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Episode 9: David Allen Can Make Time Disappear

Posted on 04 June 2008

 
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When you are working, does time disappear? It may be hard to imagine. But it is possible to get everything off your mind so that you can be more here, right now. GTD provides a systematic practice for doing just that.

On this episode, host Duff McDuffee and Executive Producer Ryan Oelke talk with David Allen, author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity about handling mechanical things mechanically, so that you can free your focus for creative work.

In this conversation, you will learn…

  • What to ask yourself if your someday/maybe list gets out of control.
  • Why your lists are totally your responsibility and totally in your control.
  • The importance of flexibility and appropriate fit in your application of GTD.
  • How potential meaning overload (and not “information overload”) is the cause of a great deal of stress.
  • What Bit Literacy and the digital age mean for Getting Things Done.
  • Why David Allen wirelessly emails his wife when sitting right next to her.
  • What we are really seeking from “simplicity” and how to achieve it.

Also in this interview, David answers questions from Mark Hurst (author of Bit Literacy) and Leo Babauta (blogger at ZenHabits.net).

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This is part 2 of 3. Listen to next week’s episode for part 3, and last week’s for part 1.

Resources:

- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
- Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
- Making it All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life
- David Allen Company

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The Precision Change podcast is a production of Duff McDuffee and Ryan Oelke. To amplify your online voice, please visit PowerUp Productions. Duff McDuffee is a Modern Magician. He has studied many esoteric tomes and learned many practical incantations for making change happen as a Life Coach, and in his own personal development. Duff is Host of the Precision Change podcast. Read his full bio on the About page. Ryan Oelke is a Producer who designs and orchestrates ideas, passion, and talent into creative media--from music to podcasting to film. Envisioning and identifying passionate ideas, Ryan has a keen eye for bringing the right mix of talented people together, and cultivating and designing the ideas through his creative and practical direction to bring them to life. Read his full bio on the About page.

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