GTD coach Meg Edwards unpacks one of David Allen's most powerful ideas: your stress and feelings of guilt isn't coming from having too much to do, it's coming from broken agreements with yourself. Drawing from Chapter 11 of Getting Things Done, page 244, Meg breaks down why this distinction matters and what to do about it.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
 👉 Why "too much to do" is never the source of your anxiety
 👉 The three ways to resolve any agreement: don't make it, complete it, or renegotiate it
 👉 How your weekly review can rebuild trust with yourself

Timestamps:
 00:00:03 Meg's Intro: The Gem of Agreements
 00:00:19 David Allen on Broken Agreements (Ch. 11, p. 244)
 00:01:16 Why Broken Agreements Cause Anxiety
 00:02:21 Three Ways to Resolve a Broken Agreement
 00:03:23 Weekly Review: Getting Current, Wrap-Up & Resources

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💭 Reflection question: How are you doing with agreements with yourself that involve other people?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #Agreements

GTD coach Meg Edwards reads from chapter 1 of David Allen's Ready for Anything, unpacking the "mind like water" concept he borrowed from years of studying karate. She traces how that idea shaped her own path into GTD, and how the Weekly Review still brings her back to that steady state today.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why David Allen says people don't need more discipline, they need a disciplined approach
👉 What "mind like water" means, and why overreacting to the incoming is a sign worth acting on
👉 How a weekly mind sweep helps you get current and pivot faster, personally and professionally

Timestamps:
00:00:00 – David Allen On Mind Like Water
00:02:03 – Waiting To Overreact
00:03:02 – Ready For Anything: Learning To Pivot
00:04:07 – The Weekly Review Mind Sweep

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💭 Reflection question: What's got your attention today?

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#GettingThingsDone #MindLikeWater #WeeklyReview

GTD coach Meg Edwards digs into what she considered two of the most valuable lists in your GTD system: Agendas and Waiting For. 

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 The difference between a Next Actions list and an Agenda list
👉 How to organize and close the loop after any conversation
👉 The three-part structure that makes a Waiting For list super useful

Timestamps:
00:00:03 – Meg Introduces Agendas & Waiting For
00:01:05 – Why You Need an Agenda List
00:01:50 – Naming Your List & Closing the Loop After Conversations
00:03:06 – The Three-Part Waiting For List
00:04:47 – Real-Life Lessons & GTD Resources

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💭 Reflection question: Have you let your Agendas and Waiting For lists drift? What's one conversation, or one thing you're waiting on right now, that needs to go on the list today?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching

GTD coach Meg Edwards steps back from the higher horizons to revisit 
a foundational GTD truth — that stress doesn't come from having too 
much to do, but from infinite possibilities and misaligned commitments. 

Meg shares a personal story about recalibrating two major areas of 
focus and how the weekly review helped her catch it before it became 
overwhelming.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why stress comes from infinite possibilities, not too much to do
👉 How to recalibrate when your commitments outgrow your available 
time and energy
👉 Why the weekly review is the best place to catch misalignment 
before it becomes overwhelm

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Going Back to the Basics
00:46 David Allen on Too Much to Handle
01:44 The Secret: How You Engage, Not What You Do
02:04 Meg's Garden and Family Story
04:58 Wrap-Up & Getting Back in the Driver's Seat

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💭 Reflection question: Are you trying to live two or three lives in 
one — and when did you last recalibrate?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching #WeeklyReview #Overwhelm

GTD coach Meg Edwards explores the highest horizon in the GTD 
framework — horizon 5, purpose and principles — and shares personal 
stories about how fleshing out this level changed the way she makes 
decisions in both her personal and professional life. 

Featuring readings from Getting Things Done and David Allen's Making It All Work.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 What David Allen means by purpose and principles — and why it's the 
ultimate job description
👉 Why you often don't know your principles until someone violates them
👉 How to use this horizon as ballast when you face tough choices

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & What Is Horizon 5: Purpose and Principles
00:27 David Allen on the Big Picture View
02:59 How to Know When to Revisit Purpose and Principles
04:55 Meg's Personal Purpose and Principles Story
06:29 Wrap-Up & The Full GTD Framework

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💭 Reflection question: Do you know what your principles are — or would 
you only recognize them if someone violated them?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching #Purpose #Principles

GTD coach Meg Edwards explores the vision level of the horizons of 
focus — horizon 4 — and shares a deeply personal story about what 
happens when you lose sight of your own vision, and what it takes to 
get it back. 

Featuring readings from Getting Things Done and David Allen's "Making It All Work."

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 The difference between the goals level and the vision level in GTD
👉 David Allen's "great secret" about goals and vision that many people 
overlook
👉 Why revisiting your vision level changes how you show up in the 
present

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & What Is the Vision Level
01:05 David Allen on Vision: 3 to 5 Years Out
02:13 The Great Secret About Goals and Vision
02:59 Meg's Personal Vision Story
05:19 Wrap-Up & Working All the Horizons

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💭 Reflection question: How far into the future can you clearly see 
yourself right now?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching #Vision #HorizonsOfFocus

GTD coach Meg Edwards explores the goals level of the horizons of 
focus and makes a case for why setting new goals before you have 
control of your everyday world can actually work against you. 

Featuring a reading from chapter 8 of Getting Things Done.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why GTD takes a bottom up approach before tackling goals and vision
👉 What David Allen says about setting goals before you're ready
👉 How getting control of the lower horizons naturally opens up the 
higher ones

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & What Are Goals in GTD
01:00 Why You Need the Lower Horizons First
01:47 David Allen on Goals and the Bigger Picture
04:17 Meg's Personal Story
05:53 Wrap-Up & The Bottom Up Approach

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💭 Reflection question: Do you need more goals right now — or do you 
need more comfort with the ones you've already put in motion?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching #Goals #HorizonsOfFocus

GTD coach Meg Edwards introduces the Higher Horizons of Focus and 
shares the fascinating story of how David Allen first discovered the 
six-level framework — including the Wall Street executive whose 
schedule problem turned out to be about something much more important. 

Featuring a reading from David Allen's "Making It All Work," chapter 2.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

👉 The origin story behind David Allen's Six Horizons of Focus
👉 Why thinking on all six levels leads to better prioritization
👉 How companies and individuals use the horizons differently, and 
what often gets missed

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & the Six Horizons of Focus
01:37 How David Allen Discovered the Horizons
03:06 The Wall Street Executive Story
04:56 How the Six Horizons Work Together
06:52 Wrap-Up & Are You Thinking on All Six Levels?

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💭 Reflection question: Which of the six horizons are you  neglecting right now — the higher ones or the lower ones?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching

GTD coach Meg Edwards tackles one of the most common struggles she sees in coaching — procrastination — and shares David Allen's take on why smart people are actually the  most likely to get stuck. 

Featuring a reading from chapter 12 of Getting Things Done.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why the smartest, most creative people procrastinate the most
👉 How to "befriend" your procrastination instead of fighting it
👉 David Allen's concept of "intelligent dumbing down" and why it works

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Why Bright People Procrastinate the Most
01:18 David Allen on the Nightmare Scenario
02:32 The Professor Story
04:46 Intelligent Dumbing Down
05:24 Wrap-Up & Lean Into It

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💭 Reflection question: What's one thing you've been procrastinating 
on — and what might be the real reason why?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching #Procrastination #NextAction

GTD coach Meg Edwards shines a light on one of the most important 
steps in the weekly review — the checklists prompt — and why building 
even a few simple checklists can save you from repeated mistakes and 
forgotten details.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why checklists keep getting pushed aside during the weekly review
👉 Where to store your checklists and how David Allen defines their purpose

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & The Weekly Review Checklist Prompt
01:03 Why Checklists Keep Getting Away From You
01:19 Real Life Checklist Examples
02:17 Where to Store Your Checklists
02:49 Wrap-Up & Your Invitation

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💭 Reflection question: What's one checklist you've been meaning to 
create that keeps slipping through the cracks?

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#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #WeeklyReview