About this episode

David Allen joins the GTD Office Hour to discuss the 25th anniversary of Getting Things Done and his 80th birthday, along with various topics related to reminders and focus areas.

Our recent Office Hour discussion had a surprise visitor ? David Allen! He caught us up on the dual celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the publication of Getting Things Done and his 80th birthday. We talked about where, and whether, to keep reminders for various household tasks, the shifting "weight" of areas of focus over time, and how paper capture endures.

People in this episode

Guest: David Allen

Topics covered

• GTD Office Hour
• reminders
• household tasks
• areas of focus
• paper capture
• celebrations

Keywords

• GTD
• David Allen
• reminders
• household tasks
• areas of focus
• paper capture
• celebration

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Getting Things Done

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