The GTD® Virtual Study Group
Episodes
043: When Your Roles and Goals Disagree
08 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
When you're saddled with a role that you're not enthusiastic about or having gotten assigned a big project that doesn't turn you on, how do you get th...
042: Utilizing GTD in Career Development
25 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Stuck in a dead end job? Laid off? Maybe just want new horizons and challenges? No matter where you are in your career, this call will give you some f...
041: Coping with the Information Tsunami
12 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Inundated with information? Drowning under the tidal wave of newsfeeds, Twitter, Facebook, and more? In this episode, the VSG discusses the flow of in...
040: Results Manager: A Demo by Nik Tipler
28 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a MindManager geek, then buckle up! You're about to get a whirlwind tour of Gyronix's awesome software. Results Manager and Gyro-Q were desi...
039: Getting CRM Done: Using GTD to Help with Customer Relationship Management
28 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
How do you juggle keeping up with customers, prospects, and other people you want to stay in contact with? In this episode, the Virtual Study Group di...
038: A Conversation with Leo Babauta
15 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Author and Zen Habits blogger Leo Babauta joins the Virtual Study Group to talk about simplicity, mindfulness, productivity, writing, and much more. T...
037: GTD on the iPhone or iPod Touch
11 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Think you can't do GTD on an iPhone or iPod Touch? Think again! In this episode, you'll hear about how to be productive on your iPhone or iPod Touch d...
036: Tackling Immunity to Change
15 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing from two terrific books (Immunity to Change and How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work), host Tara Rodden Robinson introduces a way to...
035: Getting Your Reference Material Under Control with Evernote
24 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Snowed 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 ...
The Magic of the "Push Left" Transition
19 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Thank 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...
034: Special Guest: Michael Sliwinski, founder of Nozbe
11 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you can hear a live demo of the astonishingly powerful productivity tool, Nozbe. Michael Sliwinski gives us a test drive, answers que...
033: GTD & Six Sigma
27 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
How 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 ...
What Dora the Explorer taught me about presentations
25 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
It 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 - ...
032: Reconciling Conflicts Between Short- and Long-term Goals
13 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
How 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 ...
031: GTD Virtual Study Group Turns Two!
04 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
We're turning two! The Virtual Study Group celebrates its second anniversary with a lively discussion about what makes the group work, our favorite pa...
030: TheBrain (How to Use PersonalBrain to Get Organized and Get More Done)
17 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
One 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 d...
No podcast this week
22 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Due 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 ...
029: Mindmapping revisited
09 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
By request, we revisit mindmapping this week. In this episode, hear host & facilitator Tara Rodden Robinson give a guided tour to how she uses mindmap...
028: Special Guest: Ken Case of OmniGroup
01 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In 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/...
Older podcasts back up!
22 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
All 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, plea...
027: Someday/Maybe & Never Again
17 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 w...
026: Perspective and Control
02 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
David 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 t...
Older episodes, another update
02 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Here'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 p...
Missing episodes
01 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Several users reported that older episodes had gone missing. As it turns out, the old hosting service went bust without warning. Fortunately, I have m...
025: The Rematch: Overload and Overwhelm Smackdown II
27 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Once 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...
024: Overload versus Overwhelm Smackdown
11 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Drinking 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 co...
023: Using GTD to Stay in Touch
24 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome 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 netw...
022: Going Beyond GTD with MindManager
02 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome 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 th...
021: Using Outlook's inbox to manage tasks
16 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 ac...
020: Making It All Work: the review
01 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
David 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...
019: Welcoming in 2009 with GTD
15 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Looking 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 gr...
018: Special Guest: David Allen
24 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 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...
017: Someday/Maybe
20 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Lots 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 ...
016: Using Contexts to Increase Your Focus
26 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, frequent contributer Augusto Pinaud shares the secrets of working in contexts. Learn how to fine tune your focus and get tons more ac...
015: Mindmapping and GTD
01 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Mind 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...
014: Office 2.0 and Enleiten
11 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Frequent 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 D...
013: One Year of the GTD Virtual Study Group!
03 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We'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 twel...
012: Plate spinning with GTD
25 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping 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 ...
011: Dean Acheson
10 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features special guest, Dean Acheson. David Allen credits Dean as the originator of the next-action thinking that sparked what we know as...
010: GTD and Famlies with special guest, Matthew Cornell
29 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
My 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 Dav...
009: GTD on the go
23 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Travel 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...
008: Working with nonGTD'ers
09 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Those 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...
007: GTD & Procrastination
25 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this discussion, we talked about procrastination. Procrastination shows up in a variety of ways from resistance to projects we wish we hadn't taken...
006: GTD Roundup: Weekly Reviews, Contexts, & Waiting-For
24 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
My 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! ...
005: Weekly Review
31 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
3/27/08 David Allen refers to it as the critical success factor. But lots of folks have allergies to doing their weekly review. Check out our discussi...
004: What Goes Into Your GTD System?
17 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
3/13/08: We discussed what goes into people's systems including how folks capture and access projects and next actions. Lots of tools and tricks menti...
003: Horizons of Focus
29 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 t...
002: GTD Natural Planning Model
17 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brian Darnell reviews the natural planning model for GTD. The model consists of five phases: defining purpose & principles (the why),...
001: GTD and the Martial Arts 1/24/08
24 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, GTD Virtual Study Group explored GTD and the martial arts with special guests, Brian Darnell and Sensei Kendra. Our next meeting will...
000: This is the new GTD Virtual Study Group Podcast site
08 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Just 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...