( Print | Ebook | Audiobook) What I Like About the Book It is possible to be effectively doing while you are delightfully being, in your ordinary workday world. ” David Allen, Getting Things Done Stress. Anxiety. Rush. Busyness. Overwhelm. Do you experience any of those sensations in your life? I know I do. Getting Things Done by David [Continue Reading]
How to Dramatically Boost Your Productivity Using the 2-Minute Rule
If the next action can be done in two minutes or less, do it when you first pick up the item … Even if the item is not a ‘high priority’ one, do it now if you’re ever going to do it at all.” David Allen, Getting Things Done, This rule is one of those [Continue Reading]
The Collection Habit – How to Get Everything Off Your Mind
In order for your mind to let go of the lower-level task of trying to hang on to everything, you have to know that you have truly captured everything that might represent something you have to do, and at some point in the near future you will process and review all of it.” David Allen, [Continue Reading]
The List of 10: My Weekly System for Getting Priorities Done
UPDATE 3/2/2019: I currently switched from a “List of 10” to a “List of 5.” I found that less is more when trying to get things done. So, everything else in this article will be the same except that number! I adapted my own weekly system for productivity and time management from the awesome book, Getting Things [Continue Reading]
Time Management is Dead – Do This Instead
And the common complaint that ‘I don’t have time to _____’ (fill in the blank) is understandable because many projects seem overwhelming – and are overwhelming because you can’t do a project at all! You can only do an action related to it … I have found that lack of time is not the major [Continue Reading]
5 To-Do Lists That Keep Me Sane
If you’ve read my Newsletter for long, you know that I get a lot of my personal productivity system from David Allen’s great book, Getting Things Done. Of all the key takeaways from the book, none has been bigger than a simple reorganization of my to-do lists. I’m sure you’ve used to-do lists before. Isn’t [Continue Reading]