David Allen, the author of Getting Things Done the art of stress-free productivity, was a speaker at TEDx Amsterdam back in 2014.

Not much has changed since 2014 and his the best selling book and methodology continues to grow in popularity. David's approach is all about freeing up the mind to have great ideas. As David says, "The mind is for having ideas not for holding them".
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State of our meetings

For many years, I have heard work colleagues talk (or groan) about the number of meetings and back-to-back meetings they are invited to and attend each and every day. But the big question is, are these meetings necessary and how do they impact on productivity?

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If you're anything like me, I can never tell when I will have an idea or a task I need to capture. This can happen any time away from my desk, as I'm probably walking down the street. If you're familiar with the GTD productivity methodology and Todoist, you'll know it's important to capture that thought, idea or action at the point in time that it occurs.

In cases like this, I use the free Apple Shortcuts application. Read More…

If you're anything like me, I can never tell when I will have an idea or a task I need to capture. This can happen any time away from my desk, as I'm probably walking down the street. If you're familiar with the GTD productivity methodology, you'll know it's important to capture that thought, idea or action at the point in time that it occurs.

In cases like this, I use the free Apple Shortcuts application. Read More…

Have you read about the Getting Things Done (or GTD) productivity methodology and want to try a free tool?

As you will notice from my website I am a Trello user and I have created a free Trello GTD template which you can use absolutely free. By the way, Trello is also free and available for various platforms. Read More…

The Two Minute rule basically says, any action you've figured out that you could actually complete within two minutes, of where you are in the context you are, in the location you are, you're better off completing that action right now, rather deferring it. Read More…

In the spirit of keeping standard checklists, I always use a standard travel checklist for every trip I take. It just makes sense, so i don't waste timing thinking about what I need and saves so much time.

Like my free Trello travel planning template, I have created a free Trello travel packing list template, which you can download from Trello. I suggest you trial it and modify the standard list to suit yourself. Once you make the checklist right for you, save it as your own template. Read More…

I have created a free Trello travel planning template, available from the Trello website that is super easy to use and get everyone involved.
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