For more than 40 years, David Allen has worked
with individuals and organizations around the world to help them
stay clear, focused, and productive—without burning out. He is
the author of the mega-bestseller Getting Things Done:
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. Subscribe to
David's Substack at davidallen.substack.com.
This episode was originally published in September 2019.
Show notes:
https://tim.blog/2019/09/03/david-allen-getting-things-done/
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Start.
[00:03:12] As David once told Chase Jarvis: "Your mind is
made for having ideas, not for holding ideas." What did he mean
by this?
[00:06:06] What are the first questions and exercises David
presents when he begins coaching high-functioning but overwhelmed
people?
[00:08:28] What are the consequences of breaking an agreement
with yourself, why are you most likely to break such an
agreement, and what are your options for recovering from a broken
agreement?
[00:11:35] David's best tips for renegotiating an agreement
when the need arises.
[00:17:01] Where does David keep his backlog?
[00:18:25] What are the pros and cons of keeping track of
information in digital versus analog format?
[00:20:00] As a teenager, what did David want to be when he
grew up?
[00:24:08] What did David's college and career path look
like, and how did it steer him toward understanding models for
navigating life's complexities?
[00:25:48] What David can piece together from Berkeley, 1968
and the long list of careers that followed — leading to the
formation of the principles detailed in GTD.
[00:30:32] What mentors does David credit as being
instrumental in his creation of GTD?
[00:33:09] What are next action decisions, and how do they
differ from what people generally put on their to-do lists?
[00:36:24] The capture list, the two-minute rule, and
emptying the in-basket.
[00:37:22] Top-down versus bottom-up systems and
understanding the hierarchy of priorities.
[00:43:02] What led to the Allens' relocation to Amsterdam,
and what quality of life improvements have he and his wife
noticed since moving there?
[00:48:29] How long did it take for the Allens to go from
thinking about the possibility of moving from Ojai to Amsterdam
to actually going through with it?
[00:50:50] What does David consider his most fruitful —
though seemingly counterintuitive — life decision?
[00:55:34] One of David's mentors in Berkeley claimed to have
extra-sensory abilities. Did David ever experience evidence of
this in person?
[00:56:58] David shares a particularly difficult period of
time in his life, what led to it, and what happened in its
aftermath.
[01:01:21] What does the word "spiritual" mean to David?
[01:02:14] What does David's meditation practice look like
these days — and what does he recommend for someone who wants to
start meditating?
[01:02:58] What was David's biggest takeaway from the time he
spent in a mental institution?
[01:04:05] Does David ever feel overwhelmed or unfocused? If
so, how does he deal with it?
[01:05:02] Are there any new beliefs, behaviors, or habits
that have materially improved David's life in the last handful of
years?
[01:06:19] Books (aside from his own) that David has gifted
or recommended most to others.
[01:07:13] What are David's bedtime and morning routines, and
how much sleep does he get every night?
[01:08:48] Is there anything about GTD David wishes more
adherents would heed? Does anything important get commonly
missed?
[01:10:25] What are the steps of the GTD weekly review? Does
David recommend doing it at any particular day or time?
[01:12:40] Are there certain categories of things to which
David simply says "No" as a default?
[01:14:00] How does David filter unpleasant people out of his
life?
[01:14:52] Why GTD is intended as a force for freedom and
creativity, not a yawnworthy paean to rigid structure — as Brad
Keywell, Howard Stern, Will Smith, and Robert Downey, Jr. can
testify.
[01:18:58] Is the GTD weekly review inherently a solo
process, or can it involve someone's group, staff, or family?
[01:19:38] What does David use to organize his email?
[01:20:58] Does David use any particular app or program for
pulling material like articles or references from the Web?
[01:22:13] Are there any quotes by which David tries to live
his life?
[01:22:48] What would David's billboard say?
[01:23:16] Does David still have hope that people will do
something with the space created by GTD to answer life's bigger
questions?
[01:25:35] Parting thoughts.
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