086: Special Guest: Lindsey Holmes

In this episode, we welcomed special guest, Lindsey C. Holmes. Recently named Evernote's new Small Business Ambassador, Lindsey is a passionate GTDer. She'll gave us us the inside scoop on how folks in small biz can use GTD, shared her expertise with Evernote, and much more.

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Lindsey's speaking guide with URLs mentioned in the call: http://lch.bz/K2M6mK
Evernote Small Business Forum- http://discussion.evernote.com/forum/112-small-business/
Qloudster.com - To request Beta Test

085: Getting to Inbox Zero

Love it or hate it, we're pretty much stuck with email. And inbox zero is touted as nirvana. But like unicorns, some doubt that inbox zero exists. Join us for a conversation about how to get your inbox under control and finally befriend that elusive unicorn. :)
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Websites mentioned in this episode:

Clear Context http://www.clearcontext.com/
The Secret Weapon http://www.thesecretweapon.org/
Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=6594
SaneBox http://www.sanebox.com/

084: Seeking Self-Employment Using GTD with Special Guest, Tracy Brisson

The Virtual Study Group welcomed guest presenter, Tracy Brisson (http://www.opportunitiesproject.com/). Tracy gave us the inside scoop on how to harness the power of GTD to move toward starting your own business and/or becoming self-employed.

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083: Back to the Basics: Prioritizing and Doing

Our popular series, Back to the Basics, returns! In this session, we talk about that all important and often really tough “Doing.” To prioritize or not to prioritize? Work in contexts? How do you get to the doing that really gets things done?

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082: Special Guest, Cal Newport

In this episode, we welcomed Study Hacks author and blogger, Cal Newport (www.calnewport.com). We talked about motivation, practice, difficulty, and acquiring rare and valuable skills. A must listen!

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081: Fixed Schedule Productivity

Tara shared her mashup of new processes that she's taken from Cal Newport's popular blog, Study Hacks. You'll learn about Fixed Schedule Productivity and how a new set of GTD contexts has changed how she gets things done. Join the conversation and learn some new methods! Download the podcast here.

Blog posts and other links mentioned during the call:
Tara's mind map of the entire "mashup" of methods: http://www.biggerplate.com/mindmaps/LzM3CjVJ/fixed-schedule-productivity
Susan Falcone writes about her experiments in Self Compassion here: http://www.poweringpossible.com/blog/the-surprising-results-of-my-year-long-practice-in-self-compassion/
Fixed Schedule Productivity: http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/15/fixed-schedule-productivity-how-i-accomplish-a-large-amount-of-work-in-a-small-number-of-work-hours/
The Productivity Purge: http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/10/10/the-einstein-principle-accomplish-more-by-doing-less/
Completion Centric Planning by Cal Newport: http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/18/the-art-of-the-finish-how-to-go-from-busy-to-accomplished/
Tara's blog post about burnout and putting together her new system: http://tararobinson.com/blog/2012/01/getting-off-the-rats-wheel.html

080: GTD and Kids

Got kids? Know someone who teaches school or interacts with young folks? Listen into our conversation about how to help kids learn GTD for school and life. From the very small to college age, everybody can learn methods to help them get important things, like growing up, done.

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079: New Year, New Toys

Happy New Year! As 2012 is getting underway, you may be playing with new toys that came your way over the holiday season. How do you make the most of that new iPad? Got a new smart phone? A Kindle? Some other gadget or goodie? In this call, we share the joy and talk about how to integrate new gadgets and tools into your GTD practice.

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Here are some of the tools and resources shared on the call:
FitBit: http://fitbit.com
Origami Workstation: http://www.amazon.com/Incase-Origami-Workstation-iPad-Black/dp/B004X355Y6
Gretchen's blog http://search4balance.com/wordpress/
Dan Stratton's styluses http://www.dwstratton.com/estore/#ecwid:category=1865005&mode=category&offset=0&sort=normal
Tricking-out Your OmniFocus Perspectives :: http://vimeo.com/19764661
David Sparks video series: http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/videos/ (see advanced tab for perspectives)
McSparky on Omnifocus Perspectives: http://www.macsparky.com/blog/2010/7/13/using-omnifocus-perspectives.html
DayOne: http://dayoneapp.com/
WritePad Pro http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writepad-pro/id318521158?mt=8