GTD Summit – What were your bad habits?

by David Spark on March 16, 2009

I attended the GTD Summit in San Francisco last week (3/11/09-3/13/09) and asked everyone what bad habits did they have that they’ve eradicated thanks to GTD.

GTD stands for “Getting Things Done” and it’s the name of a book written by David Allen (also interviewed in the video). This was their first conference and people are passionate about this productivity philosophy and it’s been life changing for people. Here’s the video below, but I highly recommend you watch it HUGE and in HD on the Vimeo site.


GTD Summit – What were your bad habits? from David Spark on Vimeo.

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Tagged as: David Allen, gtd, GTD Summit, GTD Times, oliver marks, oliver starr, organization, procrastination, productivity

  • Glenn Mandelkern

    GTD is an excellent systematic approach to making the most of your time. I’ve tried other time management systems, and the one aspect I love most about GTD is its ability to handle interruptions. We have interruptions of all kinds, from unexpected traffic jams to emails to sudden hallway conversations and clients dropping in. GTD engages you to create plans in advance, and if anything thwarts those plans, you can address it in real time and return to your course of action seamlessly.

    GTD can actually be used to handle projects in both your personal and professional life. It helps you sort out what needs to get done now at work and at home, what is okay to leave for tomorrow and what is best for you to delegate.

  • http://www.ultraverse.com.au Fran Molloy

    Hey, great video, thanks David. Kinda reassuring to hear that despite attending GTD summits and being super-organised, at least some of your interviewees still had bad habits (like not doing stuff on their calendar!) Humans, they’re so fallible!

  • dan

    For implementing GTD you can use this web-based application:

    http://www.Gtdagenda.com

    You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
    A mobile version is available too.

  • dan

    For implementing GTD you can use this web-based application:

    http://www.Gtdagenda.com

    You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
    A mobile version is available too.

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