345: Jumping Back In

Coming back is hard. Michelle's COVID brain fog sparked this one, and we dive into jumping back into GTD® after time away, whether that's a sick week, a vacation, or falling off the wagon entirely. We share tricks for taming the email backlog, doing a mind sweep, setting up out-of-office rules, and leaning into your GTD® strengths instead of your weaknesses. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Post-it® App (for capturing paper notes digitally)

• Clear (the swipe-based to-do app one participant uses for on-the-fly lists)

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329: Cleaning Up Your System

Every so often we experience a bit of friction with our task management system. What causes this? What signs can you look for that your system needs a bit of a clean up? What things might you need to look to clean up? On this episode we share our experiences over the years with what we look for and triggers us to do a clean up. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Getting Things Done® Podcast

• Todoist

• OmniFocus

• Evernote

• OmniFocus Ninja Screencasts by David Sparks

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312: Boundaries

In this episode we discuss boundaries and how we use GTD® to help us manage them. So many great insights in this conversation! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• Getting Things Done® Podcast Episode #11 - GTD at the Executive Level

• 25 Productivity Tips by Augusto Pinaud

• Jeff Su YouTube Inbox Zero

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309: Experience with GTD®

In this episode we share our experiences with practicing the GTD® methodology through the years. The benefits we've experienced, the things we love about it, some of the tweaks we've made over time, and why we've stuck with it. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• Nested Folders podcast

• Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World by David Allen, Mike Williams, and Mark Wallace

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303: Routines

In this episode we talk about routines and how they can be used to help us be more productive and engaged. Lots of great tips and tricks in this one! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Bullet Journal

• Carl Pullein - End of Day review

• Zac Efron Down to Earth, water episode

• High Performance Planner by Brendon Burchard

• Gratitude Journal

• Secret Code of Success by Noah St John

• GTD Friday Weekly Review Accountability Group

• Weekly Review Accountability Party (WRAP)

• Levenger 5-Year Journal

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299: How to Keep Your System Fresh

This episode is filled with a bunch of great ideas on how to keep your GTD® system fresh! Enjoy!

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293: 4,000 Weeks

Inspired by the book 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, we discuss the idea of finitude and how that impacts our lives and our systems. How do we achieve mind like water and a level of stress-free productivity? How do we find more balance in our lives? Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• 4000 Weeks: Time Mangement for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

• The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman

• Guardian Oliver Burkeman Column

• Todoist

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• Getting Things Done® Podcast

• Time Off by John Fitch and Max Frenzel

• Ready For Anything by David Allen

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276: Spring Cleaning Your System

In this episode we talk about cleaning up our systems - spring cleaning and even declaring bankruptcy on our systems and starting over. So many great insights! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD at the Executive Level Dr Deb Smith-Hemphill, Getting Things Done podcast episode

• Eric Mack’s Lotus Notes eproductivity system

• One Note

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274: Mindfulness: Being Present

In this episode we talk about mindfulness and being present in our worlds. We dive into what causes the friction to take you out of mindfulness and tips on how to get back to being mindful. We take a bit of a journey on this one. I think you'll love it!

Resources from the call:

• SaneBox (I've been using SaneBox personally since 2011, so I highly recommend it! 🙂)

• 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Method

• Wim Hof Method

• Peace is Every Step - The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh

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254: GTD® and Extraordinary Times

GTD® is the art of stress-free productivity. And, we’re finding that that couldn’t be more true at this time in our world. GTD® is providing a bit of grounding in a time of major upheaval for many. We talk about that and how we’re using our systems to find some normal in an abnormal time.

Resources from the call:

• #iPad Only by Augusto Pinaud and Michael Sliwinski

• Guided Mindsweep Using iOS Shortcuts App from Rosemary Orchard

• Dimensions of Wellness

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