Latest Omnifocus Podcast Episodes
332: New Years Resolutions, GTD-Style
GTD® Virtual Study Group - January 02, 2024 01:42 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsDo you make new year's resolutions? OK, so we know they never seem to work. But what if we applied GTD to our new goals. What would that look like? GTD actually turns out to be the secret weapon. Lots of great stuff in this episode! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website...
331: Year Ahead Planning
GTD® Virtual Study Group - January 02, 2024 01:34 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsAs one year ends and another begins, we look at reconnecting and reengaging with our higher horizons. A really great episode on developing our goals and why. A great reminder at this time of year. Enjoy!! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and mo...
330: Tech Tools
GTD® Virtual Study Group - November 27, 2023 03:09 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsToday we decided to dive into a bunch of tech tools and discuss what works and doesn't work for us for our workflows. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
329: Cleaning Up Your System
GTD® Virtual Study Group - October 31, 2023 22:21 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsEvery so often we experience a bit of friction with our task management system. What causes this? What signs can you look for that your system needs a bit of a clean up? What things might you need to look to clean up? On this episode we share our experiences over the years with what we look for a...
328: Managing Backlog
GTD® Virtual Study Group - October 12, 2023 23:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWe all have it... so how do you manage it? Talking about backlogs on this episode of the GTD® Virtual Study Group. How do you keep from feeling overwhelmed by it? What are some tactics for managing it? Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call a...
327: Ask the VSG
GTD® Virtual Study Group - September 30, 2023 19:45 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWe had a number of topics come up before the call, and rather than decide on just one, we decided to do an "Ask the VSG" and touch on them all. We start with looking at what a weekly review looks like, then talked a bit using GTD to help establish routines, followed by revisiting higher horizons ...
326: Tickler Files
GTD® Virtual Study Group - September 14, 2023 22:22 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsAn interesting topic for today's call. Tickler Files. In this episode, we talk about how we've adapted tickler files to work in our digital systems. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
325: Inbox Zero
GTD® Virtual Study Group - August 24, 2023 21:55 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsEveryone's favorite topic -- Inbox Zero! In this episode we talk about our inboxes, and what's not an inbox. Also some thoughts on the GTD® setup for email with Actions and Waiting For folders. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
324: What's Your System Look Like
GTD® Virtual Study Group - August 10, 2023 21:34 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn GTD®, it's important to have a trusted system. But does that mean that you have one app to store everything? In this call we talk about how we have our systems set up -- personal vs business or all combined, using separate apps for specific things like shopping lists. And how we manage tasks f...
323: Mind Like Water
GTD® Virtual Study Group - July 27, 2023 21:31 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat is Mind Like Water®? How do you get it? How do you keep it? What does not having it feel like? In this call we look at what it means to us. Special thanks to Jeff Korentayer for raising the topic in our facebook group! Enjoy!! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for res...
322: Next Actions, Contexts, & Prioritizing
GTD® Virtual Study Group - July 14, 2023 03:12 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWith all of your project's next actions defined and captured on context lists, how do you know what to do first? And next? In this episode, we dive into different perspectives and solutions for prioritizing actions and being able to trust our systems are helping us see what we need to see, when w...
321: Working With Partners
GTD® Virtual Study Group - June 22, 2023 21:37 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWorking with partners is tricky, especially if they don't practice the same process and systems that you do (GTD®). So how do you get on the same page? How do you approach getting their involvement or buy in? How do you practice empathy for both yourself and others? We dive into this and so much ...
320: Defining the Higher Horizons
GTD® Virtual Study Group - June 08, 2023 23:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsProjects, Actions, and even Areas of Focus and Responsibility are pretty easy to define. The higher horizons, not so much. In this episode, we talk about the higher horizons, how we've developed them, and how we use them to guide our life's work. Definitely a great listen if you're struggling wit...
319: Energy Management
GTD® Virtual Study Group - May 25, 2023 23:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsUnderstanding your energy levels and their impact on your productivity is so important. Are you a nightowl? Are you swamped with back to back video calls? Can you fit in a quick nap? We cover it all in this episode. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from...
318: A Meander Through GTD®
GTD® Virtual Study Group - May 11, 2023 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWe had some fun just wandering around without a set topic in this episode. We talked about all sorts of stuff -- system bankruptcy, dealing with backlog, someday/maybe management, collaboration on projects and shared task management, system tweaking, areas of focus, horizons of focus, and everyth...
317: ChatGPT
GTD® Virtual Study Group - April 27, 2023 23:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe future is really upon us! ChatGPT and AI are really starting to take a hold and our world is going to look very different to us all very soon. In this episode we talk about what that might really look like in our lives and in our GTD® worlds. What we'd like to image it doing to help support u...
316: Hard Edges In Action Lists
GTD® Virtual Study Group - April 13, 2023 23:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsOne of the tricky things in keeping hard edges in a task management system is capturing and processing projects and tasks without enough clarity around them. Sometimes our verbs seem actionable, but might be a bit vague in reality. Same with next actions which might actually be a project. In this...
315: What's the Future Evolution of GTD®?
GTD® Virtual Study Group - March 23, 2023 23:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode, the VSG hypothesizes on what the future of GTD® might look like. The future is now! 😲 Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
314: When Others Don't Do GTD®
GTD® Virtual Study Group - February 24, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsEver find yourself annoyed with someone who is less organized than you are? It happens. Maybe even more when you're GTD-level organized. ;) So how do you deal with it? In this episode, the VSG shares a bunch of ideas on the topic. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for...
313: Recalibrating Horizons With Shifts In Life
GTD® Virtual Study Group - February 10, 2023 00:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhen life throws us curve balls with major shifts, we often need to review and recalibrate our Horizons of Focus. In this episode we share our experiences and insights. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the calls and more:
312: Boundaries
GTD® Virtual Study Group - January 27, 2023 00:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode we discuss boundaries and how we use GTD® to help us manage them. So many great insights in this conversation! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
311: Defining Next Actions
GTD® Virtual Study Group - January 13, 2023 00:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode we dive into the meaty topic of defining next actions. What are they really? How do they differ from projects and actions? What's the best practice for naming our actions so they are clear and actionable, and set us up for success? Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study ...
310: End of Year Hodgepodge
GTD® Virtual Study Group - December 23, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsAs we were nearing the end of the year in this call, we shared our thoughts about wrapping up the year and starting the next one. Preparation for the coming year... closing out the current year... reflection on the accomplishments of the past year... getting some R&R... calendar cleanup... etc. E...
309: Experience with GTD®
GTD® Virtual Study Group - November 11, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode we share our experiences with practicing the GTD® methodology through the years. The benefits we've experienced, the things we love about it, some of the tweaks we've made over time, and why we've stuck with it. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for re...
308: Finding Your Joy with GTD®
GTD® Virtual Study Group - October 27, 2022 23:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIs your system sparking joy? Do you feel inspired by it? In this episode, we look at our systems from that perspective. How can we inject more joy and inspiration into our systems, and by extension, into our lives? Such a great chat! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website ...
307: The Importance of Reflection
GTD® Virtual Study Group - September 22, 2022 23:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode we really step up a couple of horizons and look at the importance of reflection. We often get so bogged down in the doing that we forget to look up and see the forest for the trees. Life is so short and we really want to be focused on the goals that are really important to us. Enj...
306: GTD® on the Go
GTD® Virtual Study Group - September 08, 2022 23:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsSo now that we are getting back to normal(ish)... we're looking at how we engage with GTD® while we're on the go and some of the logistics around that. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
305: Journaling
GTD® Virtual Study Group - August 25, 2022 23:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsJournaling can add a whole new dimension of introspection for our systems. We look at journaling from many angles in this episode. Such a great listen! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
304: Deep Dive - Omnifocus & Todoist
GTD® Virtual Study Group - August 11, 2022 23:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsThis episode started out as a pros and cons of task management apps. We ended up really focusing on looking at Omnifocus and Todoist, with some other things thrown in there as well. Enjoy the conversation! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
303: Routines
GTD® Virtual Study Group - July 28, 2022 23:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode we talk about routines and how they can be used to help us be more productive and engaged. Lots of great tips and tricks in this one! Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:
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