Browsing Posts tagged David Allen

An open loop is something which is pulling on your attention. I have a few from 2009 relating to Quantum Gardener which I will close today lest they fester and end up consuming more and more of my time. 50 book challenge (2009) In 2008 I successfully read 50 personal and self improvement books in a [...]

Are you aware of your comfort zones and how they may be impacting negatively upon you? I certainly wasn’t until I listened to a GTD podcast titled Making Change Stick. It seems that often, despite our best intentions, it is our comfort zones which draw us away from achievement and hold us where we don’t [...]

Last Thursday was one of those days. Lots of stuff coming at me and some critical deadlines which had be be met before I was able to take Friday off work. Despite this I left Thursday in control knowing what had to be done was done and comfortable that what I hadn’t yet got to [...]

Sometimes a kick in the pants is needed to get you started again. The Free Library of Philadelphia recorded a talk by David Allen in which he provides the best overall outline and introduction to his Getting Things Done material that I have heard. He doesn’t hold back any punches. The podcast was a timely [...]