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Our GTD podcasts are here to support you at every stage of your GTD practice. You will hear interviews with people from all walks of life about their journey with GTD, from beginners to those who have been at it for years. The podcasts include personal and professional stories, as well as practical tips about GTD systems for desktop and mobile, using apps and paper. Start listening now and you'll be well on your way to stress-free productivity.

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Ep. 209: Dave Edwards inter...

05.31.2023

Rather than asking about the nuts and bolts of the GTD methodology, Dave asks David about his journey developing GTD, his creative pursuits, and what he's working on at present. You can listen to the entire conversation from November 2020 ...

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05.31.2023 Ep. 209: Dave Edwards interviews David Allen Rather than asking about the nuts and bolts of the GTD methodology, Dave asks David about his journey developing GTD, his creative pursuits, and what he's working on at present. You can listen to the entire conversation from November 2020 ...
05.23.2023 Ep. 208: David Allen talks with Brandon Hensinger David Allen has a fascinating talk with Brandon Hensinger, Founder and CEO of Avrio Genetics. Brandon has started various companies, from rock climbing to pharmaceuticals. He has a passion for taking startups or small companies and growing them fast. Along ...
05.16.2023 Ep. 207: Productive Use of Microsoft OneNote Learn how to get the most out of Microsoft® OneNote® for managing your projects and reference. This webinar will cover: Understanding the key features and functions Using OneNote to manage projects (individual or shared) Integrating OneNote with Outlook Tasks, Email, ...
05.09.2023 Ep. 206: David Allen talks with Greg Shepard David describes Greg Shepard as a lifelong learner on steroids. When you hear Greg talk about all that he has done, and still plans to do, you'll understand how that description fits. He has a history of taking on a ...
05.02.2023 Ep. 205: David Allen talks with Kevin Kelly David Allen has a wide-ranging talk with Kevin Kelly about many aspects of technology. Kevin's new book, Excellent Advice for Living, will be available in May. They discuss artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, and more. Kevin has a long association with technology ...
04.25.2023 Ep. 204: David Allen talks with Roy Whitten and Scott Roy Join David Allen for a conversation with Roy Whitten and Scott Roy. Their just-published book is Decision Intelligence Selling. It's not just for those in sales, but for anyone who realizes that persuading and motivating others is part of life. ...
04.19.2023 Ep. 203: Slice of GTD Life with Sebastian Feiler Sebastian Feiler is a GTD enthusiast who is based in Germany. By profession he is a lawyer, and he thinks that lawyers in general would greatly benefit from applying the GTD methodology. Because Sebastian finds value in sharing about GTD ...
04.11.2023 Ep. 202: 5 GTD App Design Principles Creator of the second-best productivity tool for GTD, Eric Mack is grounded in GTD and knowledge management. David Allen and John Forrister recently talked with Eric about his five principles of productivity software design, in the hope that it might ...
04.04.2023 Ep. 201: David Allen in Conversation with Kevin Wilde David Allen has reconnected with Kevin Wilde, for a discussion about learning, leadership, and coachability. Kevin describes how he heard about GTD, and his success with making it a part of the culture at General Mills. His mission in the ...
03.28.2023 Ep 200: David Allen in conversation with Daniel Levitin David Allen interviewed Daniel Levitin several years ago after the publication of The Organized Mind. In this interview, David talks with Daniel about his new book, Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives. They begin ...
03.21.2023 Ep. 199: Slice of GTD Life with Richard Medcalf Richard Medcalf consults with C-level executives about leadership and strategy. The company he founded is Xquadrant. In this interview, he discusses how he learned about GTD, and his tools and practices. He also introduces thought-provoking principles and questions for leaders. ...
03.14.2023 Ep. 198: Slice of GTD Life with Josiah Ronco Josiah Ronco is a touring guitar technician who also has two other careers, repairing guitars and managing real estate. He uses OmniFocus as a list manager, Evernote for reference, and the Mac OS calendar for managing date-specific and time-specific information. ...
03.07.2023 Ep. 197: Slice of GTD Life with Tamara McLendon Tamara McLendon is the personification of a high achiever who adopts GTD to achieve even more. In this interview, she describes her journey from working for others to growing her own business. Along the way, she began implementing GTD, and ...
02.28.2023 Ep 196: David Allen interviews Dan Greenleaf As you listen to David's interview with Dan Greenleaf, you'll hear a theme of service in his present and past work. He is currently the CEO of Providence Service Corporation, following work in several other large healthcare services companies. Prior ...
02.21.2023 Ep 195: Managing Projects 6 Part 6 of many – David Allen and his senior staff share the GTD best practices and models for seamlessly managing your projects. There are bonus materials that include a rich set of PDF handouts and the GTD Live recording ...
02.14.2023 Ep 194: Managing Projects 5 Part 5 of many - David Allen and his senior staff share the GTD® best practices and models for seamlessly managing your projects. There are bonus materials that include a rich set of PDF handouts and the GTD Live recording ...
02.08.2023 Ep 193: Slice of GTD Life with Jim Small We have a delightful Slice of GTD Life interview for you, with Jim Small. He's a professor of pathology at Rocky Vista University, and self-confessed "science nerd." In addition to his background in medicine, he has studied computer programming, which ...
01.31.2023 Ep 192: David Allen talks with Bruce Fetzer Bruce Fetzer took a productivity training with David Allen in the 1980s. Since then he has been applying what he learned. His work with the John E. Fetzer Memorial Trust has been his major focus in the last few years. ...
01.25.2023 Ep 191: GTD for Educators Join us for a discussion of how two educators apply the GTD methodology. Erik Johnson teaches high school in Chicago, and David Drake is a professor of microbiology at the University of Iowa. They both have a passion for teaching, ...
01.18.2023 Ep. 190: David Allen and Eric Mack on the Ultimate GTD App At the GTD Summit, David Allen briefly shared a vision of the ultimate GTD app which consists of 19 pages of hand-drawn drafts of the screens he would want to use. To expand on that topic, we recorded David talking ...
01.11.2023 Ep 189: David Allen talks with Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly calls himself a "packager of ideas" and a "predictor of the present." Both of those are in evidence as Kevin talks with David about range of ideas. Kevin is a co-founder of Wired magazine, where his title is ...
01.04.2023 Ep 188: David Allen talks with Dan Pardi With a PhD in sleep science, Dan Pardi has plenty to say about the relationship between sleep and productivity. In this wide-ranging interview, David Allen talks with Dan about how sleep, rest, and mental acuity affect productivity. Dan's approach is ...
12.27.2022 Ep 187: Slice of GTD Life with Keri Hobert Dr. Keri Hobert has worked for several community health organizations, and is currently with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in Denver. Her GTD journey began around 2012 with a search for a list manager. She has tried Things, Nirvana, ...
12.20.2022 Ep 186: GTD® Weekly Review 5 Part 5 of 5 – Over 2½ hours of expert coaching advice to support you in this key GTD practice. Features David Allen and his senior coaching team. Topics covered include: – Coaching on what to do to get clear, ...
12.13.2022 Ep 185: GTD® Weekly Review 4 Part 4 of 5 – Over 2½ hours of expert coaching advice to support you in this key GTD® practice. Features David Allen and his senior coaching team. Topics covered include: – Coaching on what to do to get clear, ...
12.07.2022 Ep 184: Andy Hickman discusses Allen and Aquinas Andy Hickman is a theologian who came up with fascinating intersections among David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology and the philosophies of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. In particular, he describes ways that the 5 steps of GTD align with Aquinas's ...
11.30.2022 Ep 183: David Allen talks with Justin Hale of Crucial Learning Part 2 of 3 – David Allen talks with GTD® trainer Justin Hale about his journey with GTD®. Justin notes that the journey includes cultivating self-awareness about our habits. He emphasizes the importance of deliberate practice to change behaviors. More ...
11.23.2022 Ep 182: GTD® Live – pt 18 Part 18 of 18 – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will ...
11.16.2022 Ep 181: GTD® Live - pt 17 Part 17 of many – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will ...
11.09.2022 Ep 180: The Value of Alone Time David Allen talks about the value he gets, and that you can get, by taking a few minutes for reflection at the end of the day.
11.01.2022 Ep 179: David Allen talks with Justin Hale of Crucial Learning Part 1 of 3 - David Allen talks with GTD® trainer Justin Hale about his journey with GTD®. Justin notes that the journey includes cultivating self-awareness about our habits. He emphasizes the importance of deliberate practice to change behaviors. More ...
10.25.2022 Ep 178: GTD® Live – pt 16 Part 16 of many – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will ...
10.18.2022 Ep 177: David Allen talks with Sharad Mathur Where you work affects how you work. Listen as David Allen talks with Sharad Mathur, the founder of Lewis Office, about how environmental design affects our productivity. To enhance productivity and provide good ergonomics, Sharad believes that an office needs ...
10.11.2022 Ep 176: GTD® Success Factors – pt 3 In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to review when and ...
10.04.2022 Ep 174: GTD® Success Factors – pt 2 In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to review when and ...
09.27.2022 Ep. 174: GTD® Success Factors - pt 1 Critical Success Factors In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to ...
09.20.2022 Ep. 173: Balance Due David talks about keeping track of balances due, and the importance of having a complete inventory of your projects and next actions in order to say yes or no to new requests.
09.13.2022 Ep. 172 - Slice of GTD® Life with Jennifer Ladd-Lively Jennifer Ladd-Lively demonstrates why "the better you get, the better you'd better get." As her responsibilities have increased, she has modified her system from what she calls the brute force method, to a combination of digital and paper that handles ...
09.06.2022 Ep. 171 - David Allen on the Three Cs David Allen talks about the three Cs of effective systems -- Consistent, Current, and Context-driven.
08.30.2022 Ep. 170: 3 Days to Clarity – pt 3 Part 3 of 3 – 3 Days to Clarity In this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and ...
08.23.2022 Ep. 169: 3 Days to Clarity – pt 2 Part 2 of 3 – 3 Days to Clarity In this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and ...
08.16.2022 Ep. 168: 3 Days to Clarity 1 Part 1 of 3 - 3 Days to Clarity In this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and ...
08.10.2022 Ep. 167 - Slice of GTD Life with Tim Howes Tim Howes manages to have a sense of humor, and be an involved, caring parent, even while he juggles concurrent careers in higher education, real estate renovation, and business acquisition. As you listen, you'll find out why the Natural Planning ...
08.02.2022 Ep 166: GTD® Live – pt 15 Part 15 of many – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will ...
07.26.2022 Ep. 165: GTD® Live – pt 14 Part 14 of many – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will ...
07.19.2022 Ep. 164: GTD® Live – pt 13 Part 13 of many – GTD® Live is the audio version of David Allen’s complete two-day seminar that brings you the powerful principles of Getting Things Done®, including the Mastering Workflow, Managing Projects & Priorities models. Recorded live, this will ...
07.13.2022 Ep. 163: David Allen talks with Jason Atwood Jason Atwood has built GTD into his company from the start. Listen as he shares with David Allen about starting Arkus, a Salesforce consulting firm, well after his own GTD practice was on a solid foundation. Beyond encouraging his employees ...
07.05.2022 Ep. 162: GTD® Weekly Review 3 Part 3 of 5 - Over 2½ hours of expert coaching advice to support you in this key GTD® practice. Features David Allen and his senior coaching team. Topics covered include: - Coaching on what to do to get clear, ...
06.28.2022 Ep. 161: David Allen talks with Paul Akers Join David Allen for a wide-ranging talk with Paul Akers. You'll learn that when Paul refers to himself as a carpenter, it's quite an understatement. He's a master woodworker (watch the video version to fully appreciate this), who also founded ...
06.21.2022 Ep. 160: GTD® Weekly Review 2 Part 2 of 5 – Over 2½ hours of expert coaching advice to support you in this key GTD® practice. Features David Allen and his senior coaching team. Topics covered include: – Coaching on what to do to get clear, ...

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