Wired Talks GTD With Allen, Morgenstern, & Ferriss

On June 30, 2010, in Productivity, by Doug Ramsay
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Greetings readers…

Welcome to the Summer Solstice. I don’t know about where you are, but here in the DC Metro area, temps have been in the 90′s! I hope you’re staying comfortably cool wherever you are.

Recently I picked up my favorite magazine, Wired. It was a back issue from Jan 2009, one I keep in the foyer bathroom of my home. While flipping through it, I came across an appropo article, Diary of a Self-Help Dropout:  Flirting With the 4-Hour Workweek. The author, Chris Hardwick, is a comedian and host of Wired Science. While the article definitely was written with a comic bent, Chris mentioned, on a few occassions, the book and associated media of the great book, Getting Things Done.

I had heard of this phenomena of time management mindset, but I never really investigated it further until I found about the website and creator of GTD, David Allen.  From the looks of the site (one which many of you may already be familiar with), it’s packed with valuable information. I’ll definitely see how worthwhile it is.

It makes me wonder…with all that information being made available via his website, webinars, podcasts, books, etc., when does he have time to “get things done?” :-)


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  • http://www.expertoenseo.com/ Alex Posicionamiento Web

    Sometimes people are not aware of important information because those information are store in an unexpected area. Magazines are sometimes ignored because of the availability of the internet. But only few people know that there are a lot of sites that advertise or are talked about in magazines that is why they are not familiar with it (especially if a person relies too much in the internet). This is a great discussion and I hope a lot of people would learn from it.

    Great Article!

    Alex

  • http://www.palaisprofessionalorganizer.com/zen-organizing-and-multi-tasking Jennifer Palais

    I’ve read David Allen’s GTD. It is just my opinion but as a professional organizer with 10 years in the business I felt I’d never get anything done using his techniques. I’m sure it is just that he and I have very different approaches but the systems are complicated and he is long winded. I’d never suggest anything like a tickler file for someone who is challenged in the area of organization – like the people who come to me for simple solutions they can live with. Morgenstern’s theories are sound and Ferriss has some ideas that challenge the way we think about work.

  • http://www.vibesnscribes.com Doug

    Alex,

    Thanks for reading my post. Yes, magazines still hold a wealth of advertisements with businesses of all types that also include their websites. With the continued growth of reading articles on the net, now with ebook readers and the iPad gaining popularity, one could assume that magazines may become less popular over time. I will continue to read magazines for reasons I won’t list here. Thanks for the comment,

    Doug

  • http://www.vibesnscribes.com Doug

    Jennifer,

    Thanks for reading my post. It’s my strong belief that the key’s to success in goal reaching lie in obtaining them via the most simplest ways. What works best for one, may not for another (I’m sure you are well aware of this from your vast organizing experience). Ive not researched any feedback on how well GTD principles work, but for me…overcoming procrastination would be the first step! Haha! Have a great 4th!

    Doug

  • Dan

    For implementing GTD you can use this web-based application:

    Gtdagenda.com

    You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
    Comes with a mobile version too, and with an Android app.

  • http://www.dallisonlee.com Deb Lee, Certified Professional Organizer®

    Thanks for the info on the GTD app, Dan.

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