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GTD Gems ยท May 18 ยท 5 min

How Much Snow Is on Your Runway? (GTD Reference Explained)

GTD coach Meg Edwards breaks down the third and final "no side" tool in the GTD clarifying and organizing process โ€” Reference โ€” and why getting it clean and current can change your entire work environment. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Why reference has no psychological weight once you've decided it's not actionable ๐Ÿ‘‰ How to think about your reference system as a personal library ๐Ÿ‘‰ The runway analogy that captures what messy reference does to your productivity Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & What Is Reference 00:54 David Allen's Take on Reference 02:00 Meg's Reference System 03:40 The Runway Analogy 04:50 Wrap-Up & Resources โ–ถ๏ธ Watch the full GTD Gems playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRH9fEmS3ZFu5YBGGEdIg6ZKJtvhR2STp ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe and hit the notification bell to catch every episode. ๐Ÿ’ญ Reflection question: How much "snow" do you have on your runway right now? ๐ŸŒ Explore GTD coaching programs and resources: gtdfocus.com ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email us at info@gtdfocus.com Follow Us on Social: ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gtdfocus/ ๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gtdfocus/ ๐Ÿฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gtdfocus GTD Focus is the exclusive provider of GTDยฎ one-to-one coaching in the U.S. and Canada. Our coaches have logged tens of thousands of hours helping leaders, creatives, and professionals bring clarity and control to their commitments. For more GTD resources, visit gettingthingsdone.com or subscribe to David Allen's YouTube channel. #GettingThingsDone #Productivity #Organization

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GTD coach Meg Edwards breaks down the third and final "no side" tool in the GTD clarifying and organizing process โ€” Reference โ€” and why getting it clean and current can change your entire work environment.ย 

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Why reference has no psychological weight once you've decided it's not actionable
๐Ÿ‘‰ How to think about your reference system as a personal library
๐Ÿ‘‰ The runway analogy that captures what messy reference does to your productivity

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & What Is Reference
00:54 David Allen's Take on Reference
02:00 Meg's Reference System
03:40 The Runway Analogy
04:50 Wrap-Up & Resources

โ–ถ๏ธ Watch the full GTD Gems playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRH9fEmS3ZFu5YBGGEdIg6ZKJtvhR2STp

๐Ÿ”” Subscribe and hit the notification bell to catch every episode.

๐Ÿ’ญ Reflection question: How much "snow" do you have on your runway right now?

๐ŸŒ Explore GTD coaching programs and resources: gtdfocus.com
๐Ÿ“ฉ Email us at info@gtdfocus.com

Follow Us on Social:
๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gtdfocus/
๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gtdfocus/
๐Ÿฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gtdfocus

GTD Focus is the exclusive provider of GTDยฎ one-to-one coaching in the U.S. and Canada. Our coaches have logged tens of thousands of hours helping leaders, creatives, and professionals bring clarity and control to their commitments.

For more GTD resources, visit gettingthingsdone.com or subscribe to David Allen's YouTube channel.

#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #Organization