GTD, Hacks, and Your Personal Productivity
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The Best of GTD Theory, Tips, Tricks and Hacks - All in One Place!
Getting Things Done (GTD) has become a way of life for many people, but the ways to GTD are as varied as the multitude of people that practice it!
Here's a resource guide to the basic GTD sites, hack sites, supplies, systems, and virtual helpers.
David Allen and GTD, the Man and the Message
People say GTD has become like a cult or a religion. Whatever. Most people who are into GTD are REALLY into it.Getting Things Done is different things to different people, and that's exactly what it's supposed to be. The beauty of GTD is that it's whatever works for you.
GTD involves getting all the "stuff" out of your head, and into a reliable system that will remind you of the "stuff" at exactly the time you need to be reminded of it, in order to "get things done."
With all the "stuff" out of your head, your mind is freed up to reach even higher levels of productivity and creativity. Zen-ish, but cool. And addictive.
David Allen's latest: Making It All Work
Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life
Amazon Price: $1.18 (as of 06/01/2012)
David's latest book just came out, and I have not seen it yet, but the reviews are lukewarm. If you've read it, how about leaving a comment below to let readers know what you thought?
A David Allen Lecture
The David Allen Company
There's so much good info at The David Allen Company website; here are just a few of the most useful pages.
- What is GTD ?
- The official definition of "Getting Things Done" (GTD) from its creator, David Allen.
- Home page
- News and the most up-to-date info.
- David Allen Promo Video
- Overview video of GTD and David's seminars.
- David Allen Company Podcast
- Subscribe to the only official David Allen Company podcast, designed to help you win at the game of work and business of life.
- Free Articles
- Get free downloadable articles by David Allen.
- Tips & Tools
- Remedies and prescriptions for staying on top of your world.
David Allen and GTD on Amazon
News Feed from the David Allen Company
Follow David Allen on Twitter
Merlin Mann's 43 Folders
Merlin Mann, who is now a legend in his own right, took David Allen's GTD theory and ran with it! He now has an incredibly popular website, blog and podcast for all things GTD.
- 43 Folders.com
- Main page for the 43 Folders site.
- Getting Started with Getting Things Done
- The most popular page on the 43 Folders site!
- About 43 Folders and Merlin Mann
- All about the site and the man behind it.
- Inbox Zero
These are posts from a special 43 Folders series looking at the skills, tools, and attitude needed to empty your email inbox - and then keep it that way.- The Hipster PDA
- Merlin Mann is widely credited with inventing the "Hipster PDA"! Cool!
hPDA Templates
Some people like the idea of the Hipster PDA, but want it a little more structured. There are lots of different sites out there with index card templates that relate to GTD. Check them out and see if any are right for you. Then you can buy index card stock and print out the templates for yourself-- you're good to go!
Hipster PDAs and Index Card Holders
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Moleskines. You know you want one....
43 Folders Feed
A bunch of tricks, hacks & other cool stuff. A weblog by Merlin Mann.
Merlin Mann's Google Tech Talk about his Inbox Zero system
This video is 58 minutes long, but well worth your time. You can also get it in audio form on iTunes, by subscribing to the 43 Folders podcast.
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Lifehacker on Amazon
How About Some Virtual Assistance?
There are more and more online applications coming out to help you run GTD, or just get you life more organized. Here are some of the most interesting.
UPDATE: First Jott starting charging for its services, and after a several-day-long hissy fit, I decided to pony up. Then, I had to endure the loss of my personal assistant Sandy and her sidekick app Stikkit when Rael Dornfest and his company powers of n got scooped up by Twitter.
UPDATE: First Jott starting charging for its services, and after a several-day-long hissy fit, I decided to pony up. Then, I had to endure the loss of my personal assistant Sandy and her sidekick app Stikkit when Rael Dornfest and his company powers of n got scooped up by Twitter.
- Jott Official Site
- Jott.com: I used Jott for a while after they were no longer free, but it still wasn't my perky Sandy. It didn't put things on my calendar, and it didn't integrate with my life like Sandy did. It ended up not being worth it to me.
- Remember the Milk
- Online listmaker and more.
- Evernote
- Capture anything. Access it anywhere. Find things fast. Remember everthing.
'Remember the Milk' Blog Feed
The latest from Remember the Milk online listmaker.
Some interesting GTD/personal productivity/hack sites worth exploring further
- Parent Hacks
Parent Hacks collects actual parents' tips, recommendations, workarounds, and scrappy ideas -- their hacks -- in a single bucket. Here's the stuff that would have been left out of the instruction manual...if there were one. We're not experts. We're just out there, raising our kids, finding the little tweaks that make this crazy adventure go a little more smoothly.- Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done
- Lifehacker, the software and productivity guide, is a blog that covers tips and tricks for streamlining your life with computers (and sometimes without). Updated several times daily, Lifehacker points out software downloads, web sites, do-it-yourself projects, howto's, tutorials, shortcuts and tips for going beyond the default settings and getting things done in the most clever, unexpected and efficient ways. Think of Lifehacker as self-help for power users.
- getting things done: Blogs, Photos, Videos and more on Technorati
- GTD tagged glogs, articles, etc. on Technorati.
- The Ultimate Getting Things Done Index
- Keep track of GTD blogs, software, news, etc. all on one page!
- Zen Habits blog
- The Getting Things Done (GTD) FAQ
- LifeHacker Hive Five: Five Best GTD Applications
- On Tuesday we put out our call for the best applications that help you practice the Getting Things Done productivity....
- GTD Toolbox: 100+ Resources for Getting Things Done
- There are a host of new Getting Things Done applications out there to help you be more organized and productive. Here are more than 100 of them from Mashable.
Specific productivity hacks
- Lifehacker - Re-Establish the Weekly Review Habit - Getting Things Done
- Reviewing where you are and where you're going is a critical but oft-overlooked part of personal development. Here's how to get in the habit of giving yourself a weekly review.
What's your experience with GTD? What tips do you have? What resources can you share? Has this lens been a help to you?
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marckq
May 25, 2011 @ 12:40 pm | delete
- helpful lens, thanks for sharing.
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JaguarJulie Feb 16, 2009 @ 12:59 pm | delete
- OMG, I remember 20 yrs. ago when it was a lot simpler GTD! And, I've known some coworkers who had journals of notes much like "Michael Bierut's Notebooks." Once upon a time, I was able to get my A, B, and C lists accomplished in a timely fashion. Now, with the internet and computers I need to make a concerted effort to focus. Oh, I'm getting lots accomplished, but keep asking is it WHAT I want to accomplish?
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Marelisa Jan 3, 2009 @ 10:22 pm | delete
- Excellent overview of GTD. The Merlin Mann's Google Tech Talk is great, I think I'm going to poach it for one of my lenses :-)
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David
Dec 8, 2008 @ 1:19 pm | delete
- GTD has completely transformed my life and has made me remarkably more productive and much more stress free.
Setting up my GTD system took some effort and perseverance but it has paid off nicely.
I am also glad we are starting to have BlackBerry tools like Viira (http://www.kartamobile.com) to help make GTD more mobile. I use it on my BlackBerry all the time to extend my GTD system beyond my workspace/home office.
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Katy
Dec 1, 2008 @ 3:12 pm | delete
- www.taskwriter.com is a simple and fast online application and it's based on David Allen's book.
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