taking this...

"Are we totally crazy for sharing a GTD system?" This question came from one of our listeners via email and it is a common question for couples practicing GTD - how do we share the system, what works and what doesn't? In this episode, we'll dive into this question as well another listener question on Projects/AOF's/Goals and their priorities. Links: - Morten/Lars' channels on YouTube, if you want...

What tools do Morten and Lars use today as part of their GTD practice? Listen to (or watch) this episode to learn about: - What tools they use today for capturing and organizing - How they use their tools differently from last year - What new tools have made their way into their systems ..and much more! This is an in-depth epsiode, which we really hope that you benefit from, and we'd love to hear...

October 10th was World Mental Health day, so in this episode you'll hear Morten and Lars discussing in-depth: - The definition of Mental Health and how GTD relates to this - What types of stress you can experience and where the optimal place to be is - What to look for if you are concerned that you might be too stressed ..and much more. Links referenced in this episode: - Wanna Talk About It: http...

One big project or many sub-projects? In today's episode, we cover two really good questions from our listeners. One relating to bigger projects versus many smaller ones - which is better? Both Morten and Lars agree on the best approach for this and provide several examples to exemplify their recommendation. The other question relates to where you'd want to store your support material - seperate f...

Horizons of Focus.. for Companies? In previous episodes, we've often touched on Horizons of Focus and how they help you be more productive. But what about your company? - How has Morten worked with companies to clarify their Horizons of Focus? - How does this impact the daily work of a CEO? - Is this activity only applicable to larger companies? ..and many more details! We really hope that this ep...

"I know GTD will help me, but I don't have the time to set it up - what do I do?" This question came from one of our listeners via email and it is a challenge facing many executives who wish to learn GTD. In this episode, we'll pick up this question and provide our thoughts and suggestions for how to get started. We also dive into the question of "What is a project?" to give you some more perspect...

Do you need to review your GTD practices post-pandemic? As parts of the world are returning to more normal working conditions, your GTD system might need a tune-up to follow along! Listen to this episode to hear Morten and Lars' takes on: - How your projects list might need to be revisited - How your lists of next actions could be impacted - Handing on to good practices that you picked up while wo...

How do you use GTD when on vacation? Or after? ..or.. at all? Listen to this episode to learn more about how Morten & Lars use GTD when on vacation: - Which parts of GTD they use? - Do they still do their weekly reviews? - What about after your vacation - how do you get back up and running? ..and much more, including a special Out Of Office tip from Morten! We really hope that this episode helps y...

It's the last episode before our summer break and this is a special one! This episode contains a longer interview recorded for GTD Connect® members. In this episode, you will hear from Getting Things Done® (GTD) author David Allen and three trainers from our global network, to discuss how GTD can help to reduce burnout. While it has been an issue for years, burnout has been rising steeply since ea...

"This is just for managing stuff at work" is a common thought when first coming across GTD. But the practices are just as applicable for everything else going on in your life, including hobbies and chores! Again inspired by a thread on the GTD Subreddit (link below), Morten and Lars cover how you might use GTD for both work around the house and your hobbies, including - Where they show up in a GTD...

"Are there any Youtube videos/articles that provide a complete example for a tiny project?" was a question Lars struggled to answer on Reddit. So we decided to make an episode of it! Your life is made up of commitments but what does it actually look like as it travels through your GTD system? How about... - An email from a car rental company - Notes from your last meeting - You noticing your old f...

What does a horrible GTD system look like? Does that actually even exist? From either a misunderstanding of the GTD best practices, or perhaps just a step on your GTD journey you haven't yet reached, Morten and Lars have come across many different "horrible" systems, such as: - Mixing projects with next actions or missing projects all-together - Overbooking the calendar leaving no room for other w...

How could you use GTD to achieve your fitness goals? Listener Thomas Novak wrote to us recently asking about just this, which is a great topic and timely for those who might have experienced some pandemic weight gains. Listen to this episode with Morten and Lars, where they cover how you might use GTD to help you achieve your fitness goals, mostly in relation to Lars' running habits: - Where could...