getting things done
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How To Get Things Done, With Productivity Expert David Allen
This week we chat with productivity legend David Allen about GTD, or “Getting Things Done,” his gold-standard time management philosophy. Lifehacker staffers share their productivity secrets as well. Find out what old-school device writer Lisa Rowan uses to keep herself on track, how social media editor Tim Mulkerin uses Slack for organisation, and what staff…
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Work During Your Hours Of Peak Productivity
You probably have a list goals you’re itching to accomplish and habits you’d love to cement into your daily routine. Of course, these monumental tasks and projects will take some time, but it’s better to know when you’re most likely to get them done to keep yourself from struggling on a huge task at the…
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Getting Things Done, Ten Years In
You don’t hear a lot of people talk about the Getting Things Done productivity system any more. It isn’t as colourful or Insta-friendly as the Bullet Journal, and although various apps have claimed to “work with GTD”, they have all fallen slightly short — because, at its core, GTD is analogue. It’s a system that…
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David Allen Explains The Power Of Taking Action
You may have heard the saying, “you eat an elephant one bite at a time.” Even if the metaphor makes you a little queasy, the point is a valid one: to tackle something big, you just have to start. Productivity guru David Allen makes a similar point about how powerful taking action is.