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Talk to me about the other side of the coin, the vehicle through which all of this flows. So, we haven't introduced a set of principles and practices. And it has certainly borne much fruit since then. So, it was, I guess, a creative exercise as I was learning this that prompted it. Once you break the basic principles down, I don't think they're specific to any area of life they can really apply in literally every situation. But I was so determined to see what this could do while I was still around, that I got creative and just took the basic principles. And I think it was always all-encompassing it just wasn't immediately obvious. And I thought, "If this works for business, maybe it could work in other areas as well."Īnd that was one change I know David made when he wrote the second edition is made it kind of more holistic in its scope, I would say, more of a all-encompassing. I didn't have a business challenge, but I had other challenges. So, it was really just working with what I had to work with at the time. What in your mindset said, "You know what? I think, even if I apply it in my personal life this is a direction that I should start from first"? You took the exact opposite direction, which I find really curious. What's really got me curious is most people, when they read Getting Things Done or hear about that material, they come in with a very business mindset, "How can this help me be more productive and do more things faster in my work life?" And over time, they may find themselves applying it to their personal lives as well. And I love the inflection point of how this stuff comes at the exact perfect time for you. So, one of the reasons I was so motivated to do the work that I'm doing today. So, I definitely credit GTD to helping save my life. And it just felt really good to take this, definitely a very large problem in my life and put it into a project form where I could actually take action and move the needle on it, without kind of getting too caught up in the drama and going into that victim role and so forth. And I hadn't heard of that concept before, but I just kind of naturally went that route. I've heard David Allen talk about turning a problem into a project. And that was one that somehow objectified the healing process. So, I created several projects, including one to heal from cancer. But I still wanted to practice Getting Things Done, as written. and I wasn't able to work at this point, I kind of had to put everything on hold, except getting over my challenges. And as one person put it, it was the best and worst time of my life all rolled into one.īut as I was going through the book. So, it was definitely a challenging and very insightful time in my life. And reading through the book, I didn't even know if I was going to be around by the end of the year. I was going through Stage 4 cancer in 2008. I read the Getting Things Done book when I was literally fighting for my life. I realized that I was actually practicing GTD in many areas of my life, but what it gave me is a framework, a way of formalizing the practice, certainly making some improvements and adjustments, but it was a very natural sort of fit.Īnd I had a very, I think, unusual introduction to GTD. But when I discovered GTD, it wasn't like discovering it for the first time. Well, it's almost hard to imagine life before GTD. What was life like prior? And what happened during the transition? And what his life looked like since? Talk to us about before and after OmniFocus and GTD. Well, Tim, you have an incredible story and I'd love to dive right into that segment. Oh, great to be here, Andrew, and really looking forward to our conversation. Tim, thank you so much for joining us today. And this man has one amazing story to share too. Tim's been providing OmniFocus coaching and consulting and training to people all over the world since 2010. And today we are talking to founder of, Tim Stringer. Well, welcome everybody to another episode of The Omni Show. Today, we talk to Tim Stringer, founder of and holistic productivity.
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