What we’re about
Getting Things Done Pittsburgh (GTD PGH) Productivity Group is a community of local personal productivity enthusiasts who enjoy discussing and sharing ideas/resources centering on David Allen's work, started with his well-regarded book on personal productivity, Getting Things Done®, in and around the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. It's that simple!
We do this by...
1) discussing components of the Getting Things Done methodology at the group meetups;
2) discussing, publishing and publicizing new GTD concepts/products of David Allen & Co. (as well as others) that improve upon members' GTD implementations;
3) inviting members (those new and old to GTD) to the group to share their background with GTD, challenges they are currently facing, and information and resource collaboration; and,
4) providing an online platform to connect outside of our monthly meetups about your ideas, challenges, SUCCESSES, and more with GTD.
Once a quarter (and sometimes more often) we host seminars and workshops by GTD experts to teach Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level material to members interested in growing in their GTD practice.
Who should join?
If you have ever thought, "I could be more productive." Or, "I need to stop procrastinating on major goals in my life." Or, "Where did all this clutter come from?" you're a good candidate for this Meetup. If you have read David Allen's materials, or even tried to implement GTD into your life, work or personal, join us. If you are a GTD black belt ninja and would like to share your GTD skills and knowledge with others. Well, this is the Meetup for you too!
When do we meet?
Our meetups are posted on the meetup site as scheduled, so check the main page often to see when they're announced!
If you have any questions, please message Ray Sidney-Smith, the Founder/Meetup Organizer.
Note: GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company. This group is not affiliated with or officially endorsed by the David Allen Company.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group (Dec 9 - Feb 10)Link visible for attendees
The Getting Things Done Workbook Study Group Cohort #3 is scheduled to start on December 9th! Join us!
David Allen and Dr. Brandon Hall published, The Getting Things Done Workbook: 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity, to help new and veteran GTD practitioners in their own work and life management systems. This Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group is a working study group designed to cover the material in each of the 10 steps (and hopefully keep you accountable to accomplishing those 10 moves) from week to week throughout the study group’s term. Let’s get started (or renew our productive practices) with GTD together!
⬇ FULL DETAILS, PROGRAM SYLLABUS & REGISTRATION ⬇
https://rsidneysmith.com/gtdwsg
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## What Is the Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group?
I designed this program with the idea that if David Allen and Dr. Brandon Hall think that you will get started with or improve your Getting Things Done (GTD) practice faster with The Getting Things Done Workbook, then we’ll do even better with some guidance and accountability.
## Basic Details Summary
- Length: 10 weeks (December 9 - February 10)
- Time Investment: Approximately 30-60 minutes each week
- Investment: 99.99 USD
- Where: Virtual/Online (Live Sessions will be recorded but will happen on Mondays at 5:00 PM / 17:00 EST)
## What You’ll Get From the Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group
As a participant within the Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group, you can expect to be challenged, and take away lots of new knowledge and wisdom from the group. You can also expect to…
- Access exclusive, live sessions, designed specifically for this study group.
- Meet likeminded GTDers who are also interested in deepening their learning about implementing GTD.
- Build a more well-informed GTD practice with all of your new GTD knowledge.
## What I Expect From You
As with any learning Program, you’ll learn more if you stay engaged with the material and actively participate in the community. Here are a few things that you can contribute to our study group, and get the most bang for your buck:
- Be active in the community. One of the best parts about the Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group is that it’s a community inside Personal Productivity Club. Share your thoughts and ideas, and let us know what you’re learning as you work through the Moves from week to week.
- Engage with your GTDers. We’re all in this together, and we’ll learn a whole lot more (AND have more success implementing GTD skills and practices) if we help each other out.
- Ask and answer questions. Are you feeling stuck or confused? You’re not alone. We all do at times. We’re here for you. Share your quandaries, and we’ll help you work through them.
- Get your own copy of The Getting Things Done Workbook. You will need to purchase a copy of the GTD Workbook so you can follow along with the materials and exercises. Optional: it may be helpful to have copies of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity and/or Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life by David Allen.
- Attend the live sessions as you’re able to. We will record these sessions and make the replays available inside the study group.
Again, the Getting Things Done® Workbook Study Group is part of the larger community of Personal Productivity Club.
We’ve prepared for you to have some awesome breakthroughs in your GTD practice, and we’re so excited for you to get started. Happy GTDing!
⬇ FULL DETAILS, PROGRAM SYLLABUS & REGISTRATION ⬇
https://rsidneysmith.com/gtdwsg
NOTE: RSVP'ing to this Meetup event is not registering. You must register inside Personal Productivity Club. Thank you!
- Reducing Overwhelm in Your GTD PracticeLink visible for attendees
Join us for GTD Café on December 10, 2024! We'll be exploring practical strategies for reducing overwhelm while maintaining an effective Getting Things Done (GTD) practice.
🔔 We'll be hosting our Annual Holiday Gathering for Personal Productivity Club immediately following GTD Café! 🔔
🚨 IMPORTANT: All GTD Café virtual meetups happen inside Personal Productivity Club. Please join Personal Productivity Club/GTD Café ( https://www.personalproductivity.club/share/Y-sL9x4h5bvbRtIB?utm_source=manual ) and you can RSVP to the event there and access the meeting link! 🚨
*** Please log in between at least few minutes early to get your audio/video working, mix-and-mingle, and complete the Challenges Forum signup form so we can start promptly! ***
0. Joining the Virtual Meeting Room & Mix-and-Mingle (5:45 PM - 6:00 PM)
Please note that you will join this Meetup via Zoom.us, a free, Web-based meeting and phone conferencing software. You need to have a microphone and speakers working on your computer or laptop to connect by computer/laptop/mobile device with high-speed Internet access. For the best experience, instead of speakers, we suggest using headphones (the kind you plug into the 35mm audio jack in your computer or laptop) if you have a pair.
You can join the Zoom meeting by PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android.
There is a backup phone option for audio, if you cannot connect by audio through your computer or laptop over your Internet connection.
To join the Zoom Meeting, visit the link in this event and type your name when it asks. If you cannot join by computer audio, there is an option when you launch the meeting to dial-in by phone.I suggest you visit https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting to download the "Zoom Client for Meetings" on your PC, Mac or Linux computer/laptop, or https://zoom.us/download#mobile_app for the iOS and Android OS device mobile app links, prior to the meeting. If you would like to familiarize yourself with Zoom or need further help joining the meeting, please visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting.)
I. Introductions + Challenges Forum (~6:05 PM)
A. Introductions - Each member will introduce yourself briefly, tell us what you do professionally (or otherwise), your GTD experience, and a recent success with your productivity implementation and/or life.
B. Challenges Forum - We'll give a few minutes to have the group help each member with solutions to challenges we may be facing currently with life or work circumstances with our productivity system. These are specific productivity challenges and only one challenge per member for time's sake.
* * * Please complete the Challenges Forum form here: https://forms.gle/4Eg73yoKmig75Qqf6 * * *
II. Reducing Overwhelm in Your GTD Practice
In this session, we'll explore practical strategies for managing and reducing overwhelm within your GTD system. We'll discuss how to maintain productivity while keeping stress levels manageable, especially during high-pressure periods.
During our discussion, we'll cover:
- Identifying sources of overwhelm: Learn to recognize the early warning signs and common triggers of system overload.
- The "clean collection" principle: Explore how maintaining clear inboxes and regular processing routines can prevent buildup and associated stress.
- Project list management: Discuss techniques for keeping projects at a manageable level and knowing when to say no to new commitments.
- Simplifying your GTD system: Share strategies for streamlining your setup without losing effectiveness.
- Energy management: Understand how to align your tasks with your energy levels and capacity.
- Emergency recovery techniques: Learn practical steps to get back on track when feeling overwhelmed.
So, join us, bring your copy of Getting Things Done [https://amzn.to/3c8jKNA] by David Allen, to reference, and we’ll discussing how to overcome overwhelm in your GTD practice!
III. GTD Resource Sharing (7:30 PM)
This is where everyone can offer a book title, recent blog or magazine article, tip/trick/hack, tool, service or item that has helped them in their life either with GTD or otherwise.
IV. Announcements / Closing Remarks (7:45 PM)
🔔 We'll be hosting our Annual Holiday Gathering for Personal Productivity Club immediately following GTD Café! 🔔
- Weekly Review Accountability Party (WRAP)Link visible for attendees
Are you doing your Weekly Review this week? I hope the answer is yes!
Get ready for your Weekly Review and join us at the Weekly Review Accountability Party! We start at 10:30 AM Eastern every Friday. (Check the GTD Café channel in Personal Productivity Club for other WRAP events that might be happening throughout the week via https://www.personalproductivity.club/share/NGSGigeO1j7bUeMZ?utm_source=manual.)
What is the Weekly Review Accountability Party?
We are GTDers looking for greater accountability to setting aside time to perform our Weekly Reviews. This is a weekly event where you can join other GTDers who are doing their Weekly Reviews.Also, check out this episode of ProductivityCast, Episode 045, "Weekly Review: Getting Things Done (GTD)," via https://productivitycast.net/045 or your favorite podcast app!
* * * As of March 18, 2022, we have implemented additional 🛡️ security to keep the spammers/bots out of the WRAP. * * *
Please note the following:
1️⃣) Any old WRAP links are now ⛔ void. The new WRAP Zoom link is only accessible from within GTD Weekly Review Accountability Party events (see this 🎥 video: https://vimeo.com/689262090/007ba50043).2️⃣) You must join Personal Productivity Club's GTD Café (https://www.personalproductivity.club/share/NGSGigeO1j7bUeMZ?utm_source=manual) and have a Zoom.us account (so make sure to sign up for a free Zoom.us account--https://zoom.us/signup--only if you don't already have one).
3️⃣) You must be logged into that Zoom.us account when you click on that "Zoom" or "Meeting Link" link. So, before going to the GTD Weekly Review Accountability Party event page, go to https://zoom.us and log in, then click on the "Meeting Link" to join the WRAP.
Apologies for all this, but we want to make sure WRAP's are a time when you can have relaxed focus to get your Weekly Reviews done. Please message the Organizer if you have any questions.
WRAP Rules
- Show up at the time of the Weekly Review Accountability Party (WRAP). We use Zoom, a video meeting software, to host this WRAP; you need to use the link provided inside Personal Productivity Club (see above), then download and install Zoom to connect with the group...it's free for you to do so.
- Start your video, say hello to the group, mix and mingle before we all get started.
I suggest, if you haven't done so before, complete the GTD-Q to know where you are at: https://gettingthingsdone.com/gtd-q/. (I do this before every Weekly Review to help me track how well my system is keeping me in the C&C quadrant. You may not wish to do this weekly; that's OK.)
I will walk any newbies through a quick introduction of the Weekly Review if needed (please message me to let me know if this is your first time), we'll introduce ourselves briefly, and then I'll mute everyone's microphones.
Start your Weekly Review. Stay on video for accountability, as you are able.
We allot two hours for the event, but some will do their Weekly Review in more time, some in less time. If we get to two hours and you're still working on your Weekly Review, that's fine. The host will end the Zoom, but you should keep going to complete yours, or find a time later in the the day or over the weekend to finish!
# Agenda
Introductions (while the numbers are reasonable)
Name
- Where are you connecting from (city/state/country)
- Recent Success
Set the stage
Set yourself up for a quality Weekly Review: Music, beverage, snack, and all tools and resources needed for the review. Consistency is key here, too.
Optional: GTD-Q.
Optional: Do a quick mind sweep to capture any loose thoughts you need to come back to after your review, or into your inbox for this review
Weekly Review ChecklistCheck-ins (Every 40 minutes - Clear. Current. Creative.)
Announcements
Continue your Weekly Review if you're still working on it even when we disconnect from Zoom!
That's a WRAP!