352: Inbox Zero

How do you keep Inbox Zero when the email just keeps coming? We dug into what it really means in practice, why your in-tray may matter even more than your email inbox, and how to make clarifying and organizing feel less like a slog with a little gamification. Lots of great stuff! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal (Amazon)

• Boomerang (the Chrome extension from Baydin, the company behind The Email Game)

• Pandemic (the cooperative board game)

• Microsoft Outlook (the emoji reactions in 365)

• Evernote

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343: Daily GTD - What It’s Really Like

What does GTD® really look like on a messy, real-life day? In this episode we get honest about the ebbs and flows, the pull to reorganize your whole system when things get crazy, and why reprocessing your stuff (rather than rebuilding it) is usually what actually helps. Some great insights that might help tweak your own system. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

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

• The Nokbox

• David Allen's Productive Living newsletter

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341: Digital Reference - Engagement on Projects of Different Sizes

How do you keep your digital reference straight when some projects are just you and others involve a whole team? John brought us this one, and we dug into where reference should live, the hard lines between project and general reference, and how to keep everyone in the loop without doing the work twice. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Team: Getting Things Done with Others

• Evernote

• Todoist

• OmniFocus

• NotePlan

• Dropbox

• Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Sheets

• Microsoft 365 (OneDrive and SharePoint)

• Smartsheet

• FastTrack Schedule (AEC Software)

• Microsoft Project

• Basecamp

• Jira and Confluence

• Asana

• Teamwork

• Apple Universal Control (the "continuity" trick for sharing a keyboard and mouse between Mac and iPad)

• Zapier or IFTTT (for the automation logging completed tasks to a Google Sheet)

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339: Working With Others

This episode, we dive into the unique challenges that arise when applying GTD in team settings. How do you stay organized when your outcomes depend on others? We explore strategies for better communication, accountability, and shared focus. With David Allen and Edward Lamont's book Team: Getting Things Done with Others, we discuss the big questions it raises about group productivity.

Resources from the call:

• Team: Getting Things Done With Others by David Allen & Ed Lamont

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

• Getting Things Done Workbook, The: 10 Moves to Stress-free Productivity, by David Allen and Brandon Hall

• GTD® Podcast Episode 279: David and Ed talk about Team

• Ed Lamont - Next Actions Associates

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337: Too Many Things

How do you deal when you have too many things coming at you? In this episode, we talked about the overwhelm of too many things and how to get out of indecision mode. There must have been something in the air because we were all feeling it. Enjoy!

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326: Tickler Files

An interesting topic for today's call. Tickler files. In this episode we talk about how we've adapted tickler files to work in our digitial systems. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• OmniFocus

• Todoist

• Getting Things Done "The Ticker File"

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325: Inbox Zero

Everyone's favorite topic -- Inbox Zero! In this episode we talk about our inboxes, and what's not an inbox. Also some thoughts on the GTD set up for email with Actions and Waiting For folders. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Evernote

• Pleexy

• Todoist

• OmniFocus

• GTD® Getting Email Under Control

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306: GTD® on the Go

So now that we are getting back to normal(ish)... we're looking at how we engage with GTD® while we're on the go and some of the logistics around that. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Drafts

• Apple reminders

• If This Then That (IFTTT)

• Zapier

• Evernote

• Apple Watch

• Alexa

• Apple Notes

• Google Reminders

• Omnifocus Siri Integration

• Manager Tools

• Bullet Journal

• SMS Backup+ app for Android > Gmail

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294: Struggles When Starting GTD®

Starting up a GTD® system can be daunting. And there's lots of stuff we learn how to do better as we continue our practice over time. In this episode, we cover a bunch of our experiences and what we've learned as we've refined our systems. Tons of helpful insights! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• GTD Weekly Review®

• GTD® Threefold Nature of Work

• GTD® Next Actions

• David Allen on GTD® and Dealing with Interruptions

• Getting Things Done® Podcast

• Full Focus planner

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287: Checklists

This episode is all about checklists!!! Such a great listen! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Checklist Manifesto, The by Atul Gawande

• GTD® Weekly Review Checklist

• GTD® Incomplete Trigger List

• Organizing From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

• Curt Clifton OmniFocus Scripts

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