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Productive Magazine Launches: new interview with David Allen insideToday

A brand new GTD Publication has just been launched, Productive Magazine.  The new publication is the brainchild of Michael Sliwinski, the founder of Nozbe and one of the contributors to GTDtimes.

The new publication is dedicated to GTD and identifying the best content and best practices for practicing a better organized and effortlessly controlled life - a lot like GTDtimes though in a regular publication format instead of a daily updated website.

We’re especially excited about the Productive Magazine because the cover story is an interview that GTDtimes did with David Allen a few months ago.

It’s well worth a read and it’s also a free download so you can take it with you and read it offline.  Definitely it’s something you don’t want to miss.

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Music for Getting Things DoneNovember 19

Left to my own devices, I have a terrible time maintaining focus when I need to write, do web design, work on spreadsheets or databases, or do intensive analytical reading. While I refuse to go to the doctor to get a formal diagnosis, I pretty much know that I have ADD (I score between 75-85% of the indicators for it on the tests I’ve taken myself). I was fortunate to be raised in an environment that allowed me to develop coping mechanisms and become very high-functioning, and I’ve since learned that there is a high correlation between AD/HD symptoms and entrepreneurial traits.

So, where was I?  ;-)

Oh yeah… I was talking about maintaining focus when writing and doing other production work. I find that my brain is constantly throwing completely irrelevant ideas into my conscious awareness.

As a coping mechanism, as a student back in high school and college, I frequently used to study to music, and found that it usually helped my concentration.As an adult, I started slipping into the habit of media multi-tasking — trying to watch TV, IM/Twi

Getting Things Done with “Things”: a Review by Erik HanbergNovember 18

Editor’s Note:  The following post was generously contributed by GTDtimes reader Erik Hanberg.  A writer and web developer with a strong interest in the arts Erik makes his home in Tacoma, Washington.  In addition to his principal freelance work,  he is also a founder of a co-working space and the creator of the Horatio Theater.  You can read more of Erik’s excellent work at his blog: erikemery.com.

Too Much to Do

In April of this year, I left my full time job to “go freelance.” My schedule has been all over the place as a result. Between writing and doing web development for my fiancé’s graphic design firm,  managing my coworking office space in downtown Tacoma, operating my small theater production company, presiding over my condo association,  trying to get a novel published, and last - but most certainly not least  - getting married at the end of the year; you could say I’m a pretty busy guy.  While no single one of these activities takes up a full work week, the number and variety of things I needed to do made me feel like I was dropping the ball on all of them.

No More Dropped Balls

David Allen’s Getting Things Done

Help Prove that GTD’ers Really Do Get More DoneNovember 17

Editor’s Note: Nathaniel Stott, one of our popular contributors here at GTDtimes reached out to me today with a small request. It seems his company, Life Architect, is conducting a small research study that asks the question “Does GTD Really Make a Difference?”, and he wants the aid of the GTD community to  provide the answer. Obviously, this is exactly the kind of thing for which GTDtimes exists so I hope that each of you will join me in taking just a few moments out of your busy day (if you’re fast it’s just TWO MINUTES after all!) and help Nathaniel (and the rest of the GTD community by extension) find the answer to this question once and for all.

From Nathaniel:

Life Architect is conducting a small piece of research to answer the question: Does GTD really make a difference?  We will gladly share our findings for future publication.  The survey takes about 3-5 mins and is built in 3 languages: English, Dutch and German:

The aim of this survey is to find out:

  • Whether we spend most of the day thinking about or achieving our goals
  • Do we focus our attention on the important things in both our work and private lives
  • Is what we are do
Love Using Paper for GTD? David Allen Company Introduces New Paper-Based Coordinators and Calendar ProductsNovember 14

For those of you that love the tried and true tools of pen and paper, the David Allen Company has just launched a couple of new products that you’re sure to love. Two sizes of personal coordinators; jr. size and letter size as well as a letter size calendar.

Made by Meade, the same folks that make the At-a-Glance products, these new additions to the David Allen Company Store were designed specifically for those of us that practice GTD.

Both coordinators feature helpful tabbed sections that can have a profound effect on your productivity and peace of mind. Each section is prefaced with an educational piece with examples to show the user best GTD practices in that area of the coordinator. The action tab for instance, has eight pages of text to accompany that area, included in the reference tabbed section are the GTD Templates in paper form! There is an intelligent ‘flow” in how the sections function and work together.

The coordinator includes the following tabbed sections:
• Notes/In
• Calendar