Rental Property Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 6k+ votes
I struggle with questions like these every day:
How can I get more done?
Will getting more of THAT done make a difference?
What are the highest impact actions I can take NOW?
Well, the latest BiggerPockets Podcast seeks to answer those questions and provides valuable insights from one of the most respected business authors around - Mr. David Allen. He's led a massive movement increasing both business and personal productivity and wrote the best selling book Getting Things Done.
If you aren't sure what action you should be taking now, then perhaps the highest impact action you can take is... listening to this show!
Investor · Gaithersburg, MD · Member since 2013 · 659 posts · 441 votes
11y
I read his book a couple of years ago. Powerful stuff. There were some outdated items in there because it was 15 years old. Mainly along the lines of using paper only and not a computer. Back when he wrote the book, apps and computing as we knew it didn't exist like it does today. I see he just re-wrote it as a new version this year. I assume he's updated that thinking with products like Nozbe out there now. Can't wait to listen.
Highland Park, MI · Member since 2015 · 1 post · 0 votes
11y
Just listened to this podcast. Not sure if he plugs this in his 2015 updated book, but Trello.com is the best organizational tool I've found. Phone App and website
I use it at work and at home.
It'll take you a couple of days to get it down but it is definitely worth the time spent
Grand Rapids, MI · Member since 2014 · 18 posts · 7 votes
11y
Loved this podcast, been trying out the Getting Things Done method for a few months now after reading the book.
Now
that I know he's coming out with a 2015 version, I wish I'd have just
waited for that one! As @Justin B. said, the old book was a bit outdated
and reliant on paper solutions; hoping the new one really dives into
how to make things digital.
All - Thanks for the feedback . . . we think guys like David, although non real-estate, can add tremendous value to the community and we hope to add more experts like him to our lineup.
Aurora, CO · Member since 2012 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
11y
David Allen saved my life. Well, not quite. But he certainly saved my filing system and made me a much calmer person!
I don't know if organization skills are genetic. But My Dad was super organized, and so is my sister. My mom, however, was a hot mess- piles of papers everywhere that she was "going to get to"... and I was the same -- until I read "Getting Things Done" and implemented his filing system. I don't stick to his whole to-do list system unless I have a big project going but man, what a difference. If you struggle with keeping track of things you owe it to yourself to check it out.
