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Crucial Skills | A Blog by Crucial Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • VOL. 19 ISSUE 40

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In today's Q&A David Allen explains how creativity follows reflection and planning. We're also pleased to announce our first in-person public course in more than a year. And if you didn't see our survey last week, check it out. We want to know whether people self-censor more today than they did eighteen months ago, and why. Tell us what you think and you can opt in to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
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LIVE MORE CREATIVELY WITH A GTD WEEKLY REVIEW

by David Allen

I recently went through the GTD course and have started doing a weekly review. I learned in training that when I do a weekly review I should (1) Get Clear, (2) Get Current, and (3) Get Creative. Do you have any tips on this last point? I want to think about my to-do list more creatively, but not sure how to do so. Thanks.

Signed,
Craving Creativity

Dear Craving Creativity,

In my experience of doing weekly reviews for thirty-five years, the “Get Creative” piece seems to happen spontaneously as I’m cleaning up and getting current. Invariably, reviewing the things on my calendar will trigger a new thought or idea, some notion of what I should do or want to do...
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