In the last part of the review of GTD Timer we'll focus on the very powerful feature which makes this software unique - actions.

Actions allow GTD Timer to execute any command after a time period. Commands can be any executable application, command-line tool or script written in JScript or VBScript. While executing command GTD Timer also may pass parameters to it.More...

This is the second part of the review of GTD Timer. The first part of the review is here.

3.    Controlling GTD Timer window

Small semitransparent window which shows countdown also provides features to control the timer.

First of all, tiny controls in the bottom of the window allow to start, pause and stop timer, as well as set time period of two or ten minutes. Button with small clock icon calls time selection window described in the first part of the review of GTD Timer. Last control with pin icon allows to place countdown window on top of other windows in the system or behave like normal window (turn on by default).More...

GTD Timer is countdown timer software available for free for personal use.  Official site is:  GTD-Timer.com. Commercial version ($19.95) is also available, it provides more features as well as ability to run multiple timers at a time.

In general, it is the most convenient software timer we’ve seen before. It greatly combines simple user interface with sophisticated features (like actions). What is especially good about it is its superb keyboard optimization. And “GTD” in the title means that the timer is focused on Getting Things Done approach (remember “two minute rule”?) but it is useful for anybody who looking for good digital timer, not only GTD followers. More...

Most people regularly experience stress from their schedules that were not implemented. Why there are differences between plans and implementations? Mostly because of drawbacks in planning procedure: actually, plans in most cases describe that things which we want to happen but ignore things which are likely or possibly to happen even against our will.

Now I want to share some simple but extremely effective time management technique that helps to make plans much closer to reality.

Actually, this technique is very simple: instead of planning try to focus on predicting. Simple, huh?

And now some explanations to show how this works. When someone tries to predict, s/he involves in the process much more factors than doing just planning. And it helps dramatically. More...

Sometimes our To-Do list makes us to feel uncomfortable about choosing Next Action to do. The most unpleasant thing is that you have to decide. But in general people do not like to make decisions and it is rather normal than not.

I'll show you how to make this decision in most painless way.More...

Most people feel overwhelmed with a number of tasks standing in front of them each day. Instead of getting things done, often we just trying to make oneself busy getting paperwork moved or something else like this, and what is just easy and not what is right.

There is only one way to overcome this situation: we have to learn how to set priorities and do what is right, not what is easy.

The Time Management Matrix also known as four-quadrant To-Do list is very simple but highly effective tool to choose from your task list that tasks that should be your next actions. This matrix was used by Dwight Eisenhower and described in detail by Steven Covey, the author of a very popular book titled "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". Randy Pausch also mentioned it in his famous Time Management Talk. Personal Motivation Calendar (PMC) implements it (you can read my intro to it here) and I'll use it to show how this approach works.More...

Sometimes we spend too much time to do some kind of work that can be delegated. If you do not have your own subordinates at work or housemaid at home, it is not necessary to wait until robots became as usual as refrigerators are. Even today we can make more free time using robots or automated services.

Here is my list. More...

Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you. -- Jeffrey Gitomer.

Time is limited. Are you new to this? Of course not. But how do you live with this? Maybe you are trying not to think about time like Futureheads do? But how it helps not to waste  time? More...

GTD Connect is an official online service from David Allen Company and is accessible via site davidco.com (you can directly get here click this link:  http://gtdconnect.com).

GTD Connect is supplied on a subscription basis and price is not cheap - $480 for a year ($48 for a month, two months you'll receive for free if you pay for a year), but sounds reasonable for always busy business people to whom promised "to make life easier".More...

David Allen's approach "Getting Things Done" (GTD) is very popular now, though is relatively young. Although in official definition of GTD it's author avoids using term "Time Management", we could consider GTD as one of the Time Management variations. Readers who are not new to Time Management, know that like Allen today, there were other famous names referred to Time Management in past, for example, Alan Lakein and Stephen Covey.

I made some research using Google Trends to determine how changes popularity of GTD with time and compared it with Time Management itself.More...