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Scoble is learning how to Get Things Done

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Robert Scobe, a self-proclaimed “tech evangelist” (his Twitter account has nearly 60,000 followers) is climbing back onto the GTD wagon.  He’s played with it before, but seems to be giving it another good shot.

As always, Scoble has documented his time with Michael Dolan (a David Allen Co. coach) via video.  Here is a glimpse of what they did:

Scoble is running everything through Outlook, which is a popular way to manage GTD.  If he posts more videos on how he’s getting things running again, I’ll be sure to post them here.

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GTD has done my prayer life (and sleep) a lot of good

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Getting rolling with GTD has brought a few unexpected benefits to my life — an improved prayer life and an easier time falling asleep at night.

I’m personally a Christian, but this applies to anyone of any faith, or anyone that simply likes to meditate.  I’ve always had a hard time focusing for very long, because my mind was racing with ideas, things to do, things I forgot to do, etc.  By getting everything in a system that I trust, it really does clear your mind.  It’s been quite remarkable.

This carries over to my sleeping habits.  Again, my mind used to churn when I lay in the bed and it would sometimes make it hard to fall asleep.  While I still have worries and anxieties about various aspects of life, I have fewer things to worry about than before.

It’s amazing to see the little things that GTD can help with.  What other unexpected benefits have you seen once you got invested with GTD?

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How I get things done.

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

For a while, I was feeling more and more squeezed.  I was picking up more and more projects, but I was beginning to have a hard time keeping track of everything.  I use an iPhone, so I figured “Great!  I’ll just find a great to-do list that syncs with the phone and use it to stay on track.”.

I tried a variety of packages (including the excellent Zenbe Lists), but none quite did what I wanted.  I eventually found Nozbe and thought it was great, but it used that silly “GTD” method.  They posted a few video tutorials about how their products fits in with GTD, and I was hooked.  I immediately went out and bought David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” book, dove in, and took off.

It hasn’t been all smooth sailing, but it’s certainly made life much easier.  I’ll be posting some of the tips and tricks I’ve found, and probably pose some questions from time to time as well.

If you have any tips to share, or if you have GTD-related questions you’d like answered, please contact me and I’ll be happy to help!

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