by Gundula Welti
est. reading time: 3:45 mins Brrrriiing ! The distinct ring-tone melody of my Thermomix® kitchen gadget rips me out of my reveries. As I walk over to stop the – somewhat annoying – ringing, I muse about the fact that I actually don’t need a...
by Marcus Ramtohul
est. reading time: 3:28 mins Practice Getting Things Done (GTD®) for long enough, deliver training about it for long enough, and you get accustomed to a lot of repeating questions/problems – What’s the best tool? Why not just do ‘x’? How do I get my husband/boss/child...
by Robert Peake
In this episode, Robert and Todd discuss how to manage and break down large projects, wether it’s a complex email or a big personal event like a wedding. watch time: 24 mins Subscribe to the Podcast 0:00:05.6 Todd Brown: Hello everyone, and welcome to another of...
by Todd Brown
In this episode, Robert and Todd are joined by a special guest, Blanka Petyusne Szecsenyi, to discuss how a GTD practice translates to home life and balancing everything between work and personal. watch time: 26 mins Subscribe to the Podcast 0:00:00.0 Todd Brown:...
by Adrian Schilling
est. reading time: 6:45 mins Part of our training as GTD® trainers is to help our delegates get to zero and experience firsthand what it is like to have no more backlog. What seemed to me to be the most exciting part of the training often appeared to the delegates to...
by Blanka Petyusne Szecsenyi
est. reading time: 6 mins Starting with “No” In the process of implementing GTD® one of the first things people start to appreciate is the context list. The way all tasks can be captured when they come up and have every next action clarified and organised, but instead...
by Adrian Schilling
watch time: 6:18 mins Everyone uses a calendar these days, so here is a tip to reduce stress and help you manage your time and work more...
by guest
Author: Denis Spiers est. reading time: 3:19 mins We have entered a wild world of uncertainty and ambiguity. Now, I’m a firm believer in the power of learning and the ability to adjust, just like the great Leonardo da Vinci said, “Learning never exhausts...
by Todd Brown
watch time: 4:49 mins We cannot operate at our best at all times, but have you paid enough attention to this when it comes to your work? Todd shares some great insights into getting the most out of your work life balance and being as efficient as...
by Miles Seecharan
est. reading time: 7 mins “Are you winning, Miles?” The person asking is a burly, retired Mancunian who owns the plot next to mine at the allotment. He has a penchant for crooning ballads at the top of his voice as he cultivates the cabbages, cauliflowers...
by Robert Peake
In this podcast episode, Robert and Todd discuss how creative thinking is supported by your GTD® system.
by James Harwood
Est. reading time: 4 mins. Some things come with a name that you adopt. My house for example already had a name when we bought it, which I liked straight away, learnt about its meaning to the person who built the house more than a century ago, and have grown to love...
by Todd Brown
We’re always told that being productive means doing something. But have you considered how just sitting there can actually help your...
by Blanka Petyusne Szecsenyi
It’s the new year and that means everyone has new goals and resolutions. But if you’ve found they don’t tend to work, perhaps you’ve missed the simple key to get started. In today’s blog we confirm that true lifestyle change is...
by Adrian Schilling
It’d been 4 years since I’d switched from Mac to PC and I was excited to come back to Mac and to dive into a new tool only existing on Mac. The promise was great : The tool would connect emails, notes, meetings, tasks, contacts, places, colleagues,...
by Edward Lamont
“Oh, oh, oh, look at me, sending important communications from the terrace of a café in Paris!” That would have been the unfortunate thought bubble above my head, had some curse revealed my thinking on a business trip to the City of Light back in the late...
by Robert Peake
Can the concepts of craftsmanship be applied to knowledge workers?...
by guest
Carola Lanzendoerfer has been practicing GTD® for over a decade now, and has used it to dodge burnout, lead a team inside a large corporate, and organize a rich and fulfilling post-corporate life. Apart from her work with the long-term unemployed, she is an avid...
by Edward Lamont
Every day around the world, companies large and small are bought or sold. Huge sums change hands in that process, but also around that process. Because of the amounts involved, an entire industry of specialists has developed to facilitate – and earn from – these...
by Todd Brown
How do you improvise in life to create success? Here’s a useful insight into how to improvise effectively, make good choices, and make progress in your life, despite the challenging environment we are currently living in.
by James Harwood
Let’s start with you answering for yourself: What more do you want to get from GTD®; if you were to be coached – one-to-one by a GTD expert – what improvements would you hope to achieve? This blog post isn’t about any ‘new’ GTD ideas, rather about taking...
by Todd Brown
Todd Brown talks through the difference between ‘weather’ and ‘climate’ when it comes to your GTD® practice.
by Linda Roser
Linda first encountered GTD® in 2011, when she joined Next Action Associates to support the leadership of the organisation with…, well, everything needed to grow a start-up into a going concern. She loves applying the principles of GTD to support her nomadic life and...
by Miles Seecharan
Ever seen a pinball machine? Great, then you’ll have a mental image of a metal ball pinging around under glass, side-to-side and up-and-down, flippers flipping and lights flashing for as long as you can stop it from disappearing down the hole. I sometimes use this odd...