The GTD System Lens ~ Productivity, GTD, and Internet Entrepreneurship

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Enhancing your life and work through improved productivity and sharing information about Web 2.0 and the Future of Work

This lens contains links and information on Getting Things Done, Internet business opportunities, entrepreneurship, and creating a knowledge worker reference system for successfully getting out of the cubicle.  The goal is to create your own global microbrand, enhance your search for meaning on the internet, and establish credibility for your new web-based business.

Utilizing the Workflow Process of Getting Things Done can make you more productive in order to get control of your life and work, creating a success!If you are just getting started with David Allen's system, check out the Crash Course in GTD at BNET.

The following feeds and reviews are some of the best  sources of information on Getting Things Done for advanced users and beginning practitioners.

This lens is new, and will be undergoing constant improvements and additions. Read about my inspiration for this lens here, and download the e-book "Everyone's an Expert" here.

 If you have a suggestion or comment, scroll down to the Guestbook or send me an email: stephen [at] hdbizblog [dot] com.  I need user feedback to make this site as useful as it can be!

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The GTD Network 

Feeds from the Network Blogs via Feedburner

Member blogs on this feed have excellent resources for the advanced GTD user as well as the newcomer.

Recommended Reading

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The Ultimate Index to Getting Things Done 

All of the best GTD enthusiast sites in one place. RSS feeds for all of the GTD tags on these sights in a color-coded format. There is a lot of information here, and a lot of feeds to sort through. The key is to pay attention to the Red links, as they are the freshest. Once you are caught up on the 'state-of-the-art', you can make this website a part of your @Read & Review context for staying up to date.

Many of these Bloggers are featured in Mark Shead's Productivity interview, a set of 3 posts where a group of Productivity Bloggers answer Mark's questions on:

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The Weekly Review 

Using the "68 Worksheets" Approach to Getting Things Done

The Weekly Review has the power to heal your mind and let you get your things done. Block out some time in your schedule and create a plan for managing all of the pieces of your weekly review:
The Weekly Review

This Review Checklist is designed to keep your Projects and Next Actions from slipping through the cracks in your memory.


  1. Review the Tickler File ~ Look at all of the folders/pages from the past week, making sure that everything was done. Re-Tickle anything that didn't get done, if appropriate. Jot down any ideas that occur to you while reviewing and put them in the In-Box.

  2. Process the In-Box ~ I use this time to pay bills, update my checkbook, file receipts and papers and notes, clean out my wallet, and other little "housekeeping" chores. After the in-box has been emptied, I review and clean up the hPDA.

  3. Calendar Review ~ Simply reviewing the time-specific actions and information from the past week. Does any of it need to get archived for possible retrieval? Then I synchronize my diary with G-Cal, focusing on the full month ahead. Finally, in the spirit of efficiency, I process any emails that are sitting in the inbox.

  4. Project Review ~ First I close and archive any completed Projects, prepared to jot down any ideas that occur to me as I do this. Next, I update current and forthcoming Projects on the @Project List by asking myself if the Project is still worthwhile. I have saved a great deal of time by letting go of projects that had turned away from the original goal, or if the goal of the project had shifted. While reviewing each Project, I can check the status of Next Actions that are in @Waiting For, and tickle or calendar a contact action for the person responsible for getting back to me. (Do not actually email them now, the purpose of this exercise is review, not do)

  5. Next Action Review ~ Clean up the @Next Action list with the focus on "is the action/project still worthwhile" and "what is being waited on. This is the third time the @Next Action list has been

  6. Review the Someday/Maybe list ~ Has the Review brought any ideas to the front of your mind that need to be logged here?

  7. Review Support Files ~ Scan through these files and archives for inspiration.

  8. Brainstorm Creative Ideas~ What would your current projects look like from beyond the completion date? Envision wild success.

Zen Habits 

Achieving goals through everyday habits.

"This blog is really about setting and achieving goals, and the numerous goals that I want to achieve. But I believe that goals - especially ones that are worth reaching - are ultimately achieved through the building of good habits."
Leo focuses on one topic per day, featuring Getting Things Done, Financial tips, Simplifying your life, Happiness, Health and Family. He has also compiled a Massive GTD Resource Page.

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Life Learning Today 

My goal is to share the valuable lessons that I learn so that others who are experiencing the same struggles may benefit from what I've discovered, from the mundane to the profound. The litmus test is that the information I share be USEFUL, will MAKE YOU THINK about your life in a new way that opens doors for you, or that will be INTERESTING.

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43folders 

Merlin Mann's website, blog, and GTD Wiki

A terrific resource for GTD enthusiasts of all levels. Browse the Wiki for information, listen to podcasts and interviews with David Allen. The place to start with this enormous resource is Getting Started with GTD, a long post that describes the system, the website, and has links for a series of informative posts on implementation.

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Gaping Void 

Cartoons Drawn on the Backs of Business Cards

My inspiration for creating my own global microbrand, Hugh's blog is a case study in excellence with wit, humor, and savvy. This blog is not about GTD, but it is about branding yourself, marketing a product, and developing your business (on- or off-line). Not for the squeamish, Hugh is to-the-point and uses adult language.

Go back into the archives and get it all.

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Black Belt Productivity 

Encouraging higher levels of productivity through the use of Getting Things Done.

Best practices and methods that help individuals and organizations become more effective. The discussion will include, but not be limited to, the methods taught in David Allen's groundbreaking book, Getting Things Done®: The Art of Stress Free Productivity. One of our first efforts will be to write a GTD® primer based on the aforementioned book.

You will also see us comment on different types of software, tools and tricks that can make life a little easier, otherwise known as lifehacks.

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Evomend 

Timeless resources for personal development

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Reader Feedback 

I appreciate any commets or suggestions on making this lens better. If you have a lens or blog that you would like to see included, let me know.

RentMyGarden wrote...

I enjoyed my visit to the GTD System Lens. Useful tips and resources for internet entrepreneurs. I want to help and empower others online to succeed, too. I am real excited to share discovered entrepreneur marketing secrets from my online journey. Feel free to visit when you're free and let me have your comments.

ReplyPosted June 24, 2008

PeopleLive wrote...

Thanks for the GTD index, when I feel like procrastinating on stuff reading more GTD stuff makes me feel like I'm being productive. :) Great lens.

ReplyPosted April 26, 2008

the-secret wrote...

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ReplyPosted March 21, 2008

WhitePineLane wrote...

Great lens-- wonderful resources! Hope you'll consider joining my new Squidoo group Everything GTD!

ReplyPosted December 10, 2007

Lensmaster

K Stone wrote

Thanks for including my blog, Life Learning Today!

Reply Posted October 10, 2007

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The Hidden Dragon BizBlog 

My own personal blog. This is my headquarters for improving your digital life through increased awareness, education, and productivity. I will be making available, in one place, a lot of new information, productivity hacks, my own GTD implementation, and business opportunities for internet entrepreneurs. Free E-books, book reviews, and tutorials are posted every week.

I also have a list of Recommended Reading here.

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Productivity Videos 

Assorted Productivity videos found at YouTube.

If you know of or you have made a video that you would like to see featured here, please let me know! As soon as I get a list of receommended vids, I will post them with attribution.

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