Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning

By Morten Røvik & Lars Rothschild Henriksen

What's Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning about?

Interviews with extraordinary GTD'ers + the best advice for using Getting Things Done® (GTD) to clear your mind, to stay present with whatever you’re doing and to achieve stress free productivity.

Vital Learning is the official Crucial Learning Licensee in the Nordics+.

Hosted by certified GTD® Master Trainers Morten Røvik and Lars Rothschild Henriksen from Vital Learning.

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Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning episodes:

05.22.2024
112. A Sustainable GTD System
My inbox is overflowing! How do I create a sustainable GTD system? In this episode, Morten and Lars go through a listeners' reflections on using GTD to create a sustainable life: - How you can get started on that big backlog - The...
05.08.2024
111. Direction, not perfection: How to reflect better
Reflecting is so important! How can you become better? In this episode, Morten and Lars go through: - How you can use the Horizons of Focus to reflect - How the Weekly Review helps with reflecting - How Morten supports his coaching client with...
04.24.2024
110. Other Vital Skills: Crucial Influence & Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue
It's not just about GTD today! We normally talk about GTD, but recently a listener asked about the other vital skills we teach. So in this episode, Morten and Lars go through: - How GTD intersects with Crucial Conversations - What you learn...
04.10.2024
109. Listener Questions #16: Hybrid capturing, GTD habits and an attractive Someday/Maybe list?
It's time for another listener questions episode! In this episode, Morten and Lars go through three questions on - Using the Rocketbook (or reMarkable or others) for Capturing - Tips for implementing GTD as a habit - Making your Someday/Maybe list attractive ..and much more!...
03.27.2024
108. I Have Too Much To Do!
What do you do, when you have too much to do? In this episode, Morten and Lars go through what they would do, when you have too much to do. The case is Lars' very own work right now: Balancing becoming...
03.13.2024
107. Travelling with Getting Things Done® (GTD)
How do you use GTD when travelling? In this episode, Morten and Lars go through what they use from GTD before, during and after vacations including: - Using the Natural Planning Model® to plan your trip - How they use/manage their packing lists -...
02.28.2024
106. Listener questions #15: Flagged e-mails, GTD for non-organised people and a midlife crisis
It's time for another Listener Questions episode! In this episode, Morten and Lars cover 3 questions regarding: - How you manage flagged e-mails/Microsoft To Do and the Action folder - How to communicate the value of GTD to ""non-organised"" individuals - How to manage...
02.14.2024
105. Is GTD Still Relevant?
Is Getting Things Done® (GTD) still relevant in 2024 (and beyond)? In this episode, Morten and Lars walk through why GTD is more relevant than ever, including: - How the amount, complexity and speed of change in the world impacts your in's -...
02.09.2024
Bonus episode: Getting Things Done with Others
GTD is about personal productivity, but we're not alone. We all work with others, we learn from others and learn better with others. So Morten and Lars recorded an episode about this for the official Getting Things Done® (GTD) podcast from...
01.31.2024
104. Daily GTD Checklists
Are you sometimes struggling to stick to your GTD practice? Perhaps you'd benefit from implementing a daily checklist! Listen or watch as Morten and Lars walk through: - Things to consider doing as you start working - Things to consider as you're working -...
01.17.2024
103. Calendar & Reference System in GTD
So you found your tool for your GTD lists - what else do you need? Calendar and Reference systems are vital to any GTD'ers practice, so listen along as Morten and Lars walk through: - How to use your calendar in GTD...
12.06.2023
102. Choosing Your GTD Tool
What tool should I use for my lists in GTD? To learn more about that, Morten and Lars walks through some of the most commonly used tools: - Microsoft Outlook/To Do - Apple Reminders - Google Tasks/Keep ..and many more! It's a long list and...
11.22.2023
101. Holacracy and Getting Things Done - An Interview With Brian Robertson
GTD is about personal productivity - what about organisations? To learn more about that, we are joined by Holacracy author Brian Robertson on today’s episode! Listen to learn more about: - What Holacracy is (and isn’t), also from a GTD’ers perspective - What...
11.08.2023
100. It's episode 100!
For once, the purpose of an episode is NOT to help you learn GTD or become a better GTD'er :-) This is our 100th episode! So the purpose of this podcast is the "companionship", as described by a listener -...
10.25.2023
99. Building GTD into the company culture: Interview with Jason Atwood
In this episode Martin Haagen and Morten Røvik has interviewed Jason M Atwood. Jason is the CEO of the New York based SalesForce Consultancy Arkus and an avid GTDer. He talks about his personal journey with GTD and about how...
10.11.2023
98. GTD Tools Check-In 2023: A lot of Apple
It's that time of year! It's time for the GTD Tools Check-in for 2023. In this episode, Morten and Lars go through all of their hardware and software uses including: - Their hardware at the office and on the go (spoiler: It's...
09.26.2023
97. An interview With Darude: DJ, Musician and GTD'er
It's time for another interview episode! In this episode Jukka and Morten interview DJ and musician Darude. As always, we hope that this episode helps you in your GTD practice and thanks so much to Darude for sharing about his GTD practise...
09.12.2023
96. Listener Questions 14: Alternatives to contexts, analogue systems and projects lists without AOF
It's time for another listener questions episode! In this episode, Morten and Lars go through questions from Alex, Jukka and Ivan covering topics such as: - Alternatives to using the classic contexts in GTD - Their experience with completely analogue GTD systems - How...
08.30.2023
95. Long Term Planning
What is long term planning and how do we approach it with GTD? In this episode, Morten and Lars talk about how long term planning works in GTD, including: - Their personal approach to long term planning - What their experience is with...
08.16.2023
94. Clarify Clarified
It's time for a listener feedback - not questions - episode! In a previous episode, we took on Gregory's question about having too many next actions. More clarify on higher horizons helped Gregory, as we suggested, but this also led Gregory...
06.21.2023
93. Cynefin & GTD - Interview With Dann Bleeker Pedersen
You probably read that wrong in your head - it's pronounced ku-NEV-in (kəˈnɛvɪn) :-) In this LAST episode before our summer break, Lars talks to Danish longtime GTD'er Dann Bleeker Pedersen about his GTD practice and experience using the Cynefin framework....
06.07.2023
92. Listener questions #13: How can GTD help with ADHD, alcoholism
It's time for another Listener Questions episode, this time with with questions on: - Morten & Lars' experiences on how GTD can help people diagnosed with ADHD - How GTD might help with addictions such as alcoholism Thanks so much to the sender...
05.24.2023
91. Interview With Martin Haagen
Morten has interviewed Martin Haagen. Martin is GTD trainer and coach in Sweden and a father, husbond and an explorer of the Wilds. And he has worked for years as a Saleforce consultant. He talks about his journey with GTD and...
05.10.2023
90. Listener Questions #12: Projects/hashtags, 250+ next actions and Horizons of Focus revisited
It's time for another Listener Questions episode! Listen to this episode with questions from Poland and the US on: - Using hashtags to link projects with next actions - What to do when you have 250+ next actions - How much detail should you...
04.26.2023
89. Reference Systems In Getting Things Done
How do you use reference systems in GTD? Listen to this episode to learn more about referencing anything with GTD, including: - What are the items that should be referenced - The different systems that you might need for digital and physical reference -...
04.12.2023
88. GTD & AI
How will AI impact your Getting Things Done® (GTD) practice? Listen to this episode to learn more about what Morten, Lars and our special guest Paul Vahur from Vital Learning in Estonia think about GTD and AI, including: - How do they...
03.29.2023
87. Apple Reminders As Your GTD System
What does Apple Reminders look like as a GTD system? And how does it feel for someone moving from either Omnifocus or Todoist? Listen to this episode to learn more about how Morten and Lars have migrated/are migrating from those platforms...
03.15.2023
86. Designing The Ideal GTD Workplace
How do you design the ideal GTD workspace? Listen to this episode to learn more about how Morten and Lars would approach designing such a workspace, including: - Ingredients in a GTD workspace when you work in an office with free...
03.01.2023
85. How Good A GTDer Are You?
How good a GTD'er are you? Or more interestingly, where might you be able to up your GTD game? Listen to this episode, where Morten and Lars walk you through one of the GTD Practitioner evaluations used in coaching and...
02.15.2023
84. Making The Weekly Review Work For You
How do you make the Weekly Review work for you? In this episode, Morten & Lars go through how they adapt their GTD Weekly Reviews, including: - Apps used for their checklists - How their lists differ significantly - How Lars splits his checklists...
02.01.2023
83. Listener questions: Delegation, waiting fors, project planning and more!
It's time for another round of listener questions! In this episode, Morten & Lars go through questions from two listeners, including: - Delegating & loooong Waiting For lists - Planning of projects - how deep to go? - How to help others benefit from...
01.18.2023
82. Scaling Up With GTD
It has been a busy 2022 for Vital Learning! How have we used GTD to stay on top? Listen to this episode to learn more about: - Our use of Checklists - Using Natural Planning Model to align expectations - Expanded Areas of Focus...
01.04.2023
81. Interview With Christoffer Endresen From Nordic NeuroLabs
In this interview episode, Christoffer Endresen shares his GTD journey working as a Sales Manager at NordicNeuroLab in Bergen in Norway. Listen to this episode to learn more about: - His early struggles with the Weekly Review - That his house and his...
12.07.2022
80. Merry Christmas: Done
How does GTD apply to enjoying Christmas (or any other holiday)? In this last episode of 2022, Morten & Lars go through how they use GTD as the holidays are approaching, including: - The different projects that arise - The use of checklists -...
11.23.2022
79. Using GTD As A Project Manager - Interview With Carsten Nielsen
“Project Management is the facilitation of GTD for project teams” - that's the starting point for Carsten Nielsen, certified GTD trainer for Vital Learning in Denmark and a project management teacher and expert. In this episode, Lars interviews Carsten to learn...
11.09.2022
78. Listener questions: Prioritization, AI assistants and e-mail management
Are we missing a prioritization step in GTD? In this episode, we cover questions from Denmark, Germany and America regarding: - Were does priorities come into play? What about the big picture? - What's your perspective on AI assistants in a GTD system? -...
10.26.2022
77. Investor Morten Klein and GTD
Morten Klein is a Norwegian Investor, Business owner, husbond and father and he loves Getting Things Done. Morten learned early on that if you don’t control all the things you want to do they will control you. How did learning...
10.12.2022
76. Tools Check - In 2022
It's time for another Tools Check-In episode! We did an episode on this topic in 2021 - what does Morten and Lars use today? In this episode we cover: - Hardware devices - Capture tools - Email, calendar, reference and miscellaneous including automations ..and much...
09.28.2022
75. Next Actions And Horizons Of Focus
How do your next actions relate to your Horizons of Focus? In this episode, we pick up on a discussion that took place in a recent Level 3 seminar: How many of your next actions directly relate to your Vision? 15%?...
09.14.2022
74. OKR And GTD with Jørn Arild Andenæs
In this episode Morten interviews Jørn Arild Andenæs from GEODATA in Norway. Jørn Arild has been working in the intersection of Getting Things Done® (GTD) and Objectives & Key Results (OKR) and her shares his insights. Who better to shed...
08.31.2022
73. Managing Complex Projects
Do you have an example of a using GTD in more complex projects? This episode is officially a listener questions episode, but the primary conversation dives into the launch of Vital Learning! The new company in the Nordics offering not only...
08.17.2022
72. Back From Vacation
We're back from vacation! And in this episode, Morten and Lars recap their vacations from a GTD perspective, including - How did it go with "The full Lars", i.e. staying offline from email (hint: Not as planned) - How did they use GTD...
06.22.2022
71. GTD And Your Summer Holiday
How do you set yourself up for a great vacation? In this listener episode, Morten and Lars walk you through how they prepare and engage with the GTD system in relation to vacations. They'll cover topics before and during the vacation,...
06.08.2022
70. A Full Inbox, Finding Next Actions And Planning Projects - Listener Questions
How do you find your way through that full inbox? In this listener questions episode, Morten and Lars picks up 3 listener questions: - How to do the ""heroic action"" of getting to an empty inbox - When is the right time to...
05.25.2022
69. Managing Recurring Projects
How do you manage recurring projects? In this episode, Morten and Lars will walk you through: - How Areas of Focus might be mixed up with recurring projects - How you go about building checklists for recurring projects - How they both use checklists...
05.11.2022
68. Listener Questions: A Lightfooted Hand on Your System!
How would you organize huge amounts of project information? In this episode, Morten and Lars picked 3 different listener questions covering various aspects of GTD: - How would you organize information from building a hospital from the ground up? - Can you move...
04.27.2022
67. Path To GTD Mastery
What are the different levels in practicing GTD? Listen to this episode to learn more about the different levels, including: - The different stages of learning and implementing GTD - The perspective of the 5 I's for understanding where you are in your...
04.13.2022
66. Hybrid Meetings Survival Guide
What are best practices for hybrid meetings? Listen to this episode to learn more about Morten and Lars' best practices for hybrid meetings, including: - How you might want to reorganize your next hybrid meeting - How it might be helpful to have...
03.30.2022
65. Do You Have Too Much To Do?
How do you know if you have too much to do? Before diving into the two listener questions for this episode, Morten and Lars briefly cover the GTD Summer Camp 2022, where we hope to meet many of you! (link below) This...
03.16.2022
64. Simplify Your GTD
Is your GTD too complex? Or too simple? Listen to this episode to hear Morten and Lars dive into this topic, including: - Are your lists attracting or repelling you? - How could you perhaps simplify your lists and their content - How e.g....

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Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning episodes:

112. A Sustainable GTD System

111. Direction, not perfection: How to reflect better

110. Other Vital Skills: Crucial Influence & Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue

109. Listener Questions #16: Hybrid capturing, GTD habits and an attractive Someday/Maybe list?

108. I Have Too Much To Do!

107. Travelling with Getting Things Done® (GTD)

106. Listener questions #15: Flagged e-mails, GTD for non-organised people and a midlife crisis

105. Is GTD Still Relevant?

Bonus episode: Getting Things Done with Others

104. Daily GTD Checklists

103. Calendar & Reference System in GTD

102. Choosing Your GTD Tool

101. Holacracy and Getting Things Done - An Interview With Brian Robertson

100. It's episode 100!

99. Building GTD into the company culture: Interview with Jason Atwood

98. GTD Tools Check-In 2023: A lot of Apple

97. An interview With Darude: DJ, Musician and GTD'er

96. Listener Questions 14: Alternatives to contexts, analogue systems and projects lists without AOF

95. Long Term Planning

94. Clarify Clarified

93. Cynefin & GTD - Interview With Dann Bleeker Pedersen

92. Listener questions #13: How can GTD help with ADHD, alcoholism

91. Interview With Martin Haagen

90. Listener Questions #12: Projects/hashtags, 250+ next actions and Horizons of Focus revisited

89. Reference Systems In Getting Things Done

88. GTD & AI

87. Apple Reminders As Your GTD System

86. Designing The Ideal GTD Workplace

85. How Good A GTDer Are You?

84. Making The Weekly Review Work For You

83. Listener questions: Delegation, waiting fors, project planning and more!

82. Scaling Up With GTD

81. Interview With Christoffer Endresen From Nordic NeuroLabs

80. Merry Christmas: Done

79. Using GTD As A Project Manager - Interview With Carsten Nielsen

78. Listener questions: Prioritization, AI assistants and e-mail management

77. Investor Morten Klein and GTD

76. Tools Check - In 2022

75. Next Actions And Horizons Of Focus

74. OKR And GTD with Jørn Arild Andenæs

73. Managing Complex Projects

72. Back From Vacation

71. GTD And Your Summer Holiday

70. A Full Inbox, Finding Next Actions And Planning Projects - Listener Questions

69. Managing Recurring Projects

68. Listener Questions: A Lightfooted Hand on Your System!

67. Path To GTD Mastery

66. Hybrid Meetings Survival Guide

65. Do You Have Too Much To Do?

64. Simplify Your GTD

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