218: Engage

The GTD® VSG discusses the Engage step of GTD® in this episode. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy

• OmniFocus

• Remember The Milk

• Evernote

• Essentialism by Greg McKeown

• The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington

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217: Ask The VSG

In this episode of Ask The VSG! we cover what to do when your beloved apps get changed or dropped and the impact of that on your GTD® workflow. We also talk about how to deal with project overload — especially when you can’t say no. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Newton - revived!

• Spark iOS

• Mailbird

• SaneBox

• MsgFiler for Apple Mail

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216: Using GTD To Work With Others

Don’t you wish everyone you work with was also practicing GTD®? In this episode of GTD® VSG, we talk about collaborating with others and using our GTD® systems to help make it easier.

Resources from the call:

• Manager Tools episode: Assign Work AND Reporting

• Boundaries by Henry Cloud

• FocusMate

• SaneBox

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215: Self Discipline

How do you keep up your GTD® system and right the wagon when the wheels have flown off? In this episode of GTD® VSG, we discuss strategies and techniques to help with that. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD Connect

• Getting Things Done® Episode #7 - Weekly Review

• Control Your Day

• Office 365

• Microsoft Planner

• Microsoft Flow

• IFTTT

• The Stories We Tell Ourselves by R. Scott Gornto

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214: How to Trust Your System

Do you trust your system? Listen to this episode for tips and tricks on how to trust your system and really stick with it. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• OmniFocus

• David Sparks Ninja Screencasts

• Remember The Milk

• Newton

• Trello

• Asana

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213: Reducing Drag

How do you reduce drag in your GTD® system? We share some our favorite tips and tricks on this call. Enjoy! 

Resources from the call:

• Left-handed Manilla File Folders

• Label Once File Folder Labels

• Color Psychology

  • Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

  • AIC model

• Asana

• Toggl

• Hazel 

• MacSparky Hazel Field Guide

• FileJuggler

• Alfred for Mac

• IFTTT

• Zapier

• Microsoft Flow

• MonkeyLearn

• Mike Williams Twitter Feed

• Super Better by Dr Jane McGonigal

• Level Up Your Life by Steve Kamb

• Game Frame by Aaron Dignon

• Organizing From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

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212: Establishing Flow

Getting into the flow... Today we talk about how we all maximize it and get things done. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD® Workflow Diagram

• Guided Natural Planning Model

• Guided Weekly Review

• Coffitivity

• "Your Playlist Can Change Your Life" by Galina Mindlin, Don DuRousseau, and Joseph Cardillo

• Brain.FM

• Spotify Playlists

• Newton’s 'Snooze to Desktop' function

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211: Perspective

Getting perspective can be hard, especially when you’re deep in the weeds. In this episode we talk about getting and keeping perspective and just how to do that. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD-Q Assessment

• Pomodoro Technique

• 18 Minutes by Peter Bregman

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210: Evernote

Do you use Evernote as part of your GTD system? You may want to consider it, if not! Hear how other GTDer’s are using it in this episode of the GTD® VSG. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Evernote

• The Secret Weapon

• Todoist

• Evernote Outlook plugin

• GTD® VSG Episode 107: Get Things Done in Evernote with Lilly Weisz

• One Note

• YouTube Red

• Evernote Learning database

• Evernote Essentials by Brett Kelly

• Carl Pullein YouTube Channel

• Jaime Rubin - Going Paperless

• Evernote Certified Consultants

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209: Accountability

In this episode, we chat about Accountability. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD® Friday Weekly Review Accountability Facebook Group

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