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	Getting Things Done - 43FoldersWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Getting Things Done is the title of a book by David Allen.
		This stage involves writing down whatever things one can think of that needs doing (possibly using trigger lists), and all places where relevant information might accumulate, such as in folders and drawers, are emptied into one place.
		Things that need action that we need to keep in our mind Allen calls open loops, which perpetually soak up our attention.
	wiki.43folders.com /index.php/Getting_Things_Done (830 words)

	Getting Things Done - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Getting Things Done, commonly abbreviated as GTD, is an action management method, and the title of a book by David Allen.
		GTD rests on the principle that a person needs to move tasks out of their mind and get them recorded somewhere.
		GTD Gmail Extension, a Firefox extension for using Gmail for GTD.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Getting_Things_Done (1512 words)

	Getting Things Done - VanillaTreeWiki
		Getting Things Done, abbreviated GTD is a time management approach created by David Allen.
		For once your done working this inbox which is probably a large enough mass of belongings warding the need for it to pay property taxes, your life will show the rewarding effects of having your life organized properly in a process and system your mind and tasks can trust.
		This doesn't mean you will "get things done" in regards to all your open loops, you'll still have many of them when your done but you will have relaxed sense of control over all of these things when your done.
	wiki.vanillatree.org /index.php?title=Getting_Things_Done (2416 words)

	Lunch & Learn: Getting Things Done (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		You can put the thing you need to act on itself in your in-box (a bill, an assignment) or write a note on a single sheet of paper ("change oil in the car").
		Get comfortable with putting a single piece of paper in a folder, labeling it, and filing it away.
		Notes from Getting Things Done by David Allen: another outline of the entire system.
	www.coloradocollege.edu /library/Instruction/gtd.html (999 words)

	How to Save the World
		Some people are naturals at doing these things, and studying them as 'role models' can help you learn how to do these steps quite gracefully, until they become 'second nature', and can show you how to 'get away with them' without adverse consequences.
		Getting rid of the quadrant 3 tasks is a means of reducing the number of things you 'must' do, freeing up and making time for what's easy and fun (most stuff that is really important to us tends also to be fun).
		The upshot of all this is that my GTD lists have become so much shorter, quickly crossed off, and easy to memorize (you don't forget stuff that's important to you) that I no longer refer to them daily, but weekly.
	blogs.salon.com /0002007/2006/08/28.html (1683 words)

	How to Get Started with Getting Things Done on BNET
		David Allen's Getting Things Done time-management system is based on some pretty esoteric concepts ("knowledge work," "distributed cognition," the "ready state" of martial arts, and so on), but in actual practice it's cheap and very much do-it-yourself.
		His bestselling book, Getting Things Done, lays out the method comprehensively, but his fans are so legion that you can actually piece together the elements of his program just by browsing the blogosphere.
		Jeff Sandquist's GTD Tools page is a one-stop resource that offers a selection of freeware for various GTD calendar systems, both for Macs and PCs.
	www.bnet.com /2403-13074_23-52958.html (2228 words)

	Getting started with GTD
		Getting Things Done, or GTD for short, is an organization methodology developed by David Allen.
		GTD proposes getting all of the pending "stuff" you have in your head into a trusted system, with defined rules, and breaking them into a set of next actions, to be done sequentially.
		These pages tend to be at the center of discussion, when it comes to GTD and all things organization-related.
	www.squidoo.com /getstartedwithgtd (1381 words)

	O'Grady's PowerPage - Your Mobile Technology Destination
		Getting Things Done is a productivity methodology created by David Allen and our own Emory Lundberg has jumped in with both feet.
		This paper is nothing more than a summary and use-case of implementing David Allenâs Getting Things Doneâ¢ (GTD) using both hifi and lofi weaponry with a primary focus on Mac OS X but the general desire to be as desktop platform agnostic as possible, except where not possible.
		Presently the online methods for implementing GTD are deemed by the author to be not mobile-friendly and the author places the utmost importance on accessibility and reliability.
	www.powerpage.org /archives/2006/04/getting_things_done.html (372 words)

	MetaGrrrl: Getting Things Done: how I'm using it
		I put a stake in the ground October 6th and started using Getting Things Done [quick overview of GTD] to manage my activities.
		GTD is proving very helpful for me in keeping these details from being lost, staying focused on what needs to be done now, putting the energy and resources I have to work on the actions which I'm best able to be productive with at the moment, and keeping my sanity.
		I was using iCal to mark out time to do things, but it made me look completely overbooked all the time and meant a lot of scooting things along.
	www.metagrrrl.com /metagrrrl/2005/10/getting_things__1.html (1583 words)

	Getting Things Done Software Systems (Part 1 of 2) - Download Squad
		Finally, GTD teaches you to perform a weekly review, to ensure that all of the tasks you are tracking are up-to-date, and that you have a sense of everything you are attempting to keep track of.
		Getting Things Done's main point is that if you can collect all of your outstanding to-do items and random "oops, I should..." thoughts and write them down in one location, your brain can relax and stop trying to track them all.
		Back to the Getting Things Done functionality, you'll note that ClearContext uses slightly different terminology, calling projects "topics", but the end effect of this is that it makes determining the project that a given email belongs to exceedingly simple.
	www.downloadsquad.com /2006/08/14/getting-things-done-software-systems-part-1-of-2 (3189 words)

	Get better at Getting Things Done on 43 Things
		There were a few things that didn’t work out the way I planned and other things I didn’t get done because they depended on someone else.
		I am starting to think the more things you have on your to do list, the more you begin to actually accomplish and the list of things you want/need to do will actually grow.
		Can’t really save that I have gotten “better” at getting things done – but I am mostly getting things done, and I guess that is what counts G Have at least one goal per day – and most days I actually reach my goal.
	www.43things.com /things/view/7046 (1072 words)

	Getting Things Done
		The ideas in GTD are based on a solid understanding of practical psychology, based on years of observation, experiment and refinement, and you tamper with them at your peril.
		I was reading Patrick Rhone's excellent Getting Things Done white paper about his implementation and thought perhaps it would be intresting to write about mine.
		It is surprising how often four or five new things get shaken out at this step, especially as you have now psychically 'cleared the decks' of all the mundane stuff that's clogging up your head.
	community.livejournal.com /get_things_done (4390 words)

	Working Smart: Getting Things Done (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The beauty of these shortcuts is that they allow you to get ideas out of your mind and into the appropriate receptacle (e.g., task list, calendar, note, etc.) as quickly as possible with the least amount of interruption to your workflow.
		December 30, 2004 at 02:27 PM in Getting Things Done
		If you’ve read Getting Things Done by David Allen, you may be interested to know about some of the resources available to help you implement his system.
	michaelhyatt.blogs.com /workingsmart/getting_things_done (10663 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity: Books: David Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Yes, Getting Things Done offers a complete system for downloading all those free-floating gotta-dos clogging your brain into a sophisticated framework of files and action lists--all purportedly to free your mind to focus on whatever you're working on.
		However, after reading David Allen's `Getting Things Done' I realised that there were areas of my personal time management that could benefit from applying the GTD system.
		Unfortunately life is not like this and things that may not be a priority to you still need to be sorted out as efficiently as possible.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Getting-Things-Done-Stress-free-Productivity/dp/0749922648 (2210 words)

	American Way Magazine - Trends for the Modern Traveler / Lifestyle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Capture all the things that need to get done — whether it be now, later, someday, big, little, or in between — into a logical and trusted system outside of your head and off your mind.
		He was given two things on his first day: a key to get in the front door and a copy of Getting Things Done, a book written by consultant and executive coach David Allen.
		Orchant, who calls GTD “a phenomenal piece of mental artistry,” credits GTD for his ability to handle a demanding full-time job, write four blogs, do a podcast show, and enjoy life with his wife and kids.
	americanwaymag.com /aw/lifestyle/feature.asp?archive_date=1/15/2006 (2504 words)

	GTDTiddlyWiki
		The purpose of GTD Tiddly Wiki is to give users a single repository for their GTD lists and support materials so they can create/edit lists, and then print directly to 3x5 cards for use with the HipsterPDA.
		More or less the same thing happens when clicking on a tiddler link within the menu or sidebar, except that the tiddler opens at the top of the page if it is not already open.
		Getting Things Done is a simple and effective personal productivity method by David Allen.
	shared.snapgrid.com /index.html (2429 words)

	Getting Things Done, Gavin Shearer, gavinshearer.com - Geek punditry / Seattle stuff / Things I'm enthused about
		Problem is, these steps can't be done in a vacuum - some require equipment (a computer, a phone), while others require you be in a specific location (at home, at work) or in a specific mode (out running errands).
		Getting clarity on what my projects really are and what I need to be working on next is...
		Get Allen's book (or visit his Web site), download some software, and see what you think.
	www.gavinshearer.com /weblog/archives/2006/09/getting_things.html (1553 words)

	Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - Getting Things Done with SpeedFiler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I've talked about my personal system of organization before and my use of Getting Things Done.
		Outlook doesn't support "tagging" of Email messages (categories are a possibility, but they aren't very easy to set or search) so we have this big hierarchy of folders that typically run around in and drag-and-drop messages.
		In the "pure" GTD world those are supposed to be "context" that I work in, like @home and @office, so I'm breaking the rules a bit.
	www.hanselman.com /blog/GettingThingsDoneWithSpeedFiler.aspx (477 words)

	Productivity: David Allen - Getting Things Done \| Dausha Communications
		Getting Things Done is a systematic approach to managing one's schedules and priorities; sort of a 21st Century Dale Carnegie.
		The general concept behind the approach is to use something other than one's mind as a place to store the various tasks and projects that need to be done.
		The concepts are from the book Getting Things Done copyright 2001, David Allen.
	www.dausha.net /Productivity/GettingThingsDone (990 words)

	Getting Things Done: A Year of Service
		The afternoon mountains were doing that fading-away-into-the-distance thing that they do so well, daffodils were blooming left and right and all in all it was just a damn good day.
		There was one thing that happened during the NCBI training that really affected me that I didn’t get a chance to blog on, so I’ll take that opportunity now.
		What happened was that she was discussing the kidnapping and enslaving of her ancestors, but then added a seemingly off the cuff comment to the effect that although it was a horrible act, one of the results was that her people were in effect chosen to be the builders of the foundations of this country.
	gettingthingsdone.wordpress.com (3047 words)

	BW Online \| August 24, 2001 \| Getting Things Done
		There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people are those who can do it to the limit of their ability.
		This constant, unproductive preoccupation with all the things we have to do is the single largest consumer of time and energy.
		Things that command our attention, by their very nature, usually show up as "stuff." But once "stuff" comes into our lives and work, we have an inherent commitment to ourselves to define and clarify its meaning.
	www.businessweek.com /smallbiz/content/aug2001/sb20010824_770.htm (2200 words)

	Getting Things Done! :: MarkTAW.com
		You'd be surprised how many people just put things down anywhere, or plop things in a new folder on the desktop and expect to find it later.
		If I stayed around after the work was done, I wouldn't be as motivated to get it done.
		Arbitrary goals like "Get through 50 pages today" are useful when you're easily distracted, or there's a mountain of tedious work ahead of you.
	www.marktaw.com /blog/GettingThingsDone.html (3194 words)

	ONLamp.com -- Getting Things Done with Your Mac
		You stop forgetting things, you find yourself with more time for fun because you're better at doing things in their allotted time, and your life becomes a compartmentalized list of projects and files.
		This is a very simplistic description of the Getting Things Done idea, and it has to be because to explain it in any detail would mean republishing the entire book, which we're not going to do.
		Instead, this article is for people who find themselves constantly trying to get organized—and to whom the idea of having a system in place to achieve that organized state is appealing.
	www.macdevcenter.com /pub/a/mac/2005/03/08/productivity.html (1531 words)

	Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Getting Things Done in Apple Mail
		GTD is heavily dependent on keeping track of “next actions”, essentially a comprehensive to-do list.
		I needed the Archive rule to get things out of the Action Required or Waiting Smart Mailboxes when they were dealt with.
		I can’t say I really know much about GTD other than what I’ve read over at 43Folders, but what I’ve learned has been very helpful in helping me be more productive and get a better handle on all the stuff I’m juggling.
	www.hawkwings.net /2005/10/21/getting-things-done-in-apple-mail (1892 words)

	Cool Tool: Getting Things Done
		Getting Things Done is a thoroughly practical method of handling the little things that over time comprise the big things in life.
		Allen's not-so-hidden agenda in getting people organized is not simply to turn us into highly efficient bureaucrats.
		Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time.
	www.kk.org /cooltools/archives/000576.php (494 words)

	Amazon.com: Getting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity: Books: David Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For example, rather than sitting on something you have no idea how to get started, you can decide right away to get ideas from others on what the purpose and principles are that should be used in selecting a solution.
		GTD is an excellent book and well worth reading by anyone who is interested in personal productivity and personal effectiveness.
		While Allen's focus in GTD is on getting one to clear their mind by better managing their commitments (operational, in-the-trenches, being in the moment), it is very light on "The Vision Thing" -- the big picture, the longer horizon, which is critical to one's life.
	www.amazon.com /Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0743520343 (2887 words)

	Eagle's Path: Getting Things Done
		His problem with daily to-do lists is exactly the problem that I had with them (everything doesn't get done, and the motion of things to the next day is discouraging), and I still think they're useful in conjunction with a larger task management system as a way of planning each day.
		Allen has an excellent starting point: going through one's entire life, taking everything that isn't done or should be changed and putting it into an inbox, and then processing that inbox using his techniques.
		For one thing, the language is, at least initially, going to sound like the worst of your corporate vision statements and HR feel-good initiatives.
	journals.eyrie.org /eagle/archives/000691.html (1086 words)

	Anil Dash: Meme Exploding: Getting Things Done (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		And in the same way that Martha Stewart presented a domestic lifestyle that's appealingly ambitious (despite being unattainable), it seems like the Cult of Gettings Things Done is arising from a common desire in our geek community to organize, improve and refine the way we live online.
		I have always been facinated with true PIM's, from Danny's notecards to Ecco (still using) to Chandler, and ran across GTD through Marc Orchant and Jim Fallows article in the Atlantic at the same time.
		You're reading "Meme Exploding: Getting Things Done", an entry in Anil Dash's blog, posted on September 20, 2004 01:58 PM.
	www.dashes.com /anil/2004/09/20/meme_exploding (1136 words)

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