237: GTD Summit 2019 Day Two Recap

This is the recap for Day Two of the #GTDSummit which happened in Amsterdam in June 2019.

The theme of the Summit from David Allen:

• The strategic value of space

• There are no problems, only projects

Again, there was way too much content in the Summit to cover in an hour recap, but we did our best. 😉 Enjoy!!

Resources from the call:

• gtdsummit.com Official website of the #GTDSummit.

• http://coda.io/gtdsummit (This was the events “app” and has great summaries of the presentations and bios of the speakers.)

• Build Your Omnifocus by Ryan Dotson & Rosemary Orchard

• Guided Mindsweep Using iOS Shortcuts App from Rosemary Orchard

• Automators 27: Shortcuts in iOS 13 - Diving into the Deep End!

• Next Action Associates, Certified International Partner of David Allen Company in the UK and Ireland.

• Holacracy.org - Self-management Practice for Organizations

• Holocracy by Brian J. Robertson

• Getting Things Done podcast - Episode 39: GTD & Holacracy

• Getting Things Done podcast - Episode 41: David Allen Talks with General Randall Fullhart

• Sabri Eryigit of Next Action Partners, Germany

• Tom Thomison, former co-founder of HolacracyOne and now of Dwarfs and Giants

• Brave New Work by Aaron Dignan

• Breaking Rank: How to lead change when yesterday’s stories limit today’s choices by Steven Coutinho

• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

• Smarter Faster Better: The transformative power of real productivity by Charles Duhigg

• GTD For Teens by David Allen, Mike Williams, and Mark Wallace

• Mark Wallace - Elementary School Children are “Getting Things Done” article

• Equipping the next generation to conquer overload and distraction | Mark Wallace | TEDxEdina

• David Allen’s #UltimateGTDApp Challenge

• Emily Gregory of Vital Smarts

• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Paterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler

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236: GTD Summit 2019 Day One Recap

So the #GTDSummit 2019 just happened in Amsterdam. And, WOW, was it awesome!

By popular request, we’re doing a recap of the summit. In this episode we cover much of Day One of the Summit. We’ll cover Day Two in the next episode. There was way too much content in the Summit to cover in an hour, but we did our best. 😉 Enjoy!!

The theme of the Summit from David Allen:

• The strategic value of space

• There are no problems, only projects

Resources from the call:

• gtdsummit.com Official website of the #GTDSummit.

• http://coda.io/gtdsummit (This was the events “app” and has great summaries of the presentations and bios of the speakers, including the ones we didn’t cover.)

• Marshall Goldsmith’s daily questions spreadsheet

• Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith

• Trap Tales by David Covey & Stephan M Mardyks

• Focus AAN/UIT by Mark Tigchelaar

• Default Mode Network

• Busy by Tony Crabbe

• Brainchains by Theo Compernolle

• David Arnoux’s GrowthTribe.io

• Eric Anderson Space Adventures

• When by Daniel Pink

• Workarounds by Russell Bishop

• GTD for Teens by Mark Wallace, Mike Williams, and David Allen

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235: Working With Fear

Fear can stop you in your tracks. It can hide in your projects and your next actions. It can be lurking in your higher horizons. In this episode we really dive into fear and talk about how to recognize it, see it for what it is, and how to work with it. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Journaling

• Mind Sweep

• Horizons of Focus

• Natural Planning Model

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234: Trusted System Failure

Sometimes our systems fail. It could be user error, it could be technology, it could be an unexpected emotional landmine. The VSG dives in and tries to tackle system failure head on. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Unschedule, The by Dr Neil Fiore

• TED Talks

• Brain.fm

• If This Then That

• Zapier

• Last Pass

• 1Password

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233: Someday/Maybe

What does Someday/Maybe really mean? Is it Someday? Maybe? In this episode we re-examine Someday/Maybe and dive into how we set up our systems around our Someday/Maybes. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• OmniFocus

• Evernote

• David Sparks Omnifocus Field Guide

• Bullet Journal by Ryder Carroll

• Levenger Circa binders

• Amazon Wish List

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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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