GTD® Virtual Study Group
342 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWant to learn more about GTD®? We're folks just like you--from all walks of life--sharing our tips, tricks, struggles and victories. Hear presentations, discussions and more about how to Get Things Done.
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035: Getting Your Reference Material Under Control with Evernote
October 24, 2009 06:48 - 52 minutes - 30.1 MBSnowed under with links, ideas, blogs, and lists? To give us a hand, Ellen Valentine generously offered to share she uses Evernote to get things done and stay organized. In this episode, you'll learn how she keeps all sorts of diverse materials at hand and under control. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
The Magic of the "Push Left" Transition
October 19, 2009 17:43Thank Nancy Duarte for this fantastic piece of visual eye candy! As I read slide:ology, I began thinking: how can I implement the Push Left transition in PowerPoint? What is this "use sparingly" transition I speak such lofty things about? In Nancy Duarte's book she says: There are times when one slide isn't enough real [...]The post The Magic of the "Push Left" Transition appeared first on DEG Consulting.
034: Special Guest: Michael Sliwinski, founder of Nozbe
October 11, 2009 21:19 - 56 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this episode, you can hear a live demo of the astonishingly powerful productivity tool, Nozbe. Michael Sliwinski gives us a test drive, answers questions, and even gives us a special goodie at the end of the call. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
033: GTD & Six Sigma
September 27, 2009 21:44 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBHow do we set goals, reach higher, and make progress? In this episode, we talked about how to tackle continuous improvement and got some insight from SixSigma blackbelt, JC Mehner. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
What Dora the Explorer taught me about presentations
September 25, 2009 15:02It might not seem to make sense at first, but if you think about it, Dora and her friend Boots, Backpack & the Map excel in the art of storytelling - specifically, in highlighting for us why repetition is so important in our presentations. By way of a quick background, you may have guessed that I've [...]The post What Dora the Explorer taught me about presentations appeared first on DEG Consulting.
032: Reconciling Conflicts Between Short- and Long-term Goals
September 13, 2009 23:30 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBHow do you resolve a short-term hardship when going for a long-term goal? And what if you're not sure you'll succeed, even if you put forth your best for a long time? In this episode, the Virtual Study Group tackles the complex topics of plateaus, mastery, and more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
031: GTD Virtual Study Group Turns Two!
September 04, 2009 17:03 - 52 minutes - 29.8 MBWe're turning two! The Virtual Study Group celebrates its second anniversary with a lively discussion about what makes the group work, our favorite past episodes, and lots of ideas and topics to consider for the coming year. Help yourself to a big slice of the virtual birthday cake and join the fun! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
030: TheBrain (How to Use PersonalBrain to Get Organized and Get More Done)
August 17, 2009 23:36 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBOne of the key aspects of GTD is getting things out of your head. In this episode, you can learn more about how to use TheBrain's amazing prowess to do just that. Our guests were Harlan Hugh (CEO and Brain inventor) and Shelley Hayduk (Brain.com blogger). You can hear how to use tags to create contexts, thought types to categorize, link out to other files, and much more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
No podcast this week
July 22, 2009 09:20Due to my mom's recent hospitalization, I am unable to host tomorrow's call. There will be no podcast this week. Our next podcast will be recorded on Thursday, Aug 13 when we'll have Shelley Hayduk from The Brain as our presenter and guest. Best wishes,TaraThe post No podcast this week appeared first on DEG Consulting.
029: Mindmapping revisited
July 09, 2009 21:31 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBBy request, we revisit mindmapping this week. In this episode, hear host & facilitator Tara Rodden Robinson give a guided tour to how she uses mindmaps to organize projects, brainstorm, stay on track, and much more. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
028: Special Guest: Ken Case of OmniGroup
July 01, 2009 04:17 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBIn this episode, hear special guest, Ken Case, CEO of OmniGroup the makers of OmniFocus. (You can learn more about Ken here: http://www.omnigroup.com/company/people/>) Ken introduced us to all the features of OmniFocus and answered burning questions from our listeners. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
Older podcasts back up!
June 22, 2009 21:29All the files have now be reloaded on to the feed. If all went well, you should be able to get all the older podcasts. If you experience trouble, please leave a comment to let me know and I'll get on it. Thanks! and happy listening!The post Older podcasts back up! appeared first on DEG Consulting.
027: Someday/Maybe & Never Again
June 17, 2009 00:22 - 55 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode, you can hear how we use someday/maybe to manage aspirations and goals. Get insights into the nature of "not-doing" from Augusto, as well as harness GTD to learn from your mistakes. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
026: Perspective and Control
June 02, 2009 18:35 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBDavid Allen calls it "captain and commander," a state of perspective and control nirvana that allows you to have mind like water. But how do you get there? In this episode, we talk about capture, weekly review, and the other GTD skills that are needed to get you in the upper-right quadrant. We also had a surprise special guest, , who gave us the low-down on the Pomodoro Technique as a means of gaining greater control over distraction and increasing focus. Lots of links were mentioned: The (...
Older episodes, another update
June 02, 2009 16:27Here's the latest: I was hosting the older files on Switchpod. All the newer files are on my LibSyn account. Switchpod, as best I can determine, was purchased by LibSyn. LibSyn migrated paid accounts over but my account was a free one and was simply discontinued. I wrote to LibSyn and they kindly migrated all [...]The post Older episodes, another update appeared first on DEG Consulting.
Missing episodes
June 01, 2009 20:00Several users reported that older episodes had gone missing. As it turns out, the old hosting service went bust without warning. Fortunately, I have most of the episodes backed up. It may take me a while to get them uploaded but I'll get to work on it ASAP. Your patience is greatly appreciated.The post Missing episodes appeared first on DEG Consulting.
025: The Rematch: Overload and Overwhelm Smackdown II
May 27, 2009 11:59 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBOnce wasn't enough! In this episode, we take on overload and overwhelm in a smackdown rematch. New perspectives on how overload can focus your efforts, dealing with crises, and keeping up when sheep happen (you gotta listen to get the joke). A dynamite conversation! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
024: Overload versus Overwhelm Smackdown
April 11, 2009 13:51 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBDrinking from the firehose? In this episode, the GTD Virtual Study Group takes on overwhelm versus overload in a GTD smackdown. Want to know how we cope with everything that we have coming at us? Listen in and find out. A couple of notes: The episode on social networking recorded on March 26 was lost to the technology gremlins. Both GarageBand and the backup recordings failed. The next meeting of the VSG will be May 14. There is NO meeting on April 23. Thanks. Official GTD® Virtual Study...
023: Using GTD to Stay in Touch
March 24, 2009 11:55 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBWelcome to another great episode of the GTD Virtual Study Group! In today's discussion, you can hear how GTD has helped us stay in touch with our networks. Dan Stratton shares how maintaining your network may help you if you get laid off (timely advice!). We talked about what it takes to stay in touch and gave some thought to social media. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
022: Going Beyond GTD with MindManager
March 02, 2009 19:02 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBWelcome to another great episode of the GTD Virtual Study Group. In this episode, you'll hear Michael Deutch whose entire job consists of doing fun things with mindmapping. Michael is Mindjet's chief evangelist and is an avid GTD-er. He talked to us about how to enhance brainstorming, organizing projects, getting to higher horizons of focus and much more. Michael mentioned several links in the course of the conversation. These include: How author Michael's and feed There was a powerpoin...
021: Using Outlook’s inbox to manage tasks
February 16, 2009 17:06 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode, you can learn how presenter Jim McCullen manages tasks as well as email using Outlook's inbox. If you'd like to have a copy of the accompanying PowerPoint, please request it via email to . Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
020: Making It All Work: the review
February 01, 2009 15:53 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBDavid Allen's new book, Making It All Work, hit the stores in late December. In this episode, the group shares their thoughts on the book and what new insights they've gleaned from this latest addition to the GTD bookshelf. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
019: Welcoming in 2009 with GTD
January 15, 2009 13:31 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBLooking forward to creating a great 2009? In this episode, you can learn how we celebrated our accomplishments of the past year and look forward to great things in the future. We talked about tools and tips and GTD ah-hahs that we'll use to make it all happen. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
018: Special Guest: David Allen
December 24, 2008 11:29 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBHappy Holidays! In this special episode, we enjoyed David Allen as our guest. David gave us an update on the growth of GTD as well as answered lots of questions. The Study Group is off for the holidays and will be back in January with more discussions. We'll be talking about David's new book, how to stay on track with our New Year's aspirations, and lots more. I hope you'll join us. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
017: Someday/Maybe
November 20, 2008 13:48 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBLots of us keep someday/maybe lists but perhaps don't use those as effective tools. In this discussion, you can hear how some folks use someday/maybe to achieve goals and move next-actions forward faster. Our next meeting will be on Dec 11 when David Allen is scheduled to join us. Confirmed. Really. In the meantime, have a Happy Thanksgiving! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
016: Using Contexts to Increase Your Focus
October 26, 2008 17:14 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBIn this episode, frequent contributer Augusto Pinaud shares the secrets of working in contexts. Learn how to fine tune your focus and get tons more accomplished from the contexts blackbelt! Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Nov 13. David Allen is scheduled to join us then! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
015: Mindmapping and GTD
October 01, 2008 14:46 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBMind mapping can be a powerful tool to organize your thinking. Taking this process to a powerful new level, listen as group member Reed Shell takes us on a guided tour of his mind maps and his world. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
014: Office 2.0 and Enleiten
September 11, 2008 19:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBFrequent Study Group contributor, Doreen Hartzell, joins us to recap the recent Office 2.0 conference. You can hear a summary of the key points from David Allen's keynote, as well as Doreen's insights from her panel discussion. Doreen also shares a detailed, in the weeds view of her own system using Enleiten. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
013: One Year of the GTD Virtual Study Group!
September 03, 2008 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBWe've been a going concern for an entire year! In this episode, we take a look back at what we accomplished and look ahead to topics for the next twelve months. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
012: Plate spinning with GTD
July 25, 2008 15:36 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBKeeping all your projects going at once is a lot like plate spinning. To maintain any sort of momentum, there’s got to be some energy inputs by you or someone else. If you stop paying attention, the project wobbles and eventually grinds to a halt. In this episode, you’re sure to find something that will help you keep your own plates spinning smoothly with nary a wobble in sight. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
011: Dean Acheson
July 10, 2008 18:00This episode features special guest, Dean Acheson. David Allen credits Dean as the originator of the next-action thinking that sparked what we know as GTD. David recently interviewed Dean as part of the GTD Connect: In Conversation series which created lots of interest in learning more from Dean. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
010: GTD and Famlies with special guest, Matthew Cornell
June 29, 2008 14:48 - 51 minutes - 58.6 MBMy apologies for the delay in uploading this podcast! This is the June 12 meeting of the group. Sadly, the recording for the June 26 discussion of David Allen's In Conversation interview with Dean Acheson was lost. In this episode, listen as guest presenter, Matthew Cornell, talks about GTD and families. Many thanks to Matt for pitching in and huge thanks to guest facilitator, Doreen. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
009: GTD on the go
May 23, 2008 17:26 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBTravel can really disrupt your ability to be productive. So how do those road warriors get stuff done? Listen to this episode to hear the secrets of a real uber-road warrior. Phenomenal! Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
008: Working with nonGTD’ers
May 09, 2008 17:27 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBThose of us who are into GTD are often in the minority (if not alone entirely) in our homes, workplaces, and elsewhere. How do you cope with folks who don't, or won't, GTD? Listen to the discussion and suggestions for getting others on board, or coping when you can't. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
007: GTD & Procrastination
April 25, 2008 14:31 - 54 minutes - 25 MBIn this discussion, we talked about procrastination. Procrastination shows up in a variety of ways from resistance to projects we wish we hadn't taken on to following shiny objects to big-time overwhelm. We discussed ways to overcome and outwit procrastination using GTD tools, including Remember the Milk. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
006: GTD Roundup: Weekly Reviews, Contexts, & Waiting-For
April 24, 2008 14:52 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBMy apologies for the confusion surrounding our meeting on April 10. The bridgeline was wonky and I've been slow in getting the podcast posted. Sorry! To those who persevered and attended, deepest thanks!!! We had a great discussion once all the dust settled. We revisited our weekly reviews from 3/31, then talked about waiting-for and context lists. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
005: Weekly Review
March 31, 2008 17:04 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB3/27/08 David Allen refers to it as the critical success factor. But lots of folks have allergies to doing their weekly review. Check out our discussion of what goes into developing a regular weekly review habit. The GTD Virtual Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, April 10 at 4 pm Eastern. Our topic will be a follow up on weekly reviews and contexts lists for organizing next actions. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
004: What Goes Into Your GTD System?
March 17, 2008 14:03 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MB3/13/08: We discussed what goes into people's systems including how folks capture and access projects and next actions. Lots of tools and tricks mentioned in this great conversation. The GTD Virtual Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Mar 27 at 4 pm Eastern. Our topic will be the ever-popular weekly review. Love 'em? Hate 'em? Can't live without 'em? Join us to learn more about how people engage with this "critical success facto...
003: Horizons of Focus
February 29, 2008 11:07 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBIn this episode, the group discusses the horizons of focus. How can you link up your big picture goals to what's going on down at the runway? Listen to what some of these GTDers have to say. The GTD Virtual Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Mar 13 at 4 pm Eastern. We'll be getting down in the weeds and looking at how people create and use simpler, low tech systems to implement GTD. Join us live or on the podcast! Don’t forg...
002: GTD Natural Planning Model
February 17, 2008 16:56 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this episode, Brian Darnell reviews the natural planning model for GTD. The model consists of five phases: defining purpose & principles (the why), envisioning the outcome, brainstorming, organizing, and identifying next actions. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Feb 27 at 4 pm Eastern. We'll continue our discussion of natural planning with a look at Horizons of Focus. You may want to re-read Chapter 9, particularly pp 200-210. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
001: GTD and the Martial Arts 1/24/08
January 24, 2008 17:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this session, GTD Virtual Study Group explored GTD and the martial arts with special guests, Brian Darnell and Sensei Kendra. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Feb 14, 2008 at 4pm Eastern. We will begin a two part discussion of the GTD Natural Planning Model. Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website:
000: This is the new GTD Virtual Study Group Podcast site
January 08, 2008 12:09Just a quick post to let you know that you're in the right place! All of the GTD Virtual Study Group podcasts will be posted here from now on. This is the site you should use for your iTunes feed. http://feeds.feedburner.com/GtdVirtualStudyGroupThe post This is the new GTD Virtual Study Group Podcast site appeared first on DEG Consulting.