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David Allen's personal GTD setup

Creator of Getting Things Done, David Allen, goes through his productivity setup. In the following videos, you will get a glimpse into his workflow, dealing with everything from his physical office, to email and higher horizons and getting…

OmniFocus Workflow Q&A

One of the cornerstones of Getting Things Done is getting anything on your mind down to a trusted system. While this may sound simple in theory, how to actually handle different scenarios can be quite tricky. Following the post on The 2016…

Learn OmniFocus Webinar

I recently did a walkthrough of my OmniFocus setup on Learn OmniFocus . The webinar was recorded and is available right here. Be sure to check out the show notes for the apps and other links that I talked about during the webinar.

The 2016 OmniFocus Setup and Workflow

I have written countless posts on OmniFocus and the Getting Things Done methodology, but this is the very first time I have gathered my entire workflow and setup into a single piece. Since my GTD setup is an ever evolving organism, this…

The Natural Planning Model Talk

I recently gave a talk about the natural planning model, which is part of Getting Things Done. Here are the notes and the slides. Slide 1 grab pen and paper to follow along in the examples going to talk about something that has helped me a…

Referencing external tasks in OmniFocus

Getting Things Done provides an excellent framework for managing all aspects of your life. What could easily happen in a professional work environment though, is that there is already an existing tool in place to keep track of tasks for…

David Allen explains the Natural Planning Model

David Allen recently held a TEDx presentation in Amsterdam on the Natural Planning Model called Getting in control and creating space , and why it has such a big impact in getting projects going and actually finished. If you are…

Thoughts on OmniFocus

There are plenty of applications out there claiming to end the chaos and make sense of everything. One of the schools is GTD , which focuses on next-actions and context. This makes a lot of sense in my opinion, and I have been trying to…

A new approach to calendars

I have been thinking about ways to make my current GTD setup more efficient. One thing that makes it hard to keep on track and focus are interruptions and the way one has no control over them. At work, we use the standard calendar features…