GTD Digest 2007-12-30

Weekly recap of GTD highlights (news, views, tips and tricks) from around the web

How I get things done
By Sam Glover
Behind David Allen’s excellent Getting Things Done (GTD) system is the idea–essential to a law practice–that everything we need to do should be tracked in a trusted system. In the GTD philosophy, that system is a set of lists with ...

Countdowns and time boxing
By Dwayne Melancon
This is useful for time boxing and GTD (create a 2-minute timer like the one David Allen recommends), so you can keep projects or sub-projects from taking more time than you intend. Timeleft is very cool -- way better than I thought it ...

Lunch & Learn: Getting Things Done
The tips and techniques presented here are mostly from Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (find in a library or buy from Amazon) by ...

David Allen: Priorities, Priorities, Priorities
By David Allen(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
... still be mapped to the third dimension of the important checklists and bullet points of life and work: projects, areas of responsibility, desired futures, key values, and core purpose. Come back every Monday for more from David Allen.

50 Tips From My Year of Change
By Peter
Read David Allen’s Getting Things Done: this really is a must own book for anyone interested in personal development. I haven’t fully implemented David’s system, but some of his tips are invaluable. If you would like to know more, ...

Turning the 80/20 Rule on its Head
By Jay White(Jay White)
When it comes right down to time management and getting things done, your to-do list basically falls into 4 distinct categories:. Pressing (demanding your immediate attention) and significant (meaningful to you). ...