I really like this methodology - it's consistent with my experiences of work - but I find the high-energy delivery a bit distracting. Still working through the book.
@rmTubular I was just about the post the same thing at the 8:43 mark. How do you get things done when you're jabbering on and on for several minutes about nothing?
Ouch. Personally didnt really enjoy. He sounds like he is learned in interpersonal skills--which is fine and dandy. But he sounds like a used-car salesman at times in my personal opinion. In the Tao Te Ching they promote the action of non-action. The complete antithesis of "GTD".
Both the talk and his book are very general. They provide some useful guideline of organisation and appropriate work-flow that is likely to increase productivity. However as I said, they are really general. There is a reason for that. DAve Allen makes most of his money out of corporate workshops, the books and talks are more vehicles of promotion for his lucrative workshops. I have not been to one, but people who have were not impressed.
worth the 45 minutes ... 10 sec summary = dont try to remember things, create a system instead... you're brain is not designed to remember 'task / to-do list'.
--- Thanks David Allen and Google for sharing this video :-)
The GTD system is simply the most practical self organisation system I have come across. I have put all my lists on Google tasks so I can add to them from anywhere, and my email and physical inboxes reach zero regularly. I have a complete project list, but am still working on performing the weekly review every week. These basic disciplines are all that you need to be in control, they are not difficult and they are liberating when you do them
This is about the fifth time I have watched this video, and i recommend it to executive coaching clients and friends frequently. David is a talented and lovely person, who clearly says what he does is "advanced common sense." To me, the essence of his approach is "pay attention to what has your attention."
I appreciate what Google are doing with these speakers aiming to develop the mind sets and perspectives of their workers. that is why they are the best company in the world.
genius is simplicity not some over complicated theory of how.
You learn alot more by listening to top army or sports people. They understand what it is to actually do .
@SocialSematix Considering the military is built around engaging war, I find taking advice from the army akin to answering problems with a gun instead of common sense.
@harmonyqueue Maybe if you pay less attention to analogy and more to actual advice you would get it. It does not matter where the advice come from so long as the means are practical and the end is justified.
@Hotmonkeylovin I hardly find it practical to take advice from someone who volunteers to pick up a gun and behave like an asshole in order to instill 'self-discipline' in people. Who the advice comes from justifies why a particular piece of advice was given. You won't get the same advice from a pastor that you'd get from a clown, and that's why it's important to consider who is saying what and why.
@harmonyqueue You shouldn't be talking about thing you know nothing of some of us joine because perhaps we might genuinely feel a sense of duty to defend the right of others.
Your speculation seems to either come movies or your imagination; Your simply are ignorant of what your spouting.
I think David Allen should concentrate on the task at hand, get to the point, and stop trying to be funny. He is not a comedian, and frankly, I am not so sure he is a good speaker either.
Why are all the n'er-do-well's posting negative comments about this speech? These same people typically are not positive forces in their workplace. Bunch of media-programmed nabobs, preventing yourselves, co-workers, and family members from thriving due to lack of cooperation. Get over yourselves.
wOW. I can't believe how many negative comments there are on this. He is trying to present this stuff with a little humour. That's all. Personally, I felt the audience were a little stiff.
Although I have a lot of energy and am pretty good at orgainsing things, I have always felt that I lost control at some point after starting. I found this incredibly frustrating. This has made explicit what I have been thinking for years and it makes sense. Thank you David.
god they spend so much time discussing how effective the program is and so little time explaining practical solutions and the program itself....you could summarize this 45 minute presentation into like 3 or 4 minutes of repeated information
In the movie "City Slickers" the answer to being Not stressed and confused, was to just do "one thing" well. To focus, We are not made to do it all and you will cheat yourself if you try you will not get or be good at things if you are scattered you will not really enjoy life either
@4bsfun Yes I agree, focusing on one thing at a time is key. There's a short Time magazine article online which explores how Suze Orman lives by that idea, for anyone interested it's called, "Staying Sharp: The Case for Doing One Thing at a Time"
I've been watching this for about 8 mins now and he hasn't said anything useful at all!!! i hope his method gets more done than is talk, uffa! i'd really like to see some information, maybe i should just go straight to the book!
charismatic WAFFLE for the first 30 mins at least. Very little content indeed. The only idea I got out of the first 30 minutes was "write lists regularly to get this stuff out of your head, so you can focus on the present". Minute 41 "should make these lists complete otherwise can't rely on them and so more trouble than they are worth". Um, that's it.
charismatic WAFFLE for the first 30 mins at least. Very little content indeed. The only idea I got out of the first 30 minutes was "write lists regularly to get this stuff out of your head, so you can focus on the present". Minute 41 "should make these lists complete otherwise can't rely on them and so more trouble than they are worth". Um, that's it.
@patrickmcm Agreed but for most people they dont understand why they even need these practices to improve their working habits. This video for me is a motivation kick up the butt for reasons why it's beneficial to follow it. I'd recommend his book, it's really good and expands on lists which is just a tool in David Allens method.
@patrickmcm Agreed but for most people they dont understand why they even need these practices to improve their working habits. This video for me is a motivation kick up the butt for reasons why it's beneficial to follow it. I'd recommend his book, it's really good and expands on lists which is just a tool in David Allens method.
@patrickmcm Agreed but for most people they dont understand why they even need these practices to improve their working habits. This video for me is a motivation kick up the butt for reasons why it's beneficial to follow it. I'd recommend his book, it's really good and expands on lists which is just a tool in David Allens method.
I simply can't get anything done because I have too much interests. I enjoy learning everything about the world. I wish I could get 10.000 years old to consume all the knowledge, music, movies, books there is. Travel all the places there are. Explore every adventure that can be explored. I wanna do it all! Do all the sports, do all the women, do all the food, do all the drinks. I have so many hobbies I cannot spend all my life getting only one thing done.
Completely agree about the one to-do list. That's partly why we created Fellowstream...to make sure you can store everything in one place and share it with your team so people understand everything you need to get done.
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GTD is so full of false assumptions presented like facts. That's probably partially due to David Allens past as a preacher in a new-age cult. He REALLY knows how to present skewed ideas that make little rational sense, as if they were facts of life. That creates an ideal, that few people can live up to. Thus the person is then hooked. An eternal disciple.
I am recommending that Book and method on My Blog. It changed my life, and it can change yours. Making more money in less time and having time for yourself, thanx GTD
@mty1966 Yes, he is addressing a bunch of theorists and relating the material to them -- which is ironically opposite to GTD and his personal way to handle life. Thanks for the outline.
download his audiotapes, this guy is incredible. I've started to use his system (in conjunction with Tony Robbins OPA planning system, which emphasizes different things), and I'm getting so much more done. Great stuff, he's got some great general principles that apply way out of the office.
Heh, after watching this, I realized that I have actually been doing this for some time without thinking about it.
Whenever I need to remember something, I write it down. If it's something for the same day, I write on my hand, if not I use a post-it or set an alarm.
But I did not see the value of it, or it's potential. There is only a handful of things I do this with, now I think I will try more.
This is really mind clearing, awesome stuff, specially for ADD people like myself....wondering if there is a full version of this video or any other related materials of this. I myself find better watching videos compared to reading books, as I feel it is more vivid to experience watching it. Also his presentation skills are impressive...5/5
so what's the difference/similarities between Allen's GTD and Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Can anyone compare and contrast? is one better than the other? can they be synergized?
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Franklin Covey's 4th generation planning system involves more use of your roles and your principals to create a way to categorize your life and such.
GTD focuses more on a sorting process in which you sort through everything, put them in a proper place in which you check often to keep yourself on check.
Certain aspects, principals and techniques can be used from each one, but both as a whole don't really work.
This still does not help if a person is appalled by the tedious chores needed to "get things done", and procrastinate because of that. It is another piece of info about organizing and planning and prioritizing. Skip to 12:00 to get to something meaningful.
Phew! It's a credit to David Allen's speaking skills (and his results, which are what caused him to get a shot at public speaking to begin with), that he can take something so abstract and turn it into something people can understand. Some of that skill comes from knowing his material so well. Some also seems to come from speaking directly to people in the audience - you can see him looking at individuals. Great content, great explaining , great speech!
@KakiHat Do what I did. Put the CD's in your car and listen while you drive to and from work. If I had to make time at home to site and listen I would have never been able to learn this material. BTW: It's great info.
i found that you if u re thinking about the next step while u re trying to to achieve the first goal, you fall off. One step and WHEN the next. Dont ever think one second about the next step. Only this step matters.
David Allen's GTD changed my life. I implemented the full system @work and @home. It took me aprox. 3 weeks and still is a work in progress, but the feeling of freeing your mind of basic stuff really keeps you going and makes you addicted! TRY IT
David allen has lit a 'light-bulb' in me! It looks simple but there is a lot of information in this lecture. Will require practice and patience to build productive habits..
GTD - Is by the far, THE most useful tool in self development I have ever come across, after years of reading self help. In the same way pen and paper is tool, so is GTD. What you do with it & how you use it to express yourself where the excitement begins.
Like all concepts & ideas of great value...the real work comes after the thought, the gap between knowing & doing. Very useful video, now get to work. lgh2
David, you speak tooo damn fast. I could not even catch up with your Audio Book and have to pause this video often to catch up. I had to switch back to the Book that I bought.
How about considering the international audiances as well for your material before you create something in this area.
This is amazing and confusing: I dislike this talk about as much as I love the GTD CD series by the same speaker. The CD series was enlightening, full of good tricks and ideas, and I went through it several times. This talk on the other hand I find pretty boring. A clown show more than anything else.
I saw this video 3 weeks ago. I picked up his book recently and gotta say I agree when he mentions that calendar programs and other utilities attempt to organize your priorities but rather further can complicate your focus on what you need to do and how to do it.
Therefore I want to ask here to anyone that reads this, what I should do instead?
I have to do notes, calendar, notebooks, mail all w/ google and though its nice to have it all in one spot, it hasn't made me super productive?
I've actually began implementing my organization online with iGoogle. It has all I need and accesible from any computer I'm at. Only problem is that its online. But no big deal, I'd rather have it there than on pen/paper.
Also, as for brainstorming and note I have a drawing board in my room for ideas and such. I'm still on the book, reading it slowly but am enjoying it.
I've spent lots of time going thru many GTD apps and configurations. my current iteration is worthy of this post. I use Mail.app with mailtags, iCal, Omnifocus and Journler. I can create todos from anywhere and it will sync everywhere. there's some complexity involved, but once it's all under the hood, the driving is smooth and simple. worth the effort!!! journler I use for notes and reference and such. I have circusponies NOTEBOOK, but it's too much for GTD, I use it for formal projects
For implementing GTD you might try out this web-based application:
Gtdagenda
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.
As with the last update, now Gtdagenda has full Someday/Maybe functionality, you can easily move your tasks and projects between "Active", "Someday/Maybe" and "Archive". This will clear your mind, and will boost your productivity.
Thanks to Google for sharing this. My former boss used the Book getting things done and create an organized work system for him, apparently he had papers everywhere before I'd started. He hadn't turned in any of his corp smaller expenses for reimbursement. This book also helped him create a system to organize his time, e-mail and tasks.
I highly recommend getting the GTD book. Get EVERYTHING out of your head into an actionable plan really can transform your life. Allen admits that most of his ideas are common sense, but most people don't utilise these
watch this ... then watch it again 2 weeks later... then do it and be the best person ever :D
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BlueSappho92 2 weeks ago
I really like this methodology - it's consistent with my experiences of work - but I find the high-energy delivery a bit distracting. Still working through the book.
RossKilgariff2 3 weeks ago
I going to check out his podcast. Some good ideas at "50 Tricks to Get Things Done Faster, Better, and More Easily" lifehack.org
KenPurdom 3 weeks ago
thumbs up if you get distracted with the one peeping through the curtains :)
TheChapnorman 4 weeks ago 4
i'm 10 mins into this 45 min presentation and i haven't heard anything meaningful yet!
rmTubular 1 month ago 3
@rmTubular I was just about the post the same thing at the 8:43 mark. How do you get things done when you're jabbering on and on for several minutes about nothing?
kataisa3 1 month ago
Ouch. Personally didnt really enjoy. He sounds like he is learned in interpersonal skills--which is fine and dandy. But he sounds like a used-car salesman at times in my personal opinion. In the Tao Te Ching they promote the action of non-action. The complete antithesis of "GTD".
madmercenary 2 months ago
17 minutes in you can hear a needle drop to the floor, hes good!
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Both the talk and his book are very general. They provide some useful guideline of organisation and appropriate work-flow that is likely to increase productivity. However as I said, they are really general. There is a reason for that. DAve Allen makes most of his money out of corporate workshops, the books and talks are more vehicles of promotion for his lucrative workshops. I have not been to one, but people who have were not impressed.
emouch1 3 months ago
David Allen rocks ! Great to see him recommending Mind Mapping in his book - GTD !
MindMapsTrainer 3 months ago
He's amazing!!!!!
BoBoBeads 3 months ago
worth the 45 minutes ... 10 sec summary = dont try to remember things, create a system instead... you're brain is not designed to remember 'task / to-do list'.
--- Thanks David Allen and Google for sharing this video :-)
ronslavick 3 months ago 13
lololooooooo
rossjames120 3 months ago
I stumbled on this video during a moment of distraction. Best get back to looking for a new job!
TobiasAshleyBarker 4 months ago
The GTD system is simply the most practical self organisation system I have come across. I have put all my lists on Google tasks so I can add to them from anywhere, and my email and physical inboxes reach zero regularly. I have a complete project list, but am still working on performing the weekly review every week. These basic disciplines are all that you need to be in control, they are not difficult and they are liberating when you do them
Pharmalogconsulting 4 months ago
Uh, is there a second part to this? Seems half of it is missing :/
tokotokotoko3 5 months ago
Lol. There's a YouTube argument even in this video. People just need to disappear.
Johnylogic16 5 months ago
00:45 is that a joke nobody laughed at?
mitz657 5 months ago
@mitz657 It's not a joke, it was a sad reality.
YaroslavnaKadulina 4 months ago
@mitz657 It's not a joke, it was a sad reality.
YaroslavnaKadulina 4 months ago
This is about the fifth time I have watched this video, and i recommend it to executive coaching clients and friends frequently. David is a talented and lovely person, who clearly says what he does is "advanced common sense." To me, the essence of his approach is "pay attention to what has your attention."
kevinmurnane 6 months ago
i didn't got the answer i need. how to get it done?
too much bla bla just explain in breif for 1 minute
rex3487 6 months ago
Poor...
I appreciate what Google are doing with these speakers aiming to develop the mind sets and perspectives of their workers. that is why they are the best company in the world.
genius is simplicity not some over complicated theory of how.
You learn alot more by listening to top army or sports people. They understand what it is to actually do .
SocialSematix 6 months ago
@SocialSematix Considering the military is built around engaging war, I find taking advice from the army akin to answering problems with a gun instead of common sense.
harmonyqueue 6 months ago
@harmonyqueue Maybe if you pay less attention to analogy and more to actual advice you would get it. It does not matter where the advice come from so long as the means are practical and the end is justified.
Hotmonkeylovin 5 months ago
@Hotmonkeylovin I hardly find it practical to take advice from someone who volunteers to pick up a gun and behave like an asshole in order to instill 'self-discipline' in people. Who the advice comes from justifies why a particular piece of advice was given. You won't get the same advice from a pastor that you'd get from a clown, and that's why it's important to consider who is saying what and why.
harmonyqueue 5 months ago
@harmonyqueue You shouldn't be talking about thing you know nothing of some of us joine because perhaps we might genuinely feel a sense of duty to defend the right of others.
Your speculation seems to either come movies or your imagination; Your simply are ignorant of what your spouting.
Hotmonkeylovin 5 months ago
I think David Allen should concentrate on the task at hand, get to the point, and stop trying to be funny. He is not a comedian, and frankly, I am not so sure he is a good speaker either.
PMsnak 7 months ago
@PMsnak HAHAHAHA
KvltKommando 6 months ago
He uses way too many buzz words without explaining them, tI hope he's a better manager than he is a speaker.
itierney 7 months ago
Can't wait to try this. First thing tomorrow.
ReviewsByErik 7 months ago 19
a trying too hard presentation. distracts from the gem which is gtd.
izmirica 7 months ago
bla bla bla GET TO THE POINT! T_T
elaenor19 7 months ago
Why are all the n'er-do-well's posting negative comments about this speech? These same people typically are not positive forces in their workplace. Bunch of media-programmed nabobs, preventing yourselves, co-workers, and family members from thriving due to lack of cooperation. Get over yourselves.
DancingSpiderman 8 months ago
Meh.
I'll need to acquire my GED first.
DancingSpiderman 8 months ago
wOW. I can't believe how many negative comments there are on this. He is trying to present this stuff with a little humour. That's all. Personally, I felt the audience were a little stiff.
Although I have a lot of energy and am pretty good at orgainsing things, I have always felt that I lost control at some point after starting. I found this incredibly frustrating. This has made explicit what I have been thinking for years and it makes sense. Thank you David.
paulpuk2000 8 months ago 3
45 minutes to say...get a calendar, write shit down when you think of it....nothing new here
Since1907baby 8 months ago
god they spend so much time discussing how effective the program is and so little time explaining practical solutions and the program itself....you could summarize this 45 minute presentation into like 3 or 4 minutes of repeated information
Since1907baby 8 months ago
@Since1907baby Have you actually done any of it - consistently?
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@Since1907baby Have you actually done any of it - consistently?
magicwandza 7 months ago
In the movie "City Slickers" the answer to being Not stressed and confused, was to just do "one thing" well. To focus, We are not made to do it all and you will cheat yourself if you try you will not get or be good at things if you are scattered you will not really enjoy life either
4bsfun 8 months ago 2
@4bsfun Yes I agree, focusing on one thing at a time is key. There's a short Time magazine article online which explores how Suze Orman lives by that idea, for anyone interested it's called, "Staying Sharp: The Case for Doing One Thing at a Time"
redlightmax 3 weeks ago
I've been watching this for about 8 mins now and he hasn't said anything useful at all!!! i hope his method gets more done than is talk, uffa! i'd really like to see some information, maybe i should just go straight to the book!
romanydivaofmagic 8 months ago 2
Don't spend 45 min watching this if you've read the book. Nothing new there.
daeivo 8 months ago
context: @life
next task: start using GTD
assailant85 8 months ago
Thank you for posting this, and I would definitely like to hear the second hour of this talk. Thanks.
TheWyrd101 9 months ago
dang,google is good trying to become the next TED.
vain911 9 months ago
hahahah Camara guy fel sleep at 4.19
sigrone 10 months ago
Is this guy good at actually helping people. or he just good at making money..
virtuosoikingpin 10 months ago
@virtuosoikingpin Both
theolliesaunders 10 months ago
@virtuosoikingpin it helped me.
elforich 8 months ago
thanks for nice vid's
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charismatic WAFFLE for the first 30 mins at least. Very little content indeed. The only idea I got out of the first 30 minutes was "write lists regularly to get this stuff out of your head, so you can focus on the present". Minute 41 "should make these lists complete otherwise can't rely on them and so more trouble than they are worth". Um, that's it.
patrickmcm 11 months ago
charismatic WAFFLE for the first 30 mins at least. Very little content indeed. The only idea I got out of the first 30 minutes was "write lists regularly to get this stuff out of your head, so you can focus on the present". Minute 41 "should make these lists complete otherwise can't rely on them and so more trouble than they are worth". Um, that's it.
patrickmcm 11 months ago
@patrickmcm Agreed but for most people they dont understand why they even need these practices to improve their working habits. This video for me is a motivation kick up the butt for reasons why it's beneficial to follow it. I'd recommend his book, it's really good and expands on lists which is just a tool in David Allens method.
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@patrickmcm Agreed but for most people they dont understand why they even need these practices to improve their working habits. This video for me is a motivation kick up the butt for reasons why it's beneficial to follow it. I'd recommend his book, it's really good and expands on lists which is just a tool in David Allens method.
mantisimoUK 10 months ago
@patrickmcm Agreed but for most people they dont understand why they even need these practices to improve their working habits. This video for me is a motivation kick up the butt for reasons why it's beneficial to follow it. I'd recommend his book, it's really good and expands on lists which is just a tool in David Allens method.
mantisimoUK 10 months ago
Is the book worth getting?
J90JAM 11 months ago
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J90JAM 11 months ago
great channel and vids
jaylaine74 11 months ago
Is this man a prophet or a wizard? I am ready to devote my life to obeying the wisdom of his word.
mackler 11 months ago
65 people dont GTD
Andrz21tk 11 months ago
Nothing spectacular and booooooring.
The guy does not even care about the public body language expressing how boring he is.
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greatedwin 1 year ago
1 minute of this 45 minutes speech something like worthy (min 27-28). The rest is blabla. If his system is as effective as this speech....
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useelaomega 1 year ago
the funny thing about all of this is, that David while working on GTD he just rediscovered Zen. But that doesn't mean he isn't great!
ihaveverysmalltits 1 year ago
This is profound! This is the resource I have been looking to find!
mobtro86 1 year ago
So much empty talking... i had lots more fun reading the book. This constantly feels like waste of time. Sooo slow!
webzucht 1 year ago 5
David Allen - the next business Messiah!
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RickyNavy 1 year ago
I simply can't get anything done because I have too much interests. I enjoy learning everything about the world. I wish I could get 10.000 years old to consume all the knowledge, music, movies, books there is. Travel all the places there are. Explore every adventure that can be explored. I wanna do it all! Do all the sports, do all the women, do all the food, do all the drinks. I have so many hobbies I cannot spend all my life getting only one thing done.
TylerMontana 1 year ago 77
@TylerMontana You'd need a really really huge "IN" box. ;-)
ChristianInHollywood 1 year ago
@TylerMontana this is exactly MY problem :-D
but we have to decide... so what are the 10 most important things we want do?¿?
there is no escaping from that :-D sas but true
fus 1 year ago
@TylerMontana You nailed it Tyler..!
Fnante 9 months ago
@TylerMontana i adored you until you said "women" lol XD
elaenor19 7 months ago
@TylerMontana Oh my.. i feel like this sometimes too... Maybe 250 years old though!
DaniaOMGWania 6 months ago
@TylerMontana - exactly...
SkillSeeker 3 months ago
@TylerMontana there is an opportunity this might happen.
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"Advanced Commonsense" - David Allen
X1Photon 1 year ago
Jeez, this guy is smart! Maybe because he has a sense of humor and intuition ... which are good partners.
"Surf on top of this game" ... yay, surfer dude! Catch the wave!
eastariel 1 year ago
Whops. Wrong Dave Allen.
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kirk75248 1 year ago
Completely agree about the one to-do list. That's partly why we created Fellowstream...to make sure you can store everything in one place and share it with your team so people understand everything you need to get done.
FellowstreamVids 1 year ago
"In a strange way, when you're in crisis you get to relax, because you don't have time to think".
That's an interesting thought, if you're prone to procrastinating...
jammadamma 1 year ago
This is Great!!!!
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kkewl1 1 year ago
I read the book and listened to the Nightingale Conant CDs while driving in the car.
I think you need both because of the practical elements involved in the system.
The information changed my life by allowing me to get much more done in less time with much less stress.
172Break 1 year ago
GTD is so full of false assumptions presented like facts. That's probably partially due to David Allens past as a preacher in a new-age cult. He REALLY knows how to present skewed ideas that make little rational sense, as if they were facts of life. That creates an ideal, that few people can live up to. Thus the person is then hooked. An eternal disciple.
webmatros 1 year ago
@webmatros - Sound crazy enough 2 be true!
ymouchai 1 year ago
Humm i dont like his pacing. Talks too fast, too false abstractions.
But that skill of getting shit done is too important so i put up with it.
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lyntonio 1 year ago
I am recommending that Book and method on My Blog. It changed my life, and it can change yours. Making more money in less time and having time for yourself, thanx GTD
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dimension52 1 year ago
25:00 Aspects of Self Management - Perspective & Control --> matrix
30:00 GTD Models - Control & Perspective
30:00 Control - Reading material big box
32:20 Perspecitve - Reading material
33:26 Master Workflow - Control - Collect --> Process --> Organize -->Review
37:19 Horizon of Focus - Perspective - Purpose/Principles. Vision, Goals, Areas of Responsibility, projects, Runaway/Next Actions - Bottom Up
First thing First????
mty1966 1 year ago 32
@mty1966 Yes, he is addressing a bunch of theorists and relating the material to them -- which is ironically opposite to GTD and his personal way to handle life. Thanks for the outline.
desertroadbob 1 year ago
@mty1966 lol wtf?
ymouchai 1 year ago
@mty1966 you did a good thing here
scottybroker 4 months ago
@mty1966 man he likes to talk. get to the point!
ipetri01 4 months ago
download his audiotapes, this guy is incredible. I've started to use his system (in conjunction with Tony Robbins OPA planning system, which emphasizes different things), and I'm getting so much more done. Great stuff, he's got some great general principles that apply way out of the office.
cambridgeecon 1 year ago
Omg David Allen would have made a great standup
arun6004 1 year ago
who cares
tomhamilton8 1 year ago
Heh, after watching this, I realized that I have actually been doing this for some time without thinking about it.
Whenever I need to remember something, I write it down. If it's something for the same day, I write on my hand, if not I use a post-it or set an alarm.
But I did not see the value of it, or it's potential. There is only a handful of things I do this with, now I think I will try more.
Thanks.
Rattja 1 year ago
Pay no attention to that woman behind the curtain!
natsybetsy0912 1 year ago 12
@natsybetsy0912 I can't help it!
EggMcMffn 1 year ago
@natsybetsy0912 SHES NOT THERE!!!
Moulde 1 year ago
Good video keep it up!!!
masterlatinotv 1 year ago 3
Awesome watching this at home.
rbuzzme 2 years ago 3
deep
violin144000 2 years ago
David Allen is so inspiring and energetic. I don't know how I missed this Google Talk for so long.
thewilddivine 2 years ago 2
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After a while I got the audible book narrated by him, if someone feels productive to listen than reading.
Also check Tracks application, it helps me a lot. Free, open source and speedy.
getontracks dot orgAfter a while I got the audible book narrated by him, if someone feels productive to listen than reading.
Also check Tracks application, it helps me a lot. Free, open source and speedy.
Google for Tracks and GTD
ernanimartins 2 years ago
Thanks!
Rougemonkey 2 years ago
David Allen seems such a nice guy. It's really cool to see him talk about GTD!
FrancescoK 2 years ago 5
This is really mind clearing, awesome stuff, specially for ADD people like myself....wondering if there is a full version of this video or any other related materials of this. I myself find better watching videos compared to reading books, as I feel it is more vivid to experience watching it. Also his presentation skills are impressive...5/5
ernanimartins 2 years ago 5
@ernanimartins Agreed! They should really upload a higher quality version :D
X1Photon 1 year ago 7
its amazing we can watch these lectures at home
magmatic123 2 years ago 11
He's very down-to-earth and straightforward like I expected. Thanks for this!
PurposePowerCoaching 2 years ago 6
CRRRazy maker
grapesoda4me420 2 years ago
yeah - that's what I used to be. Better to be a crazy maker once than to never have perspective though!
ubetchatuber 2 years ago 2
so what's the difference/similarities between Allen's GTD and Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Can anyone compare and contrast? is one better than the other? can they be synergized?
tunocococ 2 years ago 5
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Franklin Covey's 4th generation planning system involves more use of your roles and your principals to create a way to categorize your life and such.
GTD focuses more on a sorting process in which you sort through everything, put them in a proper place in which you check often to keep yourself on check.
Certain aspects, principals and techniques can be used from each one, but both as a whole don't really work.
boobbbers 2 years ago
The "thank you" at the beggining scared the shite out of me!
EMYDreadnaught 2 years ago
He likes to organize and simplify, and he said even he was surprised that other people didnt think that way.
jmichael103 2 years ago
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BORING!!!!!
Jumpmike22 2 years ago
This still does not help if a person is appalled by the tedious chores needed to "get things done", and procrastinate because of that. It is another piece of info about organizing and planning and prioritizing. Skip to 12:00 to get to something meaningful.
SeattleGuy1968 2 years ago
Phew! It's a credit to David Allen's speaking skills (and his results, which are what caused him to get a shot at public speaking to begin with), that he can take something so abstract and turn it into something people can understand. Some of that skill comes from knowing his material so well. Some also seems to come from speaking directly to people in the audience - you can see him looking at individuals. Great content, great explaining , great speech!
SpeakingFearNoMore 2 years ago 6
Those of you who are GTD followers, is this speech your favorite? In addition to David Allen's books, what other videos do you recommend?
hankspanks 2 years ago
This video is fantastic, I've just brought 3 of his books
PoeticParkour 3 years ago
Now if I can only get around to getting GTD started.
KakiHat 3 years ago 68
@KakiHat
get omnifocus and do a frenzic braindump
holbylarsen 1 year ago
@KakiHat Do what I did. Put the CD's in your car and listen while you drive to and from work. If I had to make time at home to site and listen I would have never been able to learn this material. BTW: It's great info.
kdr26554 1 year ago
It is surprising how this relates to lots of things I have learned with Zen...interesting stuff here
Zenboy23 3 years ago
i found that you if u re thinking about the next step while u re trying to to achieve the first goal, you fall off. One step and WHEN the next. Dont ever think one second about the next step. Only this step matters.
Mongodelight 3 years ago 2
David Allen's GTD changed my life. I implemented the full system @work and @home. It took me aprox. 3 weeks and still is a work in progress, but the feeling of freeing your mind of basic stuff really keeps you going and makes you addicted! TRY IT
renemore 3 years ago 11
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Mongodelight 3 years ago
Do you have a website? I could not find one.
rubenbotello87 2 years ago
David allen has lit a 'light-bulb' in me! It looks simple but there is a lot of information in this lecture. Will require practice and patience to build productive habits..
rajivjamkhedkar 3 years ago
GTD - Is by the far, THE most useful tool in self development I have ever come across, after years of reading self help. In the same way pen and paper is tool, so is GTD. What you do with it & how you use it to express yourself where the excitement begins.
Ed777uk 3 years ago 57
Sería genial que alguien traduciera esto.
vdigital 3 years ago
Sería mas rapido aprender ingles. Hay muchas palabras :-)
It would be quicker to learn English. There are lots of words :-)
escribano 3 years ago
Like all concepts & ideas of great value...the real work comes after the thought, the gap between knowing & doing. Very useful video, now get to work. lgh2
ghsfi 3 years ago 8
uh.. is there more bout this?
chefkero 3 years ago
GIT-R-DUN!
racl101 3 years ago
GTD is very a useful set of theorys. This vidoe doesnt do it justice. Read the book
martyn500 3 years ago 7
sorry I did not get a lot out of this. A lot of time for a few actionable methods. Much prefer Robins, Covey, Tolle, Sutphen, et al.
Leafgreen2 3 years ago
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So GTD's fundemental message is do your job and don't screw about. The guy is a genius, I bow down at his feet.
bognordave 3 years ago
David, you speak tooo damn fast. I could not even catch up with your Audio Book and have to pause this video often to catch up. I had to switch back to the Book that I bought.
How about considering the international audiances as well for your material before you create something in this area.
IndianMythology 3 years ago
Get a regular book then. Sorry, but I'd hate to hear a guy utter two words per minute. He can't please all audiences.
racl101 3 years ago 3
David Allen should be given a humanitarian award for restoring sanity to the daily mayhem of office work! This guy is a life saver!
terrapin52 3 years ago 6
Interesting dude
picturesofpictures 3 years ago 3
This is great!
stlouispictures 3 years ago 3
This system is wonderful!....
verdadybelleza 3 years ago 6
I would pay money not to end up like that guy.
oddalot 3 years ago
that laughter at 0:33 is so typical fake =)
jannelund 3 years ago
I love GTD.
Flyrev 3 years ago
This is amazing and confusing: I dislike this talk about as much as I love the GTD CD series by the same speaker. The CD series was enlightening, full of good tricks and ideas, and I went through it several times. This talk on the other hand I find pretty boring. A clown show more than anything else.
cato12346 3 years ago 3
I saw this video 3 weeks ago. I picked up his book recently and gotta say I agree when he mentions that calendar programs and other utilities attempt to organize your priorities but rather further can complicate your focus on what you need to do and how to do it.
Therefore I want to ask here to anyone that reads this, what I should do instead?
I have to do notes, calendar, notebooks, mail all w/ google and though its nice to have it all in one spot, it hasn't made me super productive?
Panda
TheDailyPanda 3 years ago
Get OmniFocus for GTD and CircusPonies Notebook for reference material. And you're done!
brainformuscle 3 years ago
I've actually began implementing my organization online with iGoogle. It has all I need and accesible from any computer I'm at. Only problem is that its online. But no big deal, I'd rather have it there than on pen/paper.
Also, as for brainstorming and note I have a drawing board in my room for ideas and such. I'm still on the book, reading it slowly but am enjoying it.
TheDailyPanda 3 years ago
I've spent lots of time going thru many GTD apps and configurations. my current iteration is worthy of this post. I use Mail.app with mailtags, iCal, Omnifocus and Journler. I can create todos from anywhere and it will sync everywhere. there's some complexity involved, but once it's all under the hood, the driving is smooth and simple. worth the effort!!! journler I use for notes and reference and such. I have circusponies NOTEBOOK, but it's too much for GTD, I use it for formal projects
jaycody9 3 years ago
wow, thank you for this.
i feel like i fell off the wagon and he's describing it all.
thanks!
TheDailyPanda 3 years ago 3
For implementing GTD you might try out this web-based application:
Gtdagenda
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.
As with the last update, now Gtdagenda has full Someday/Maybe functionality, you can easily move your tasks and projects between "Active", "Someday/Maybe" and "Archive". This will clear your mind, and will boost your productivity.
Hope you like it.
dannielo 3 years ago
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there is a typo in the powerpoint
gabrielfelice 3 years ago
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David, add one action in your GTD organization plan:
GET TO THE POINT
bheumez 3 years ago
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bullshit!
pawelkono 3 years ago
Loads of blabla for people without aha.
jannelund 3 years ago
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recep18 3 years ago
gracias google por proporcionarnos estos
valiosos vídeos que son de mucha ayuda para
nosotros.
ggchm 3 years ago 2
Thanks to Google for sharing this. My former boss used the Book getting things done and create an organized work system for him, apparently he had papers everywhere before I'd started. He hadn't turned in any of his corp smaller expenses for reimbursement. This book also helped him create a system to organize his time, e-mail and tasks.
ohworldgirl 3 years ago 2
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richardcadbury 3 years ago
RichardcadBury could you pleased add
-kill myself
to your to-do list.
Thanks a lot.
mechepoche 3 years ago 9
I'm a BIG fan of David Allen. I would like the second as well. Thanks in advance.
ivess2 3 years ago 3
where is the remaining part of the talk? please!
freewillie2008 3 years ago 13
I highly recommend getting the GTD book. Get EVERYTHING out of your head into an actionable plan really can transform your life. Allen admits that most of his ideas are common sense, but most people don't utilise these