Productivity Isn’t About Getting Things Done (Video Podcast) Ep. 70
In this episode Robert and Todd share insights about what it actually means to be productive and how you can assess your own productivity levels. Going forward we will also be changing the format into short coaching sessions with guests on each episode. watch time:...How To Organise The Life You Want In 2024 (Video Podcast) Ep. 69
In today’s episode, Robert and Todd discuss new beginnings and how to effectively reflect back and look forward to create the experiences and life you want in 2024. watch time: 23:10 mins Subscribe to the Podcast [music] 0:00:05.2 Robert Peake: So, welcome...Do You Really Not Have Time For GTD? (Video Podcast) Ep. 68
Many people believe that GTD® is just more work that they are already too busy for. But this thinking may be limiting your effectiveness. watch time: 26:30 mins Subscribe to the Podcast [music] 0:00:00.6 Todd Brown: Hello everyone, and welcome to another Change Your...Give Me Back My Comfort Zone: Embracing GTD® In An Uncertain World
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...Sing When You’re Winning
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...Lessons Learned From Using GTD® To Have A Completely Unplugged Holiday
est. reading time: 7 mins During Stress Awareness month many of us – especially parents and teachers – will be planning to travel alone or with our families in an attempt to relax and unwind. I’m just back from 6 days abroad with my wife and children,...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.
Is Your Laundry Basket Half Empty Or Half Full?
Do you put on a load as soon as there are enough dirty clothes or do you wait until you run out of clean clothes? Do you do things when you can or when the red alert is flashing that the final deadline is right here? Consider your laundry basket as a Next Actions List...From Quietly Quitting To Simply Stopping
The weather wasn’t the only thing that was especially hot this Summer; so was the debate on social media as #QuietQuitting went viral and raged like a forest fire. ‘Quiet quitting’ is a phrase coined in a TikTok video that argued for an end to the kind of endemic...GTD: Craftsmanship For Knowledge Workers
Can the concepts of craftsmanship be applied to knowledge workers?...Testing The Boundaries Of … Idleness?
Have you ever asked yourself why you actually want to be more productive?An Expensive Time Peace
I thought my last post had settled it. I’d made the point about the value of investing in yourself and your people. Readers would get it, change their behaviour, job done. A few days later some feedback came in: Dear Ed, A great post with little or nothing to...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.Living The Dream
As the bank holidays disappear in the rear-view mirror here in the UK, a public holiday that we don’t get will be celebrated in the United States in a few days – Martin Luther King day. As my calendar reminded me about this recently I realised that there’s a line from...Haagen Dazs-ipline
Towards the end of nearly every seminar I lead, someone says a version of the following: “Okay, this all makes sense. I can see that this is the way that I should be working. But I’ll need a lot of discipline to keep it up”. I think there are two opinions expressed in...Burnout – GTD As Vaccine And Antidote
“We help our clients get more of the right things done, with less stress.” There are more poetic, and more nuanced versions, but the above is the most succinct summary of our work I’ve been able to find. Twelve years ago, when we set up the business, most of our...What Kinds Of Stress Can GTD Help With?
Stress is a big concern on the topic of mental health, and today Todd discusses what kinds of stress you might be facing that GTD® can help with.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...Why Practicing GTD Feels So Therapeutic
Let’s kick-off with mental health awareness month and discuss the therapeutic benefits of GTD®.Does Mental Health And Safety Need A New Standard?
What happens when you hear the words ‘Health and Safety’? I’ll wager there’s maybe an involuntary eye-roll, or images in your head of jobsworth colleagues in a high-vis vest putting signs around a spillage. Of course, we all grudgingly recognise the role that Health...My GTD® Bromance with my Future Self
I know this great guy–lots of potential, very well-intentioned, full of interesting ideas. I like him a lot. But he’s a bit of a fixer-upper really. He forgets things. He gets distracted. In short, he just needs a good companion to help set him up for...Is GTD Time Management? (Video Podcast)
While Getting Things Done® (GTD®) may not officially be regarded as ‘time management’, being able to manage your time well is a prerequisite for an effective GTD practice.
Todd Brown and Robert Peake take a deeper look at the aspects of time management that contribute to better work and life management.