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327: Ask the VSG

The GTD® Virtual Study Group

Release Date: 09/30/2023

345 Jumping Back In show art 345 Jumping Back In

The GTD® Virtual Study Group

Coming back is hard. Michelle's COVID brain fog sparked this one, and we dive into jumping back into GTD® after time away, whether that's a sick week, a vacation, or falling off the wagon entirely. We share tricks for taming the email backlog, doing a mind sweep, setting up out-of-office rules, and leaning into your GTD® strengths instead of your weaknesses. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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344 Getting Clear & Current & Overwhelm show art 344 Getting Clear & Current & Overwhelm

The GTD® Virtual Study Group

Overwhelm happens to all of us. This episode we dig into what to do when everything feels like it's on fire at once: overflowing inboxes, taking on work that isn't ours, and why your GTD® system (not you) should be the thing absorbing the chaos. We talk prioritization, the WOOP framework, and giving yourself a real reward for getting through the crunch. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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343 Daily GTD - What It’s Really Like show art 343 Daily GTD - What It’s Really Like

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What does GTD® really look like on a messy, real-life day? In this episode we get honest about the ebbs and flows, the pull to reorganize your whole system when things get crazy, and why reprocessing your stuff (rather than rebuilding it) is usually what actually helps. Some great insights that might help tweak your own system. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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What holds us back from actually doing the work, even when we know we're working on the right things? Christine brought us this one, and we dug into the four blockers that derail us, building buffer into the week, time tracking as a wake-up call, and giving ourselves grace when the day falls apart. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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341 Digital Reference - Engagement on Projects of Different Sizes show art 341 Digital Reference - Engagement on Projects of Different Sizes

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How do you keep your digital reference straight when some projects are just you and others involve a whole team? John brought us this one, and we dug into where reference should live, the hard lines between project and general reference, and how to keep everyone in the loop without doing the work twice. Enjoy!   Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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340: How to Handle Big Changes show art 340: How to Handle Big Changes

The GTD® Virtual Study Group

Life's big changes can sometimes throw you for a loop.  Luckily, GTD® can help us manage life's changes with a little (or a lot) more ease. In this episode we look at this and share some of our favorite tips. Enjoy! Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com

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339: Working With Others show art 339: Working With Others

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This episode, we dive into the unique challenges that arise when applying GTD in team settings. How do you stay organized when your outcomes depend on others? We explore strategies for better communication, accountability, and shared focus. With David Allen and Edward Lamont's book Team: Getting Things Done with Others, we discuss the big questions it raises about group productivity. Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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The GTD® Virtual Study Group

Tools matter. Ever have a part of your workflow be changed, and then all of a sudden things don't go as smoothly as they normally do? The struggle with a change in workflow is real! We've experienced it when our favorite tools shut down, or make some major overhaul changes, or when we change jobs and have to use a different OS. Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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How do you deal when you have too many things coming at you? In this episode, we talked about the overwhelm of too many things and how to get out of indecision mode. There must have been something in the air because we were all feeling it. Enjoy!   Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more:  

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In this episode we discuss the Engage Phase of Workflow of GTD. Lots of great insight and shares. Enjoy!   Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: 

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We had a number of topics come up before the call, and rather than decide on just one, we decided to do an "Ask the VSG" and touch on them all. We start with looking at what a weekly review looks like, then talked a bit using GTD to help establish routines, followed by revisiting higher horizons and even a little project planning. Enjoy!
 
Check out the Official GTD® Virtual Study Group website for resources from the call and more: http://gtdvsg.com