Love it or hate it, we're pretty much stuck with email. And inbox zero is touted as nirvana. But like unicorns, some doubt that inbox zero exists. Join us for a conversation about how to get your inbox under control and finally befriend that elusive unicorn. :)
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Websites mentioned in this episode:
Clear Context http://www.clearcontext.com/
The Secret Weapon http://www.thesecretweapon.org/
Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=6594
SaneBox http://www.sanebox.com/
Monday, April 30, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Seeking Self-Employment Using GTD with special guest, Tracy Brisson
The Virtual Study Group welcomed guest presenter, Tracy Brisson (http://www.opportunitiesproject.com/). Tracy gave us the inside scoop on how to harness the power of GTD to move toward starting your own business and/or becoming self-employed.
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Download the podcast here.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Back to the Basics: Prioritizing and Doing
Our popular series, Back to the Basics, returns! In this session, we talk about that all important and often really tough “Doing.” To prioritize or not to prioritize? Work in contexts? How do you get to the doing that really gets things done?
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Download the podcast here.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Special Guest, Cal Newport
In this episode, we welcomed Study Hacks author and blogger, Cal Newport (www.calnewport.com). We talked about motivation, practice, difficulty, and acquiring rare and valuable skills. A must listen!
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Download the podcast here.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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
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
Friday, January 27, 2012
GTD & Kids
Got kids? Know someone who teaches school or interacts with young folks? Listen into our conversation about how to help kids learn GTD for school and life. From the very small to college age, everybody can learn methods to help them get important things, like growing up, done. Download the podcast here
Saturday, January 14, 2012
New Year, New Toys
Happy New Year! As 2012 is getting underway, you may be playing with new toys that came your way over the holiday season. How do you make the most of that new iPad? Got a new smart phone? A Kindle? Some other gadget or goodie? In this call, we share the joy and talk about how to integrate new gadgets and tools into your GTD practice.
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Here are some of the tools and resources shared on the call
FitBit: http://fitbit.com
Origami Workstation: http://www.amazon.com/Incase-Origami-Workstation-iPad-Black/dp/B004X355Y6
Gretchen's blog http://search4balance.com/wordpress/
Dan Stratton's styluses http://www.dwstratton.com/estore/#ecwid:category=1865005&mode=category&offset=0&sort=normal
Tricking-out Your OmniFocus Perspectives :: http://vimeo.com/19764661
David Sparks video series: http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/videos/ (see advanced tab for perspectives)
McSparky on Omnifocus Perspectives: http://www.macsparky.com/blog/2010/7/13/using-omnifocus-perspectives.html
DayOne: http://dayoneapp.com/
WritePad Pro http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writepad-pro/id318521158?mt=8
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