David Allen shares a powerful insight: everything you do falls into one of two categories, create or complete.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
👉 The difference between “creating” and “completing”
👉 Why finishing tasks often sparks new ideas
👉 A simple mental model to guide your next action

Timestamps:
00:00 Meg introduction
00:30 You're here to complete and create
01:49 Best practices for each

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Trying to keep everything in your head?

If you’re using your brain as a to-do list, this insight from David Allen may change how you work.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why your brain is a “crappy office” for managing tasks
👉 The hidden cost of trying to remember everything

Timestamps:
00:00 Meg introduction
00:47 Building an external brain
01:50 Your mind is sneaky
02:19 You are not your work


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Are you finding it tough to stay consistent with your GTD Weekly Review?
Do you sometimes feel guilty for not doing it “the right way” as it’s written in the books?

In this episode of GTD Gems, GTD coach Meg Edwards shares how to make your GTD Weekly Review work for you through customization.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why the Weekly Review isn’t one-size-fits-all
👉 How to “get off your back” and build a review habit that sticks
👉 Simple ways to get clear, current, and back into a creative mindset

Timestamps:
00:00 Misconceptions about the Weekly Review
01:42 GTD book passage
02:27 Meg's gem of the week
04:27 Meg's recommended next steps

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When is a problem actually a project?

In this episode of GTD Gems, GTD coach Meg Edwards explores how shifting your perspective from “problem” to “project” can dramatically reduce stress and create forward momentum.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

👉 Why every problem can be reframed as a project
👉 How identifying a successful outcome creates clarity
👉 How embracing friction can actually improve productivity

Timestamps:
00:00 Turning problems into projects
00:43 Passage from Getting Things Done
01:50 Meg's personal story on turning a problem into a project
02:52 Passage from Ready For Anything
04:03 We don't live in a frictionless world
05:44 Recap and reflection

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Have you ever captured a project in your system… but it still stays on your mind? 🤔 The difference between horizontal focus and vertical focus may explain why some projects need more thinking before they feel under control.

In this episode of GTD Gems, GTD coach Meg Edwards explores how horizontal vs. vertical focus in GTD works, and when it’s time to use the Natural Planning Model to gain clarity and control over your projects.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
👉 The difference between horizontal focus and vertical focus in GTD
👉 Why some projects only need a next action and others need deeper thinking

Timestamps:
00:00 Projects and the Natural Planning Model
01:10 Meg Reads from Chapter 3 of GTD Book
02:14 Horizontal and Vertical Focus Explained
04:11 Natural Planning Model Resources

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Is checking your inbox the same as actually processing it?

In this episode of GTD Gems, GTD Coach Meg Edwards explains the difference between scanning and clarifying, and why emergency scanning your inbox isn’t the same as processing it.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
👉 When emergency scanning is helpful
👉 How to move through your inbox one item at a time
👉 The clarifying questions that reduce overwhelm

Timestamps:
00:00 Emergency scanning vs. clarifying and organizing
00:37 Meg reads from Chapter 6 of the GTD book
02:15 How this shows up in coaching
03:54 Recap and what’s next

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Struggling to keep your GTD system working?

In this GTD Gems episode, Coach Meg Edwards explains how ‘hard edges’ in your system keep your lists and folders distinct, reduce overwhelm, and restore clarity.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
👉 What “hard edges” mean in GTD and why they matter
👉 How to clarify and organize your lists for maximum effectiveness
👉 Real client examples of restoring GTD system clarity

Timestamps:
00:00 What are “hard edges” in GTD?
01:45 David Allen’s thoughts on organization
02:05 Client story on system breaking down
03:50 How this connects to the Weekly Review
04:36 Client story on labeling folders
05:22 Organization beats overwhelm
05:50 Recap and what’s next

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Struggling with what to capture in GTD?

In this episode of GTD Gems, GTD Coach Meg Edwards explains why you should capture everything that has your attention, even seemingly small or “unimportant” things, and how separating capturing from clarifying and organizing reduces overwhelm.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
👉 The difference between capturing, clarifying, and organizing
👉 How to stop censoring what you capture

Timestamps:
00:00 Why you censor what you capture
00:52 Why you should capture everything
02:38 Real capture examples (what this looks like)
04:10 Even GTD coaches have to practice capture

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