The GTD® Virtual Study Group

It's an iPad/iPhone extravaganza! Listen in for tons of tips, how-tos, and app reviews. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Do you travel a lot? Or does even the occasional trip scuttle your ability to get things done when you get back? Then this show's for you! Listen as the Virtual Study Group takes on GTD on the go. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Omnifocus is an incredibly powerful, Mac-based task and project management system for GTD. However, many new users find Omnifocus a little steep on the learning curve side. In this episode, you'll learn some OF basics plus some power-user tips from our long-time participant, Augusto Pinaud. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Interruptions and distractions seem to be epidemic these days. In this episdoe, we'll take on how to deal with the unexpected from little hiccups to big catastrophes. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

The Virtual Study Group takes on another hot topic in our Back to Basics series: setting goals. What's on those 30K and 40K lists? How do you get up the higher levels of focus then back down to get those goals achieved? A terrific conversation! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Got projects? How do you keep up with all of your projects, keep them moving, know what your next actions are, and all the other details you need to track? In this episode of our Back to Basics series, we take on project management, GTD-style. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

The Back to Basics series continues! In this episode, we revisit contexts. What are they? How many should you have? How do you figure out which ones to use? We take on all these questions and much more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

One of our most popular episodes is the one on Jim McCullen's system for managing tasks using Outlook's email functions. Now Jim's back to give us new perspectives as well as taking questions and getting feedback from some of the folks who have used his system. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Back to basics returns with another episode on getting your GTD practice running smoothly. In this episode, we take on getting "in" to zero: email, physical inbasket, and much more. Enjoy! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Author Michael Bungay Stanier joins the conversation to talk about what it means to do great work-work with purpose, meaning, and joy. Excellent ideas for getting in touch with your 50K horizon of focus and making those intentions actionable. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

We're returning to our roots with the first in a series of episodes dedicated to reviewing the basic principles and practices of GTD. First up: the weekly review. David Allen calls it "the" essential element but it's a big sticking point for many. In this episode, we discuss how you can get started, review some examples, and talk about how to avoid getting pulled off onto bunny trails. Official GT...

Bestselling author Daniel Pink fit in a quick conversation with the group. In this episode, you'll learn when and why incentives fail to motivate, the role of autonomy and self-determination, and how you can use these findings to help get in gear. The episode of This American Life we talked about can be found here. This is where you can learn more about The Dream Manager Official GTD® Virtual Stud...

When you're saddled with a role that you're not enthusiastic about or having gotten assigned a big project that doesn't turn you on, how do you get through it to what you really want to do? In this episode, the Virtual Study Group takes a question from a listener and explores roles, horizons of focus, and letting go of the "shoulds" that get in the way of doing our great work. Official GTD® Virtua...

Stuck in a dead end job? Laid off? Maybe just want new horizons and challenges? No matter where you are in your career, this call will give you some food for thought. Ken Mattsson (www.resonare.com; twitter.com/kenmattsson), career and professional development consultant, takes us from 50K to the runway and gives lots of helpful advice on how to create your vision, build your network, and accelera...

Inundated with information? Drowning under the tidal wave of newsfeeds, Twitter, Facebook, and more? In this episode, the VSG discusses the flow of information: where it comes from and what to do with it. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

If you're a MindManager geek, then buckle up! You're about to get a whirlwind tour of Gyronix's awesome software. Results Manager and Gyro-Q were designed to turbocharge your mindmaps, gathering info automatically to keep you completely up to date. Nik shows us the ropes and gives us the inside skinny on this dynamite software. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

How do you juggle keeping up with customers, prospects, and other people you want to stay in contact with? In this episode, the Virtual Study Group discusses tools and software like SalesForce.com and Outlook along with GTD principles and practices. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Author and Zen Habits blogger Leo Babauta joins the Virtual Study Group to talk about simplicity, mindfulness, productivity, writing, and much more. Take a listen here. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

Think you can't do GTD on an iPhone or iPod Touch? Think again! In this episode, you'll hear about how to be productive on your iPhone or iPod Touch device as well as get recommendations on numerous "must-have" apps. Enjoy! A few important notes: There will be no call on Thurs, Dec 24. Merry Christmas! Our next call will be Jan 14 when we'll be joined by special guest, Leo Babauta, author of the p...

Drawing from two terrific books (Immunity to Change and How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work), host Tara Rodden Robinson introduces a way to take on significant change in your life. The idea is to uncover your "big assumption"-the obstacle that's getting in the way of your improvement goal -- and dismantle it to free you to experience the change you want to see. Official GTD® Virtual Stu...

Snowed under with links, ideas, blogs, and lists? To give us a hand, Ellen Valentine generously offered to share she uses Evernote to get things done and stay organized. In this episode, you'll learn how she keeps all sorts of diverse materials at hand and under control. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

In this episode, you can hear a live demo of the astonishingly powerful productivity tool, Nozbe. Michael Sliwinski gives us a test drive, answers questions, and even gives us a special goodie at the end of the call. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

How do we set goals, reach higher, and make progress? In this episode, we talked about how to tackle continuous improvement and got some insight from SixSigma blackbelt, JC Mehner. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

How do you resolve a short-term hardship when going for a long-term goal? And what if you're not sure you'll succeed, even if you put forth your best for a long time? In this episode, the Virtual Study Group tackles the complex topics of plateaus, mastery, and more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com

We're turning two! The Virtual Study Group celebrates its second anniversary with a lively discussion about what makes the group work, our favorite past episodes, and lots of ideas and topics to consider for the coming year. Help yourself to a big slice of the virtual birthday cake and join the fun! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: http://gtdvsg.com