Get Yourself Optimized® 26. Manage Your Time and Boost Productivity with GTD Methodology with David Allen
Feb 18, 2016
A deep dive into managing actions instead of time, with practical ways to define next steps and clear mental clutter. They tackle why procrastination and distractions thrive, and how a regular review habit frees energy. Delegation, inbox-clearing, and using virtual assistants come up as tools to reclaim focus. The conversation explores sustainable performance versus crisis-driven work and habits that support creative flow.
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Say No By Knowing Your Commitments
- Saying no gets easier when you maintain a current inventory of commitments and review them regularly.
- Allen recommends knowing your projects and bandwidth so you can renegotiate or decline new requests with integrity.
Weekly Review To Catch The Rear Guard
- Do a weekly review to catch new projects, update next actions, and clear psychological backlog.
- Allen recommends sitting down once a week to identify new projects, mark finished ones, and get current on next steps.
Make Weekly Review A Hygiene Habit
- Build the weekly review like a hygiene habit until the 'scuzz factor' of not doing it becomes intolerable.
- Allen compares it to flossing: make the review feel clean and essential so you won't skip it.
