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*NEW!* Getting Email Under Control
Item #: 60625
Managing the flood of email messages that most of us need to interact with on a daily basis is a growing challenge. So, getting a grip on it with a good systematic approach is critical for staying sane.
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*NEW!* Organizing Your Workspace
Item #: 60627
We often get questions about personal work areas. "What is the best way to organize desk space, bookshelves, and my whole office? What special gadgets or tools can help me organize the work more efficiently? How often should I clean and organize it- assuming it doesn't stay neat as soon as it's c...
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Item #: 60617
Every free article in the David Allen store zipped for your convenience.
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5 Phases of Mastering Workflow
Item #: 60615
Collect, Process, Organize, Review, Do!
The 5 Phases of Mastering Workflow outlines all the components you need to effectively use David Allens' Getting Things Done approach to working smarter, not harder.
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Are you Micro-Managing Your Mind?
Item #: 60622
One of the greatest traps in growing a business is also a pitfall for self management: if you don’t trust your system, you can’t let go of operational details and you’ll limit your ability to create at a bigger level.
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Coach as Personal Trainer
Item #: 60602
Knowing what to do and doing it as automatic behavior are two very different things. We can watch a video, read
a book, and attend a seminar which can impart significantly useful information and perspectives. Much that is
required of the new leadership style, however, is not about what we...
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Overtime...All the Time
Item #: 60621
Recently while coaching a leader, I discovered another level of the busy trap—the syndrome: “If I can just do something that feels like I’m working with focus, I don’t have to deal with the angst about all the other stuff I should be doing.”
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Palm organizer - How David uses his
Item #: 60603
With the Palm as my primary reminder system, I’ve had hundreds of people ask about how I’ve structured my
lists to implement the Action to Outcome model in my seminars…so, OK, here’s the current (work-in-progress) version of my Palm set-up:
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Paper Organizer - how to set one up
Item #: 60604
Many people have asked for my suggestions about setting up loose-leaf organizers. I used one for years (before I switched to the Palm), and if I were to go back to a paper-based planner, I would set up something like what I have recommended below.
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Personal Inventory Control
Item #: 60614
If you let the stockpile of your commitments run amuck, it creates ambient anxiety and unnecessary stress. You’ll let that happen if you’re using your psyche instead of a system to keep track of those “open loops.” Managing a complete, current, and objective inventory of your agreements, in a sea...
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Stalking the Wild Projects
Item #: 60618
Perhaps the most profound result of creating a complete and accurately defined inventory of our projects is how it can propel us to do something positive and concrete about ephemeral and ambiguous situations that have our attention...
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The Productivity Investments
Item #: 60620
We can all be more productive, as individuals and organizations. There is always value that can be added with
only the resources at hand. But what increases productivity?
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The Threefold Nature of Work
Item #: 60616
Why do people complain that there’s no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think they have to do.
Many times people we work with express frustration that they “can’t get any of their work done” because of the overwhelming amount of interruptions, e...
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Tickler File Article
Item #: 60605
This is an organizational tool which can be used to simplify the tracking of date-related items and to manage
work flow. It works well as an adjunct to personal planners and calendars, allowing them to be used for streamlined focus on items that require on-going review and access.
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Vacation - Managing work or not
Item #: 60606
While on vacation, how do you juggle work and play? How much time should you allot each day of your vacation
to reading business email, checking up on projects, etc.? What’s the best balance …
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Weekly Review
Item #: 60607
Honestly, this is what I do to keep myself sane and in control. This is not theoretical or out of some book. This is literally, blow-by-blow, what I do at least once a week. It is the one factor upon which your success with Mind Like Water technology hinges.
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WorkFlow Diagram
Item #: 60608
This is the Rosetta Stone of workflow management – a simple, clear diagram of “in” stuff and how to process it and get your in-basket empty. It describes in detail the discrete decisions and resulting categorization of everything you create and collect.
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