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David Allen on Workfast TV

By Ian Burgess On November 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Getting Things Done, Personal Effectiveness

A really good GTD interview with David Allen.

 

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Control and Prespective

By Ian Burgess On September 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Getting Things Done, Personal Effectiveness, Project Management

One of the key points from the talk by David Allen yesterday was about maintaining Control and Perspective. Control through the five phases of workflow and planning and perspective through working with the horizons of focus.

This is something I have been continually used to get a realistic picture of my world and clarity [...]

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David Allen at the LBF

By Ian Burgess On September 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Getting Things Done, Personal Effectiveness, Project Management

I have just been to the LBF David Allan seminar and found it to be extremely useful in focusing on the key concepts and questions to ask rather than going in to detail on the mechanics of GTD.

One of the key points were that 95% of improvment is systematic.

I will think this over [...]

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David Allen at the DO Lectures

By Ian Burgess On March 20, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Getting Things Done, Personal Effectiveness

David Allen talking at the Do Lectures

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Merlin Mann – Who Moved my Brain

By Ian Burgess On August 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Getting Things Done, Personal Effectiveness

Another excellent Merlin Mann talk on productivity.

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GTDagenda on Android

By Ian Burgess On March 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Android, Getting Things Done, Mobile Technology

GTDagenda has just been launched on the Android Platform. The android version has an off-line sync mode which allows you to work with GTD on your device without a signal.

The reliance on a signal was one of my main things against the product when I reviewed it before and I am glad to [...]

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Dave Allen’s Office

By Ian Burgess On December 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Getting Things Done, Life Hacks

I found this on You 2.0 and as a GTD fan found it interesting.

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Merlin Mann on Doing Creative Work

By Ian Burgess On October 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Getting Things Done, Life Hacks, Personal Effectiveness

I found this audio of Merlin Mann on on MaxFunCon discussing the process of creative work, its realy funny especial the bit about the seduction community and the iPhone.

The Sound of Young America

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Pocket Informant 9

By Ian Burgess On October 13, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Diary, Getting Things Done, Software Reviews

I have just installed the new version of Pocket Informant and why it is early in the day I am realy impressed by the GTD functionality.

Still early days but with less than 1 hour of use, I still need to see about a form of desk top synchronisation but may have found my trusted [...]

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GTD Agenda

By Ian Burgess On October 10, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Getting Things Done, Life Hacks, Software Reviews

Having been a fan for GTD for some time and talking about it in this blog, I was contacted by Dan Baluta of GTDAgenda to review the product. My initial opinion was positive as it contained a simple web interface and I was pleased by how well it transfered on to the mobile site [...]

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