Beyond The To-do List

David Allen is the originator of GTD, and founder of David Allen Co. GTD is the shorthand brand for “Getting Things Done,” the groundbreaking work-life management system by David Allen that provides concrete solutions for navigating uncertainty into an integrated system of stress-free productivity. David is the author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity, Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done, and Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life. David Allen Company is a global training and consulting company, widely considered the leading authority in the fields of organizational and personal productivity. Covered in this episode: GTD Basics GTD hang ups – common places where the GTD process falls apart for people: Failure to capture Failure to decide the outcome you’re committed to, and the specific action steps Failure to then act (2 minute rule) or capture the action, or reminder to act on in the future Failure to revie