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Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning
by Morten Røvik & Lars Rothschild Henriksen
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.
Episodes
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145. Troubleshooting Next Actions
Why am I stuck on my next actions list? That's what Shay emailed us about and we thought we'd make an episode about it! So, listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - How you'd get stuck even with well-defined next actions - How your tools can get in the way - How emotions...
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144. Someday/Maybe: The most misunderstood list?
Make The Someday/Maybe List Great Again 😉 We're once again getting back to basics, this time with the Someday/Maybe list. Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - Why the Someday/Maybe list is necessary in a GTD system - Why many people fail with the Someday/Maybe List -...
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143. The Waiting for list deep dive
How have we not done an episode on the Waiting For list before now!? It's time to get back to basics with the Waiting For list. Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - Why you need a WF list - Different ways to use and structure your WF list - How to handle items that get...
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142. Celebrating 25 years of GTD - interview with David Allen
In this episode we're celebrating the 25 year anniversary of GTD 🥳 David Allen joins Morten and Lars for a Q&A about GTD, including answers to questions such as: - Which of the stoic principles are you most font of? - What's on your Someday/Maybe list for GTD? - What do you want people saying...
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141. Small GTD habits that really make a difference
How are you doing with these 5 GTD habits? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on Morten's 5 tips after 20 years of GTD, including: - What to watch for when you capture EVERYTHING - How Morten and Lars use their Waiting For lists slightly differently - When and where to make use of...
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140. A key to feeling good about your work
You do GTD but still feel overwhelmed? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on adding another perspective from the Horizons of Focus, including: - How to know what to do, really - How the AOF perspective helps with your overall GTD practice - How to know when to say no ..and much more! We...
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Join us for a live GTD podcast recording from the GTD Summer Camp 2026
Bonus episode: Let's hang out live on YouTube from the GTD Summer Camp! We really want to share that Summer Camp feeling with you all, so we - Morten and Lars - along with some Summer Camp participants will be streaming an episode of the podcast LIVE from the GTD Summer Camp 2026. Join us and…
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139. Removing friction in your GTD system
Are you spotting the friction holding you back in your GTD practice? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - How to notice what's off in your systems and practices - What to look for in your personal GTD practice - Specific recommendations for software types that might…
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Becoming a little better at GTD every day
How do you get really good at GTD? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - Various triggers they use to help with better habits - How "putting things in front of your door" helps - How the principles of Deliberate Practice might help in sharpening your skills ..and much...
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137. Weakly doing a Weekly Review is better than nothing
Do you have to do a FULL Weekly Review every week? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - What happens if you don't do your Weekly Review - How you can overwhelm yourself with Weekly Reviews when time is tight - How they do their mini-Weekly Reviews when needed ..and…
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136. Clarify is the real key to GTD
Why is Clarify so important in Getting Things Done® (GTD)? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - How they see people experiencing the Clarify step in trainings - How unclear things (or things on the wrong list) increase procrastination - Why Lars doesn't teach…
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135. Sharp edges are crucial
Why are sharp edges crucial in your GTD practice? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - Using your inbox as a storage unit - How unclear practices impact system trust - Where you may be missing aspects of GTD in your practice ..and much more! We hope that our responses...
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134. Mixing things up - messes things up
What happens when you mix your old practices with GTD? Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on this, including: - Mixing capture with organization - Keeping parallel systems - Treating the Weekly Review as optional ..and much more! We hope that our responses help you on your GTD journey. If...
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133. Listener questions #19: Checklists, Someday/Maybe and aligning higher horizons with your list manager
It's time for another Listener Questions episode! Listen along to get Morten and Lars' takes on questions from Evelien, Zach and Ivan covering topics such as: - The template and details for a daily GTD checklist - Someday/Maybe adjustments - Aligning your day-to-day system with your HoF in…
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132. An easy start to 2026
Scan-di-navi-an 🫣 In this alternative episode, Lars has come up with a GTD quiz for Morten! So this episode gives you a chance to learn a bit more about Morten (and Lars') GTD practice and systems, including answers to the questions: - Which list do you struggle most to keep updated? - If you...
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131. Living GTD in Microsoft - with Stefan Pilo
In this episode, Lars and Morten speak with GTD enthusiast and Microsoft employee Stefan Pilo. What does a day look like for a GTD'er with all the cool Copilot/agent tools available now? Listen to this episode to learn from Stefan, including: - How Teams has functionality to lead your meetings -...
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130. GTD® Tools Check-in 2025
In this episode, Morten and Lars give their yearly update on the tools they use in their GTD practices. They'll highlight the changes in their systems over the last years, including: - What's new from a hardware and software perspective - How Morten is liking the new Remarkable and some Apple...
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Bonus episode: Announcing our LIVE Global Weekly Review - Dec 1 2025
In this mini episode, Morten and Lars share the details on the upcoming event: Their Global Guided GTD Weekly Review! This even streams live on YouTube and it's of course free to join us. You can find links to sign up below, we really hope to see you there! And as always, we'd love for you to...
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129. Listener questions #18 & Summer Camp revisited
In this episode, Morten and Lars provide their perspectives on a question from listener Ida and also revisit some of their key memories from GTD Summer Camp 2025, including: - How to introduce GTD to someone close to burnout - Some tracks from the 2025 Summer Camp that stood out for Morten/Lars -...
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128. GTD and Entrepreneurship: Interview with Peter Gallant
How does GTD impact your life - both as an entrepreneur and in life in general? Listen to this interview episode with Peter Gallant, Professor of Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Smith School of Business, Queen's University, in Kingston, Canada. In this episode, you'll learn more…
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127. Listener questions #17: Context lists, capturing vs clarifying vs doing
It's time for another listener questions episode! In this episode, Morten and Lars provide answers to questions from listener Kei, who asked about: - Adjusting context lists - How to avoid getting caught in the latest and loudest - Why not clarify when you capture ..and more! We hope that this...
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126. Half-year GTD review inspiration
Could you use some inspiration for a bigger review this summer? In this episode, Morten and Lars provide reflections, which were also shared at their GTD Master Class Retreat. They include: - Approaching your Horizons of Focus bottom-up and top-down - Reviewing/aligning your Horizons of Focus…
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125. Digital decluttering with GTD
How do you use Getting Things Done® (GTD) when it comes to digital decluttering? In this episode, Morten and Lars approach the topic with different perspectives, including: - A Natural Planning Model-approach for digital decluttering - Their specific advice and thoughts on specific areas such as...
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124. Summer Vacation with GTD in 2025
How do you use Getting Things Done® (GTD) when it comes to vacations? In this episode, Morten and Lars revisit the topic of GTD and vacations for 2025. Some things have changed since last time, so listen to this episode, where Morten and Lars talk about: - Their use of the Natural Planning Model...
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123. Avoiding Project Blindness
Are you experiencing project blindness? It happens to all of us over time, our project list doesn't give us the perspective we need. Fortunately, there's a way back! Listen to this episode, where Morten and Lars talk about: - Their own experience with project blindness - How you might spot your…
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122. Strategies to get your GTD® Weekly Review done
Is it hard to get started doing your Weekly Review? We recently got a listener email asking just this question, so in this episode, Morten and Lars talk about our strategies from some different perspectives, including: - How to play on the same team as your brain - How to reflect to find out what...
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121. GTD & tracking Team progress with Jonas Langeteig
How could you track team progress with a team of GTD'ers? In this episode, Morten interviews Jonas Langeteig to learn more about he does just that, including: - How Leroy Seafood uses The Leroy Way as their business system - How Jonas tracks the team OKR's (Objectives and Key Results) - How the...
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119. In-house GTD® Trainer Experiences - interview with René Lie
This episode contains an interview with Second-in-command in the Norwegian Naval Forces Band René Lie. We'll learn from René: - What was the process of getting certified like, and what challenges did you encounter with the bureaucracy along the way? - Do you think GTD can contribute to...
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120. More on projects & Mortens Stress Test
Didn't you just talk about projects? Yes, but there's more! In this episode, Morten and Lars dive deeper into projects, including: - The smaller emphasis on projects in today's GTD seminar - The best phrasing strategies for project names - How we handle soft vs hard deadlines in our systems ..and...
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Bonus episode: Announcing the Global Guided GTD Weekly Review
Bonus episode: Join our Global Guided GTD Weekly Review! This episode is a very quick one, to let you know about 2 things: - The Global Guided Weekly Review happening on YouTube on December 10 - That GTD Summer Camp signups are opening mid-December So join Morten and Lars by signing up to receive...
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118. GTD Tools Check-In 2024
It's that time of year again! No, Christmas is not yet here - it's time for Morten and Lars to review their GTD setups! Listen to this episode to learn more about: - Which physical devices they use today - Which hardware devices they use today - Which software they use today and why they use it...
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117. The Real Value Of The Projects List In GTD
What is the real value of a Projects list in GTD? Morten and Lars talk about GTD all the time, but this time it's based on someone else's notes! You'll hear more about why this is the case in this episode, including why it helps with: - Maintaining focus on the right things - Avoiding overwhelm -...
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115. I Have Too Much To Do Too!
"Didn't you already do an episode about this?" This topic is familiar as Lars shared his thoughts on this topic earlier this year. But in this episode, it's Morten's time to share his thoughts on the topic including: - His own experiences with the signs of burnout recently - What his signs of...
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116. Horizons Of Focus In GTD (Episode 9 Rerun)
(episode 9 Rerun) In this slightly longer episode, we dive deep into the Horizons of Focus. What are they and how do they fit into the GTD methodology? Or maybe you already know how important these can be - how do I get started? We also touch on how to use these in your business, how to use them...
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114. Team - Getting Things Done With Others
How can you use Getting Things Done® (GTD) with others? In this interview episode, Lars talks to authors of the new book "Team - Getting Things Done with Others" David Allen and Ed Lamont, where we learn: - How the book came to be - What the principles outlined in the Team book are - Some…
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113. New Microsoft Planner With Stefan Pilo
What is Microsoft Planner and how could I use it as part of my GTD practice? In this episode, Lars talks to Stefan Pilo from Microsoft in Sweden who shares what's happening with the new Planner: - What is the basic functionality in Planner - How can you use the new Planner for your personal GTD...
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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 different causes of that backlog - How the different steps may…
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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 follow-ups ..and much more, including a few…
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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 in Crucial Conversations - What you learn in Crucial...
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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! We hope that this…
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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 a father, part time paternity leave with a lot of work showing up. What do you do? - Revisiting...
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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 - What apps Morten uses for his trips ..and much…
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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 a midlife crisis (or other...
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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 - Why clarifying your inputs is more important than ever…
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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 David Allen Company and we wanted to share this here as...
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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 - Things to consider as you leave work...
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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 and what applications they use - What reference systems you will likely need and...
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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 we don't know all of them in detail, so we're looking...
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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 advantages would you have as a GTD’er...
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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 - to reflect back on the first 100, a quick quiz and to share the FANTASTIC listener texts,...
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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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