GTD® Virtual Study Group

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

No, I've not been sitting on that one! ;) It's been a crazy, crazy year. It's been hard on every one of us. But there's also been some good. In this episode, we look back at 2020 with our rose colored glasses and talk about our experiences, what we've gained, learned about ourselves and others, and ways we've grown. We even tie it back to GTD here and there. ;) Enjoy!

This topic was floating around the inter webs, so we decided to take a look at it -- is GTD still relevant in today's world? A lively discussion, for sure! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

In this episode, the GTDVSG discusses the value of quarterly planning for our GTD systems and the impacts for both higher horizons and daily tasks. You just may be inspired! Check out the official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Are you a Mac or a PC? ;) In this call, we talk about the comfort with our systems and how they become second nature and the impact of having to change to a new system. Lots of laughs and good times! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Do you time block? You may already be doing it and not even realize it. On this call, we dive into the topic and share all new perspectives. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Can partial implementation of the GTD methodology be effective? We dive into the topic and discuss how we all see to have begun with partial implementations and how the journey of practicing GTD changes over time. Lots of great insight and fun thoughts in this episode. 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 the Three-Fold Nature of Work -- pre-defined work, work as it appears, and defining work. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Do you use a tickler file? It's a staple of the GTD methodology. And it's interesting how's it's evolved over time from paper systems to digital systems. In this episode we chat about how we apply the theory of a Tickler file in our current systems. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Oh, the heresy! 😉 Is there really anything missing from the GTD Model? In this episode, we dive into an interesting conversation about GTD and what's missing for us… or what we missed. Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Such a great conversation about Horizons and how we come to understand and develop them for ourselves. If you've been struggling to define your higher horizons, this episode really might help shed some light on how some of us have worked on ours. Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

What does capturing look like? Analog? Digital? Separate Inboxes? Combined Inbox? On the go? What's the workflow? We chat all about this in this episode. Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

In this episode we discuss Contexts and how they are used in today's world. Contexts and their relevance has been a controversial topic for years since people have mini computers in their pockets so all contexts are available all the time, almost. But then came a pandemic and we're all home 24x7. So now what? The GTDVSG dives in and talks about what contexts mean to us in this new reality. Check o...

How do you improve your estimations of project timelines, or task timing? It's such a vital piece of managing projects and managing expectations — of clients, of partners, of teammates, of spouses... of ourselves! In this episode we talk about how we all try to tackle this in our own worlds. Thanks to Alex K for suggesting this episode's topic via our Facebook Group! Check out the Official GTD® Vi...

GTD® is the art of stress-free productivity. And, we're finding that that couldn't be more true at this time in our world. GTD® is providing a bit of grounding in a time of major upheaval for many. We talk about that and how we're using our systems to find some normal in an abnormal time. Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.co...

Our world is a little topsy turvy at the moment. We're all experiencing a paradigm shift that was not a personal choice any of us made. So how can you adapt and cope with it all? How can GTD help to serve you and bring a little normalcy to your world. We dive into that and share what we've been doing, what's been working and not working. A big THANK YOU to our essential service workers!!! Stay saf...

Setting up your GTD® system can be time consuming! So when do you start to see return on your time investment? And what is the return on your investment? And what tricks have we learned over the years to help ourselves in terms of time? Lots of fun stuff shared in this episode of GTDVSG! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtd...

A big thank you to Ray Sidney-Smith for guest hosting this episode of the GTDVSG!!! What does your morning GTD® routine look like? How do you set yourself up for the day? In this episode we discuss your GTD® Morning Routine. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Sometimes it's tricky to separate our personal and professional lives in our systems. Sometimes we have to due to requirements, but if we don't then things can get a little muddled. So how do we keep our systems working for us? And then there's the struggle to get our partners/colleagues/teammates to also do GTD. We talk about all this and more in this episode of the GTDVSG! Enjoy! Check out the O...

Do you find yourself avoiding using contexts sometimes? I know I did! (And not so secretly now, do still sometimes.) What's that all about? We cover that in this call. And how we do make our systems work with, and without, contexts. (Oh, the blasphemy!) ;) Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

How do you keep yourself inspired to manage your tasks using GTD®? In this episode of GTDVSG, we talk about our motivation — today, as well as, when we first began using GTD. Lots of great tips for newbies and veterans alike! So, how do you keep motivated with your system? Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

Continuing the topic of Focusing on Goals from last episode, today we shared some more practical ideas around making those goals become projects and next actions. We talked about SMART goals, as well as, flexibility, and periodic reviews for alignment. And we looked defining those amorphous goals, you know... the ones that sound like pipe dreams. Who doesn't need a little help with that?! Enjoy! C...

The end of the year is one of the natural points for reflection, of the past, the present, and the future. End of decades have an especially weighty feel, as well! In this episode, the GTDVSG talks about reflection and looking ahead at our goals for the immediate and distant future. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.c...

So what do you do when a task really doesn't have more than one next action but you can't do it now. The VSG discusses how we handle that in our systems. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

We all experience it… that time when your day gets out of control! In today's episode, we talk about things your can do to get back in control and shift your perspective. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com