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How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

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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.

Apples, Bananas, Milk And Why Am I On Earth?

Apples, Bananas, Milk And Why Am I On Earth?

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Don’t you find it odd, that although nearly everyone has grasped the fact that using a calendar is a useful way to organise their time-based commitments and they use one regularly, including sending invites, syncing them between their computers and phones, checking...
Enigma Variations

Enigma Variations

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Enigma: a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand (see Weekly Review®) Variation: a different or distinct form or version of something First, I should mention that many people who tell me they can’t stick with a Weekly Review habit are also those...
Self-Help Tips For the Christmas Holiday Season

Self-Help Tips For the Christmas Holiday Season

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Todd Brown talks about how to use your Getting Things Done® (GTD®) system to help you get through the Christmas holiday season as friction-free as possible. Utilising the right tools and processes to keep you organised during this busy festive period will result in...
Hurry Hurry, Come for Your Curry

Hurry Hurry, Come for Your Curry

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Lamb jalfrezi, chicken korma, mutton biryani… while the rest of the world was going vegan last month (a.k.a. ‘Veganuary’), there was a defiant outbreak of meat-based curry-making taking place chez moi. The spark for these culinary adventures was the lovely new...
Creation and Completion with GTD

Creation and Completion with GTD

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As knowledge workers, it can be hard to grasp that our work is never going to be ‘done’. The idea is to be constructively engaged in our process of creation and completion. Some thoughts around how GTD® can help you optimise the flow of your work.
What Could Go Wrong?

What Could Go Wrong?

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No part of me is more English than my need for a regular cup of tea. So, with the end of the webinar that I’d been delivering close at hand, my attention was turning to a hard-earned cuppa. For this reason, perhaps, I was caught slightly off-guard by the excellent...
How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

How GTD Helps Reduce Stress (Podcast)

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In this episode, Todd Brown and Robert Peake discuss how GTD can help dramatically reduce stress levels, even in complex and challenging circumstances. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the Podcast
How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

Is GTD for Me? (Podcast)

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In this episode, Todd Brown and Robert Peake discuss where GTD can have the most impact, and the types of people who gravitate toward the methodology and have success with it. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the Podcast
How GTD is Different with David Allen (Podcast)

How GTD is Different with David Allen (Podcast)

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GTD is different than other approaches to personal and professional development in some fundamental ways. Join David Allen, creator of the methodology, in conversation with Todd Brown and Robert Peake. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the...
GTD & D&D Part II: How to Lead a Team of Dragon-Slayers

GTD & D&D Part II: How to Lead a Team of Dragon-Slayers

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I have a confession to make. I have been routinely engaging in conflict-resolution sessions with a group of creative, talented mid-career professionals. We have been collaborating on solutions to complicated, high-stakes problems by drawing on the unique strengths and...
How GTD is Different with David Allen (Podcast)

What GTD is Not (Podcast)

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In this episode, Todd Brown and Robert Peake discuss common misconceptions about GTD and lay to rest a few myths about the methodology. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the Podcast
How GTD is Different with David Allen (Podcast)

Your GTD Questions Answered (Podcast)

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In this episode, Todd Brown and Robert Peake answer questions from listeners about the nuts and bolts of making the GTD methodology work for them. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the Podcast
How GTD is Different with David Allen (Podcast)

GTD and Creativity with David Allen (Podcast)

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In this podcast, Todd Brown and Robert Peake are joined by GTD creator David Allen to discuss how the methodology can unleash creativity–even if you don’t identify as a “creative person”. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the...
How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

GTD for Teams, Part II (Podcast)

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In part two of this two-part series, Todd and Robert delve deeper into the practical aspects of supporting teams with GTD best practices. Click to play this episode Click here for Part I Subscribe to the Podcast
How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

GTD for Teams, Part I (Podcast)

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In this episode, Todd and Robert talk about how GTD can dramatically improve organisational and team effectiveness. Click to play this episode Click here for Part II Subscribe to the Podcast
How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

Sustaining GTD (Podcast)

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Todd and Robert discuss strategies for sustaining a GTD practice over the long term. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the Podcast
How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

The Higher Horizons of GTD (Podcast)

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In this episode Todd and Robert discuss the higher horizons of GTD, which can help create a sense of direction, purpose, and higher perspective. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the Podcast
How Software Can Both Help and Hinder Your Productivity (Video Podcast)

Engaging with Confidence (Podcast)

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In this episode, Todd and Robert talk about the final, critical phase of mastering workflow–choosing how to effectively engage, or simply “do”. Click to play this episode Subscribe to the Podcast