Synopsis
Want to learn more about GTD®? We're folks just like you--from all walks of life--sharing our tips, tricks, struggles and victories. Hear presentations, discussions and more about how to Get Things Done.
Episodes
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032: Reconciling Conflicts Between Short- and Long-term Goals
13/09/2009 Duration: 01h48sHow do you resolve a short-term hardship when going for a long-term goal? And what if you're not sure you'll succeed, even if you put forth your best for a long time? In this episode, the Virtual Study Group tackles the complex topics of plateaus, mastery, and more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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031: GTD Virtual Study Group Turns Two!
04/09/2009 Duration: 52minWe're turning two! The Virtual Study Group celebrates its second anniversary with a lively discussion about what makes the group work, our favorite past episodes, and lots of ideas and topics to consider for the coming year. Help yourself to a big slice of the virtual birthday cake and join the fun! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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030: TheBrain (How to Use PersonalBrain to Get Organized and Get More Done)
17/08/2009 Duration: 01h02minOne of the key aspects of GTD is getting things out of your head. In this episode, you can learn more about how to use TheBrain's amazing prowess to do just that. Our guests were Harlan Hugh (CEO and Brain inventor) and Shelley Hayduk (Brain.com blogger). You can hear how to use tags to create contexts, thought types to categorize, link out to other files, and much more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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029: Mindmapping revisited
09/07/2009 Duration: 55minBy request, we revisit mindmapping this week. In this episode, hear host & facilitator Tara Rodden Robinson give a guided tour to how she uses mindmaps to organize projects, brainstorm, stay on track, and much more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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028: Special Guest: Ken Case of OmniGroup
01/07/2009 Duration: 01h04minIn this episode, hear special guest, Ken Case, CEO of OmniGroup the makers of OmniFocus. (You can learn more about Ken here: http://www.omnigroup.com/company/people/>) Ken introduced us to all the features of OmniFocus and answered burning questions from our listeners. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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027: Someday/Maybe & Never Again
17/06/2009 Duration: 55minIn this episode, you can hear how we use someday/maybe to manage aspirations and goals. Get insights into the nature of "not-doing" from Augusto, as well as harness GTD to learn from your mistakes. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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026: Perspective and Control
02/06/2009 Duration: 01h02minDavid Allen calls it "captain and commander," a state of perspective and control nirvana that allows you to have mind like water. But how do you get there? In this episode, we talk about capture, weekly review, and the other GTD skills that are needed to get you in the upper-right quadrant. We also had a surprise special guest, , who gave us the low-down on the Pomodoro Technique as a means of gaining greater control over distraction and increasing focus. Lots of links were mentioned: The (with links to the eBook, cheat sheet, and much more here) Another handy Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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025: The Rematch: Overload and Overwhelm Smackdown II
27/05/2009 Duration: 57minOnce wasn't enough! In this episode, we take on overload and overwhelm in a smackdown rematch. New perspectives on how overload can focus your efforts, dealing with crises, and keeping up when sheep happen (you gotta listen to get the joke). A dynamite conversation! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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024: Overload versus Overwhelm Smackdown
11/04/2009 Duration: 52minDrinking from the firehose? In this episode, the GTD Virtual Study Group takes on overwhelm versus overload in a GTD smackdown. Want to know how we cope with everything that we have coming at us? Listen in and find out. A couple of notes: The episode on social networking recorded on March 26 was lost to the technology gremlins. Both GarageBand and the backup recordings failed. The next meeting of the VSG will be May 14. There is NO meeting on April 23. Thanks. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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023: Using GTD to Stay in Touch
24/03/2009 Duration: 47minWelcome to another great episode of the GTD Virtual Study Group! In today's discussion, you can hear how GTD has helped us stay in touch with our networks. Dan Stratton shares how maintaining your network may help you if you get laid off (timely advice!). We talked about what it takes to stay in touch and gave some thought to social media. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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022: Going Beyond GTD with MindManager
02/03/2009 Duration: 57minWelcome to another great episode of the GTD Virtual Study Group. In this episode, you'll hear Michael Deutch whose entire job consists of doing fun things with mindmapping. Michael is Mindjet's chief evangelist and is an avid GTD-er. He talked to us about how to enhance brainstorming, organizing projects, getting to higher horizons of focus and much more. Michael mentioned several links in the course of the conversation. These include: How author Michael's and feed There was a powerpoint presentation supporting this episode. If you'd like a copy, email us at . Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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021: Using Outlook’s inbox to manage tasks
16/02/2009 Duration: 44minIn this episode, you can learn how presenter Jim McCullen manages tasks as well as email using Outlook's inbox. If you'd like to have a copy of the accompanying PowerPoint, please request it via email to . Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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020: Making It All Work: the review
01/02/2009 Duration: 50minDavid Allen's new book, Making It All Work, hit the stores in late December. In this episode, the group shares their thoughts on the book and what new insights they've gleaned from this latest addition to the GTD bookshelf. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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019: Welcoming in 2009 with GTD
15/01/2009 Duration: 56minLooking forward to creating a great 2009? In this episode, you can learn how we celebrated our accomplishments of the past year and look forward to great things in the future. We talked about tools and tips and GTD ah-hahs that we'll use to make it all happen. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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018: Special Guest: David Allen
24/12/2008 Duration: 57minHappy Holidays! In this special episode, we enjoyed David Allen as our guest. David gave us an update on the growth of GTD as well as answered lots of questions. The Study Group is off for the holidays and will be back in January with more discussions. We'll be talking about David's new book, how to stay on track with our New Year's aspirations, and lots more. I hope you'll join us. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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017: Someday/Maybe
20/11/2008 Duration: 51minLots of us keep someday/maybe lists but perhaps don't use those as effective tools. In this discussion, you can hear how some folks use someday/maybe to achieve goals and move next-actions forward faster. Our next meeting will be on Dec 11 when David Allen is scheduled to join us. Confirmed. Really. In the meantime, have a Happy Thanksgiving! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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016: Using Contexts to Increase Your Focus
26/10/2008 Duration: 54minIn this episode, frequent contributer Augusto Pinaud shares the secrets of working in contexts. Learn how to fine tune your focus and get tons more accomplished from the contexts blackbelt! Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Nov 13. David Allen is scheduled to join us then! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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015: Mindmapping and GTD
01/10/2008 Duration: 59minMind mapping can be a powerful tool to organize your thinking. Taking this process to a powerful new level, listen as group member Reed Shell takes us on a guided tour of his mind maps and his world. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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014: Office 2.0 and Enleiten
11/09/2008 Duration: 52minFrequent Study Group contributor, Doreen Hartzell, joins us to recap the recent Office 2.0 conference. You can hear a summary of the key points from David Allen's keynote, as well as Doreen's insights from her panel discussion. Doreen also shares a detailed, in the weeds view of her own system using Enleiten. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
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013: One Year of the GTD Virtual Study Group!
03/09/2008 Duration: 47minWe've been a going concern for an entire year! In this episode, we take a look back at what we accomplished and look ahead to topics for the next twelve months. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website: