Old School Productivity: Getting Things Done

Daily Boost Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes Old School Productivity: Getting Things Done May 9, 2025 | Episode 5090 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Ready to escape the rabbit hole of productivity advice? In today’s episode, Scott takes you back to basics with a simple yet powerful system that works. No need to Google or chat with AI about productivity - Scott breaks down an old-school approach that will transform how you get things done. Featured Story Scott shares why he avoids going down the “productivity road” in conversations: it's hard to stop once that train leaves the station! Instead, he recommends a popular system for organizations called “Getting Things Done,” which was created by David Allen in 2005. While many modern apps and systems have built upon this foundation, Scott argues they’ve ultimately complicated what works best in its simplest form. Key Takeaways Delete what doesn’t need your attention - the first and most powerful step to productivity is deleting tasks. Someone else could handle delegating tasks that need to be done, but this eliminates another 10% of your workload. You can delay non-urgent items that you should remember later; this keeps your current focus clear while keeping good ideas. Memorable Quotes “Do not Google or Chat GPT productivity. You’re just not going to get any work done at all.” “We don’t need fancy. We need to get stuff done.” “You can spend your whole life gaining wisdom, which is what I think the goal of life is to become wise.” Scott’s Three-Step Approach You can start with the Perfect Week Planner to block your time effectively and hold space for what matters. Apply the four-step process: Delete it, Delegate it, Delay it, Do it. For tasks you can complete in under two minutes, just do them immediately during processing. Connect With Me Search for The Daily Boost on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Email: [email protected] Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook #Productivity #GettingThingsDone #TimeManagement #DeleteDelegate #EfficiencyHacks #TaskManagement #SimplifyYourLife #FocusOn4Ds #OldSchoolProductivity #PerfectWeekPlanner #DailyBoost #ScottSmith #MotivationToMove #DeleteIt #DelegateIt #DelayIt #DoIt #ProductivityTips #TimeBlocking #WorkSmarter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	Man, I tell you what, I should have recorded the show in its entirety, meaning I did five shows
0:36.1	in a row today, and I should have just done them all
0:38.2	straight through, because the stuff I was saying to myself between the shows, that was amazing.
0:43.8	And maybe I'll do it next time. That's kind of fun stuff. But anyway, today, I'm going to give you some advice.
0:49.3	And the advice begins by saying this, do not Google or chat GPT productivity do not do it you've heard me
0:58.2	talk about this before but if you do it you're going to go down the rabbit hole of
1:00.9	productivity no wait never mind you're just not going to get any work done at all you're
1:05.4	not going to do this today I'm going to take you kind of old school take you back to
1:08.2	something maybe you've heard about it maybe you haven't if school, take you back to something maybe you've heard about it, maybe you haven't. If you haven't, you need to hear about it and you need to do this. And we're going
1:13.4	to simplify you don't have to buy the book. I'll tell you the couple things you need to do to actually
1:17.1	get your productivity under control. Okay, it's nothing fancy. We don't need fancy. We just need to get
1:21.8	stuff done, okay? It is a daily boost from Motivation to Move.com, the positive boost you need every single day.
1:31.3	Episode 5,090 right now at this.
1:32.5	You were in a 20th year.
1:34.1	Actually, I've done podcast over 20 years.
1:35.5	I started way back.
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