Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning

132. An easy start to 2026

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Jan 28, 2026

A playful 17-question GTD quiz reveals quirky inbox finds, long-simmering Someday/Maybe ideas, and which lists are hardest to keep current. They compare digital tool pitfalls and paper-based challenges, confess to doing tasks straight from the inbox, and share memorable weekly-review locations and long-running projects. The tone is light and aimed at an easy start to 2026.

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ANECDOTE

Strange Things Found In Inboxes

Morten and Lars share odd inbox finds like a diaper and vacuum-packed smoked salmon tucked among documents.
Course participants also revealed spoons, light bulbs and candy dispensers hiding in bags during training exercises.

ADVICE

Clarify Inbox When You Have Capacity

Morten says incomplete clarifying/organizing often leaves inboxes outdated when you're tired.
Do clarify inbox items when you have capacity or schedule time next day to prevent backlog.

INSIGHT

Keep Actionables Separate From Reference

Lars and Morten note GTD tools can become an "everything bucket" that overwhelms action lists.
Clear boundaries between actionable items and reference material keep GTD systems usable.

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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 could only keep one GTD list forever, which would it be? - If you had to run GTD entirely on paper, which list would be the hardest to live without digitally? ..and many more! The goal of this episode was more to let us all have an easy start to 2026 and a bit of fun, but we still hope that this helps you in your GTD journey too. If you have questions for us to pick up in the podcast, you can reach us at podcast@vitallearning.dk And as always, we'd love for you to follow or connect with us on LinkedIn! We always like to connect with GTD'ers from around the world, you can find the links to our YouTube profiles in the Links below. We have some really cool free webinars coming up, which we really want you to join 🙌🏻 Links: - Want to join a GTD Master Class Retreat? Learn more and submit your application here: https://vitallearning.eu/gtd-master-class-retreat/ - Want to try out Lars' experimental Weekly Review Tracker? Find it here: www.LarsWeekly.com - Morten/Lars' LinkedIn profiles: - Lars: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larsh/ - Morten: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mortenrovik/ - Morten/Lars' YouTube profiles: - Lars: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larsh/ & https://www.youtube.com/c/LarsRothschildHenriksen - Morten: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mortenrovik/ & https://www.youtube.com/c/MortenRøvikGTD - GTD Summer Camp 2025 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUgRz1mbXZY We really hope that this episode helps you on your GTD journey and, as always: If you have any feedback we'd love to hear from you via podcast@vitallearning.dk. Lastly, be sure to head on over to VitalLearning.eu to learn more about Getting Things Done® (GTD), Crucial Conversations and other offerings in the Nordics+!