We are honored to have David Allen on the podcast, as we have mentioned his Getting Things Done methodology on almost every episode. Zack and David discuss the updated version of David’s book, how to change your habit and clear your mind, and how David implements his own methodology.

Cheat Sheet

Why David thinks starting with the immediate mess on your desk is more important than starting with your goals

How to get in the driver’s seat of your life

About open loops

How long it takes for people to change a habit

Why people fall off the habit and how to overcome it

The famous people that David has coached on the GTD methodology

The value of having space in your head

Why constraints are the seed-bed of creativity

What Contexts are and which ones are relevant

What contexts David uses

About the weekly review and what David does during his weekly review

The rituals that he does every day

Links

Getting Things Done (the book that started it all, updated for 2015)

GTD in 15 Minutes (a guide)

Getting to Inbox Zero

A Guided GTD Weekly Review (podcast)

Book, tool, ritual

Book:

BrainChains by Dr Theo Compernolle

Tool:

IQTell

Snagit

Tiny Habits - by Dr. BJ Fogg

Ritual:

Emptying his head and inbox once a day

Connect with David Allen

GettingThingsDone.com

@GTDguy

GTD on Facebook

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