A Book Launch Party! Augusto Pinaud's 25 Tips for Productivity

It's a celebration as our own Augusto Pinaud launches his new book, 25 Tips for Productivity. We had lots of fun hearing some of the wisdom that Augusto shares in the book.
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To order 25 Tips for Productivity on Amazon: http://amzn.com/1479311154=

Fixed Schedule Productivity

Tara shared her mashup of new processes that she's taken from Cal Newport's popular blog, Study Hacks. You'll learn about Fixed Schedule Productivity and how a new set of GTD contexts has changed how she gets things done. Join the conversation and learn some new methods! Download the podcast here.

Blog posts and other links mentioned during the call:
Tara's mind map of the entire "mashup" of methods: http://www.biggerplate.com/mindmaps/LzM3CjVJ/fixed-schedule-productivity
Susan Falcone writes about her experiments in Self Compassion here: http://www.poweringpossible.com/blog/the-surprising-results-of-my-year-long-practice-in-self-compassion/
Fixed Schedule Productivity: http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/15/fixed-schedule-productivity-how-i-accomplish-a-large-amount-of-work-in-a-small-number-of-work-hours/
The Productivity Purge: http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/10/10/the-einstein-principle-accomplish-more-by-doing-less/
Completion Centric Planning by Cal Newport: http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/18/the-art-of-the-finish-how-to-go-from-busy-to-accomplished/
Tara's blog post about burnout and putting together her new system: http://tararobinson.com/blog/2012/01/getting-off-the-rats-wheel.html

Coping with the information tsunami

Inundated with information? Drowning under the tidal wave of newsfeeds, Twitter, Facebook, and more? In this episode, the VSG discusses the flow of information: where it comes from and what to do with it.
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A conversation with Leo Babauta

Author and Zen Habits blogger Leo Babauta joins the Virtual Study Group to talk about simplicity, mindfulness, productivity, writing, and much more. Take a listen here.
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GTD on the iPhone or iPod Touch

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 device as well as get recommendations on numerous "must-have" apps. Enjoy!
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A few important notes:
• There will be no call on Thurs, Dec 24. Merry Christmas!
• Our next call will be Jan 14 when we'll be joined by special guest, Leo Babauta, author of the popular blog ZenHabits.com and Zen to Done.
• Save the Date! the VSG will meet live and in person in San Diego, California on Saturday, Feb 6. Stay tuned for lots more details to come!=

GTD and Famlies with special guest, Matthew Cornell

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 David Allen's In Conversation interview with Dean Acheson was lost.

In this episode, listen as guest presenter, Matthew Cornell, talks about GTD and families. Many thanks to Matt for pitching in and huge thanks to guest facilitator, Doreen. Download the podcast here.


The GTD Virtual Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. Our next meeting will be on July 10 when we will discuss using GTD to shift gears between multiple projects and roles.

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