Making Your GTD® System Comprehensive (Video Podcast)
In this podcast episode, Todd and Robert discuss what it means to have a comprehensive system and what the benefits are.
Creating Focus In 2023 (Video Podcast)
In today’s podcast episode, Robert and Todd discuss creating more focus at the start of the new year, to help you achieve more with less stress.
GTD® And Others? (Video Podcast)
In this week’s podcast episode Robert and Todd discuss how to deal with the people in your life who do not follow GTD principles as part of their work-life balance.
GTD® And Humour (Video Podcast)
In today’s podcast episode, Todd and Robert discuss the lighter side of life, and the GTD® practice.
How Long Does It Take To Learn GTD®? (Video Podcast)
In our latest podcast episode, Todd and Robert discuss how long it takes to learn GTD and the fact that this is a journey.
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Back in the day I was a commuter. On the face of it the trip was a daily grind; from Manchester to Sheffield and back again by train over The Pennines – the ‘backbone’ of England – but in actual fact I loved it because it gave me a protected bubble of...Who Does GTD®? (Video Podcast)
Sometimes we get so caught up in our day-to-day work, simply ‘doing’, often over-busy and fighting fires – that we lose the bigger picture. We can often find ourselves being driven by the ‘latest and loudest’ rather than the things that will really help us achieve our bigger goals and objectives.
This loss of perspective is normal, but the Getting Things Done® (GTD®) Horizons of Focus model can help ensure that your daily work is aligned to big picture thinking – the higher-level values and your wider purpose.
Todd Brown and Robert Peake discuss the Horizons of Focus model and how it can be used to help drive your work, be guided by your purpose, and see the big picture in everything you do.
So You’ve Learned The Keyboard Shortcuts… Now What?
Keyboard shortcuts and productivity apps are great and will certainly aid you in becoming more efficient – but perhaps there is a key element missing to really take your productivity to the next...Filo-Email
Isn’t it odd that we talk of ‘being in front of our computers’, rather than our computers ‘being in front of us’? Does this turn of phrase indicate that we feel our computers are in the seat of power? I recently asked a prospective coaching client “what do you do for...Motivational Streaker
The approach is called ‘Getting Things Done®’. Some of those ‘things’ happen quickly and easily. Some are difficult and take much more patience and persistence. This two-part piece is about how to motivate yourself to go from twinkle in the eye to consistent progress...Words And Action – The Power Of A Common Language For Productivity (Video Podcast)
Sometimes we get so caught up in our day-to-day work, simply ‘doing’, often over-busy and fighting fires – that we lose the bigger picture. We can often find ourselves being driven by the ‘latest and loudest’ rather than the things that will really help us achieve our bigger goals and objectives.
This loss of perspective is normal, but the Getting Things Done® (GTD®) Horizons of Focus model can help ensure that your daily work is aligned to big picture thinking – the higher-level values and your wider purpose.
Todd Brown and Robert Peake discuss the Horizons of Focus model and how it can be used to help drive your work, be guided by your purpose, and see the big picture in everything you do.
Which Productivity Tool Is Best? That’s Up To You!
Today Todd discusses finding the right productivity tool for you and the basics you need to succeed with it.Don’t Look At Your Lists!
When we all started with GTD® we had to build our GTD system from scratch. This meant that you, like everyone, had to spend a lot of time with Capturing all your stuff, then Clarifying and Organising this into your tool of choice. These first three steps can therefore...Are You Being Bullied By Your Inbox? (Video Podcast)
Sometimes we get so caught up in our day-to-day work, simply ‘doing’, often over-busy and fighting fires – that we lose the bigger picture. We can often find ourselves being driven by the ‘latest and loudest’ rather than the things that will really help us achieve our bigger goals and objectives.
This loss of perspective is normal, but the Getting Things Done® (GTD®) Horizons of Focus model can help ensure that your daily work is aligned to big picture thinking – the higher-level values and your wider purpose.
Todd Brown and Robert Peake discuss the Horizons of Focus model and how it can be used to help drive your work, be guided by your purpose, and see the big picture in everything you do.
Is Your Work-Life Balance Optimal?
This blog is shaped by the fact we are in Mental Health Awareness Month. I was struck when I attended the 2019 MadWorld Summit, by their memorable event tag line: “We all have Mental Health”. I’m reminded of this when I’m explaining to people about Horizon 2: Areas of...Ring The Alarm
In his book ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Japan’, Pico Iyer describes something unusual that happened on Japanese television during coverage of an important baseball game; “In the final game of the Japan Series, with the entire seven-month season on the line, suddenly, in...Never Decreasing Circles
I’ve been reading a book on human movement concurrently with a book on the lives of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. The rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of a productivity expert, for sure. These days, the fittest of us get something like 300 minutes – or 6 hours – of movement...Tips For A Productive Summer
Todd Brown provides some useful tips about how to make the most of summer by using the time to get more productive. It’s an opportunity for you to review your organisational system, your lists, your tools, and your processes for work. ...How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)
Software is a permanent fixture for many of us, and while we often implement software platforms to enhance our productivity, it can in fact hinder it. Robert Peake, GTD® veteran who has an extensive background in software and technology, talks with Todd Brown about how best to navigate software platforms to support your GTD practice and overall productivity.
Is Your Mindset Getting In The Way Of Your Success? (Video Podcast)
In our latest Change Your Game with GTD® podcast, Robert Peake and Todd Brown discuss how the Getting Things Done® methodology can help when returning to normal life post lockdown.
Coming Out Of Lockdown With The Help Of GTD (Video Podcast)
In our latest Change Your Game with GTD® podcast, Robert Peake and Todd Brown discuss how the Getting Things Done® methodology can help when returning to normal life post lockdown.
Having Fun with GTD (Video Podcast)
In our latest Change Your Game with GTD® podcast, we discuss having fun with the Getting Things Done® methodology.
Calendar Use… And Abuse (Video Podcast)
In our latest Change Your Game with GTD® podcast, we discuss the use – and abuse – of calendars, and cover the best practices of calendar and diary management using the Getting Things Done® methodology.