232: Renegotiations

We all have to renegotiate at times — tasks, projects, agreements, commitments, etc. Join us for this chat on renegotiations of all sorts. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Toggl

• RescueTime

• Instant

• Harvest

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231: Breathing New Life Into Your System

Does your system need a breath of new life or resuscitation? The VSG shares how they tackle this when it’s needed. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Bullet Journal by Ryder Carroll

• Evernote

• Remember the Milk

• Omnifocus

• Marvin

• Readdle for Spark on Android

• Trello

• Gmail

• Amazon Wishlist

• Grocery IQ

• Learn OmniFocus

• Drafts

• CommonMark

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Apologies, my phone connection appears to have been really bad on this one.  

230: Spring Cleaning

Sometimes our systems need a spring cleaning, or just a little TLC to remove friction. In this episode we dive into our best tips and tricks for this. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Fujitsu ScanSnap

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

• Getting Things Done® Podcast

• Flylady

• Coach.me

• Home Routines app

• The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling

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229: Time Blocking

Can time blocking, time chunking, or time stacking help you get things done more efficiently or effectively? We dive into the subject on this episode of GTD® VSG. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• FocusMate

• Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

• The Unschedule by Dr Neil Fiore

• Essentialism by Greg McKeown

• Calendly

• ScheduleOnce

• Doodle

• LettuceMeet

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228: Read Later, Etc.

How do you manage all your read later, watch later, consume later type stuff, like articles, videos, podcasts, periodicals, subscriptions, blogs, webinars? We talk about our favorite ways on this episode of the GTD® VSG. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Pocket

• Evernote

• Feedly

• Feedly Pro

• Amazon Prime Wishlist/Watchlist

• Netflix

• Google Play Movies

• Reel Good

• Go Watch It

• Just Watch

• The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman

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227: Project Reference & Support Materials

Project Support Materials. Everyone has a different way of handling this all important piece of the GTD® puzzle. The VSG shares how they do it with their systems. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Evernote

• One Note

• TaskClone & Google Calendar

• TaskClone & Evernote

• Evernote Calendar Integration via Cronofy

• Basecamp

• Asana

• Slack

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226: Waiting For

Waiting For is such an important part of the GTD® Methodology. In this episode, we share our tips and tricks for managing Waiting For for ourselves and others. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Outlook

• Streak in Gmail

• Braintoss app

• Followup.cc

• Curt Clifton OmniFocus Scripts

• Nudge feature in G-Suite

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225: Higher Horizons

Big goals and life changes… the thing of Higher Horizons! We deep dive into this topic on this episode. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Start With Why by Simon Sinek

• Find Your Why by Simon Sinek, David Mead, and Peter Docker

• The Desire Map by Danielle Laporte

• Making It All Work by David Allen

• The 8th Habit Covey by Dr. Stephen R. Covey

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

• Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

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224: Year End Review and Higher Horizons

The end of year is a great time to reflect and plan for the next year. It’s also the perfect time to revisit, and possibly reimagine, your higher horizons. We talk about this and more in this episode of the GTD® VSG. Enjoy!  

Resources from the call:

• Making It All Work by David Allen

• The 8th Habit by Dr. Stephen R. Covey

• Start with Why by Simon Sinek

• Find Your Why by Simon Sinek, David Mead, and Peter Docker

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223: System Tweaks

Sometimes our systems need a little tweak. Sometimes they don’t. We dive into the topic on this episode of the GTD® VSG. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD® Weekly Review Checklist

• GTD® Friday Weekly Review Accountability Facebook Group

• Commit30

• Reminders app on iPhone

• Circa binder

• Leuchtturm 1917 Notebooks - dot matrix

• Bullet Journal

• Remember The Milk

• The Twelve Week Year by Brain P. Moran and Michael Lennington

• Pilot Eraseable Pen

• Making It All Work by David Allen

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey

• The 8th Habit Covey by Dr. Stephen R. Covey

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Apologies for the sound quality on this one!