GTD® Virtual Study Group

Inspired by the book 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, we discuss the idea of finitude and how that impacts our lives and our systems. How do we achieve mind like water and a level of stress-free productivity? How do we find more balance in our lives? Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

What a great episode! We really dive into journaling from all sorts of angles! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Happy New Year! In this special episode, Ray Sidney-Smith and Michelle Gunn talk about a 12-week program that Ray is running for the GTD® community -- Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group. It starts January 3rd, 2022. Sign up at PersonalProductivity. Club, then search under courses. A very special thank you to Ray Sidney-Smith for offering this program and all that he does in support of our G...

We continue the discussion on project planning in this episode. A tone more tools shared. And Ray shares a whole bunch of info about Evernote and integrations. So much goodness in this episode. Enjoy!

How do you plan your projects and integrate those into your GTD® System? How do you collaborate with your teams and manage your tasks separately from the project plans? What tools do you use for managing project plans and shared task lists? We cover it all in this episode! Enjoy! Check out the GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

A deep dive into Annual Reviews -- the good, the bad, the ugly! ;) Enjoy!

One of the most important pieces of our GTD® practices is our "trusted system" which includes our external brain or second brain. We talk about this in depth -- What do you use for an external brain? How do you get thing in there when it comes at you in ways you're not expecting? What workarounds do you have? So many great ideas in this episode! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Gro...

This episode is all about checklists!!! Such a great listen! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

We started out thinking about tool switching and then found ourselves diving into all the tweaks we do/can do to our systems. Shiny things!!! We talk about checklists, various tools, and share how we use them. Lots of fun! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

An important part of our system is our reference materials. Many of us use Evernote and they had just come out with some major updates at the time of this recording, so we dove into reference filing with a focus on Evernote. Some great insight from people who really leverage Evernote! Also applicable to other apps, of course. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resou...

We all have to renegotiate projects, tasks, deadlines from time to time. In this episode, we look at what might be causing the renegotiations and how to, maybe, create more realistic expectations for ourselves and others. Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Workflows are so important in managing our systems. They help keep things flowing. They can provide safeguards (like backing up or printing out). In this episode we talk about a ton of different workflows we use with our systems. So many great ideas! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

What does being a black belt at GTD really mean? Some surprising insights! You're really going to enjoy this one! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Sometimes life hits you with a bunch of projects all at the same time. How do you deal with the overwhelm? How do you know when to say "when"? In this episode, we share our experiences and how we've handled these situations. Enjoy! Check out the GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

In this episode we discuss Working from Zero. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Always a great topic! This is on 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 no in the way we were all originally taught to do it. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Communication plays such an important role in all of our lives. In this episode, we talk about communication from so many different perspectives. So many incredible insights! Enjoy! Check out the official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Oh! This is good one! An existential question: what is a next action? Interesting how it evolves for everyone over time. And so many great ideas on how to manage, organize, and get them out of the inbox. And how we're going to re-train the world! (Kidding... maybe...) Enjoy! Check out the official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

In this episode we talk about cleaning up our systems - spring cleaning and even declaring bankruptcy on our systems and starting over. So many great insights! Enjoy! Check out the official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

In this episode, the VSG talks about our workflows. One of the topics we dive into is processing our inboxes outside of the Weekly Review. And then we dive into the four D's -- Do, Defer, Delegate, and Delete. So much goodness in this one! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

In this episode we talk about mindfulness and being present in our worlds. We dive into what causes the friction to take you out of mindfulness and tips on how to get back to being mindful. We take a bit of a journey on this one. I think you'll love it! Check out the official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

In this call from 2021, we talk about the challenges of working from home and non-stop video conferencing as knowledge workers all over the world were forced into this new dynamic because of COVID stay-at-home mandates. We've now had a couple of years (who saw that coming?!) to adjust, but much of the same challenges remain. This is a great episode with lots of great insight! Enjoy! Check out the...

Have you considered switching from digital to analog? Do you use both? How do you keep a hybrid system in sync? So many great ideas in this episode!! Thanks for the topic suggestion, Sebastian!! Check out the Official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: gtdvsg.com

We talk about dealing with overwhelm in this episode. Not just system or task overwhelm, but everything from a higher level perspective. This one is juicy and goes a little deep. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

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!...