Getting Things Done

Our GTD master trainer in Brunei, Rhymin Mohamed, has a fascinating talk with psychologist Paul Englert, who is based in Singapore. They talk about GTD's intersections with career counseling, psychology, and cognitive behavioral therapy. You can listen to the entire conversation from January 2021 at GTD Connect® . -- This audio is one of many available at GTD Connect, a learning space and communit...

David Allen has a fascinating talk with Brandon Hensinger, Founder and CEO of  Avrio Genetics . Brandon has started various companies, from rock climbing to pharmaceuticals. He has a passion for taking startups or small companies and growing them fast. Along the way, GTD has been a key to managing the increasing complexity and responsibility in his life. He says most people don't have much of a sy...

Rather than asking about the nuts and bolts of the GTD methodology, Dave asks David about his journey developing GTD, his creative pursuits, and what he's working on at present. You can listen to the entire conversation from November 2020 at  GTD Connect® . -- This audio is one of many available at GTD Connect, a learning space and community hub for all things GTD. Join GTD practitioners from arou...

David Allen has a fascinating talk with Brandon Hensinger, Founder and CEO of  Avrio Genetics . Brandon has started various companies, from rock climbing to pharmaceuticals. He has a passion for taking startups or small companies and growing them fast. Along the way, GTD has been a key to managing the increasing complexity and responsibility in his life. He says most people don't have much of a sy...

Learn how to get the most out of Microsoft® OneNote® for managing your projects and reference. This webinar will cover: Understanding the key features and functions Using OneNote to manage projects (individual or shared) Integrating OneNote with Outlook Tasks, Email, and Calendar Whether you're new to OneNote or more experienced and want to dive deeper, you'll learn helpful tips, tricks, and strat...

David describes Greg Shepard as a lifelong learner on steroids. When you hear Greg talk about all that he has done, and still plans to do, you'll understand how that description fits. He has a history of taking on a variety of big challenges, because he believes that, "The bigger the problem the better the opportunity." Other people have bought more than one copy of  Getting Things Done , but you'...

David Allen has a wide-ranging talk with Kevin Kelly about many aspects of technology. Kevin's new book,  Excellent Advice for Living , will be available in May. They discuss artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, and more. Kevin has a long association with technology and the internet, including as a co-founder of  WIRED  magazine. He still writes about the culture of technology. You can listen to the...

Join David Allen for a conversation with Roy Whitten and Scott Roy. Their just-published book is  Decision Intelligence Selling . It's not just for those in sales, but for anyone who realizes that persuading and motivating others is part of life. Of the book, David says, "Whether you're in sales or simply in life, this is a must-read. Roy and Scott have written a new manual for sales training ......

Sebastian Feiler is a GTD enthusiast who is based in Germany. By profession he is a lawyer, and he thinks that lawyers in general would greatly benefit from applying the GTD methodology. Because Sebastian finds value in sharing about GTD with the global GTD community, he is an enthusiastic participant in our forums. (You would know him there as Ger80C.) He also attended the 2019 GTD Summit, and ha...

Creator of the second-best productivity tool for GTD, Eric Mack is grounded in GTD and knowledge management. David Allen and John Forrister recently talked with Eric about his five principles of productivity software design, in the hope that it might inspire future designers to incorporate some of these principles into their applications. Eric is also doing a survey on workstyles and key frustrati...

David Allen has reconnected with Kevin Wilde, for a discussion about learning, leadership, and coachability. Kevin describes how he heard about GTD, and his success with making it a part of the culture at General Mills. His mission in the last few years has been to dive deeper into the science and practical application of leadership coachability. He has found that leaders who plateau below their p...

David Allen interviewed Daniel Levitin several years ago after the publication of  The Organized Mind . In this interview, David talks with Daniel about his new book,  Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives . They begin by discussing the neuroscientific basis for GTD. Then Daniel explains that there are two principles from GTD that are crucial for successf...

Richard Medcalf consults with C-level executives about leadership and strategy. The company he founded is  Xquadrant . In this interview, he discusses how he learned about GTD, and his tools and practices. He also introduces thought-provoking principles and questions for leaders. He created a GTD-specific version of his  Checklist for Challenging Times . You can listen to the entire conversation f...

Josiah Ronco is a touring guitar technician who also has two other careers, repairing guitars and managing real estate. He uses OmniFocus as a list manager, Evernote for reference, and the Mac OS calendar for managing date-specific and time-specific information. His advice for those new to GTD? Read and reread Getting Things Done , and do the weekly review. We range around various GTD topics, and...

Tamara McLendon is the personification of a high achiever who adopts GTD to achieve even more. In this interview, she describes her journey from working for others to growing her own business. Along the way, she began implementing GTD, and has gone on to become a certified trainer. You'll hear her describe her own system and tools. She also goes into detail about how she trains and supports all of...

As you listen to David's interview with Dan Greenleaf, you'll hear a theme of service in his present and past work. He is currently the CEO of  Providence Service Corporation , following work in several other large healthcare services companies. Prior to his business career, he was a captain and navigator in the US Air Force. You'll hear the pilot training in his "plan the flight, then fly the pla...

Part 6 of many  – David Allen and his senior staff share the GTD best practices and models for seamlessly managing your projects. There are bonus materials that include a rich set of PDF handouts and the GTD Live recording of David leading you through the Natural Planning Model ® . To get the PDFs and the complete 5 hours of audio, please visit the  GTD® Store .

Part 5 of many - David Allen and his senior staff share the GTD ® best practices and models for seamlessly managing your projects. There are bonus materials that include a rich set of PDF handouts and the GTD Live recording of David leading you through the Natural Planning Model ® . To get the PDFs and the complete 5 hours of audio, please visit the GTD® Store .

We have a delightful Slice of GTD Life interview for you, with Jim Small. He's a  professor of pathology at Rocky Vista University , and self-confessed "science nerd." In addition to his background in medicine, he has studied computer programming, which he credits with thinking sequentially in a way that works well with GTD. His use of list management software goes way back to Palm OS and Palm Des...

Bruce Fetzer took a productivity training with David Allen in the 1980s. Since then he has been applying what he learned. His work with the John E. Fetzer Memorial Trust has been his major focus in the last few years. The mission of the trust is to advance integrated, relational views of reality through exploring scientific frontiers and universal spiritual practices. David Allen engages Bruce in...

Join us for a discussion of how two educators apply the GTD methodology. Erik Johnson teaches high school in Chicago, and David Drake is a professor of microbiology at the University of Iowa. They both have a passion for teaching, and have adapted GTD make their busy profession easier to manage. You'll hear them talk about their areas of focus, projects, and daily routines around email, meetings,...

At the GTD Summit, David Allen briefly shared a vision of the ultimate GTD app which consists of 19 pages of hand-drawn drafts of the screens he would want to use. To expand on that topic, we recorded David talking with Eric Mack about the past, present, and future of GTD software. It's a wide-ranging discussion with stories that will inform, entertain, and maybe even surprise you. It's audio only...

Kevin Kelly calls himself a "packager of ideas" and a "predictor of the present." Both of those are in evidence as Kevin talks with David about range of ideas. Kevin is a co-founder of  Wired  magazine, where his title is Senior Maverick. His most recent book is called  The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future , which David calls a must-read. His  websit...

With a PhD in sleep science, Dan Pardi has plenty to say about the relationship between sleep and productivity. In this wide-ranging interview, David Allen talks with Dan about how sleep, rest, and mental acuity affect productivity. Dan's approach is that health is about organizing yourself, effectively managing the project of your body. He's a fan of working from lists, in order to match mental e...

Dr. Keri Hobert has worked for several community health organizations, and is currently with the  Colorado Coalition for the Homeless  in Denver. Her GTD journey began around 2012 with a search for a list manager. She has tried Things, Nirvana, Outlook, and now uses OmniFocus for her lists. In addition to hearing her describe her own system, you?ll find that she is dedicated to sharing about GTD w...