136. Clarify is the real key to GTD

136. Clarify is the real key to GTD

From Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning by Morten Røvik & Lars Rothschild Henriksen

April 27, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

Morten and Lars discuss the importance of the Clarify step in the Getting Things Done® methodology and its impact on productivity.

Why is Clarify so important in Getting Things Done® (GTD)? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - How they see people experiencing the Clarify step in trainings - How unclear things (or things on the wrong list) increase procrastination - Why Lars doesn't teach drag-n-drop in list managers ..and much more! We hope that our responses help you on your GTD journey. If you have a question for us - perhaps to be picked up in a future listener questions episode - be sure to send it to us to podcast@vitallearning.dk And as always, we'd love for you to follow or connect with us on LinkedIn! We always like to connect with GTD'ers from around the world, you can find the links to our YouTube profiles in the Links below. We have some really cool free webinars coming up, which we really want you to join 🙌🏻 Links: - Want to join a GTD Master Class Retreat? Learn more and submit your application here: https://vitallearning.eu/gtd-master-class-retreat/ - Want to try out Lars' experimental Weekly Review Tracker? Find it here: www.LarsWeekly.com - Morten/Lars' LinkedIn profiles: - Lars: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larsh/ - Morten…

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Hosts: Morten Røvik, Lars Rothschild Henriksen

Topics covered

  • GTD
  • Clarify
  • procrastination
  • list management
  • training

Keywords

  • Getting Things Done
  • GTD
  • Clarify
  • procrastination
  • list managers
  • training
  • productivity

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Organizations: Vital Learning

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