David Allen, author of the perennial bestseller "Getting Things Done: The art of stress-free productivity" shares his life journey, and explains how his far from the conventional path led him to sell over two million copies impacting people and companies worldwide.
He speaks about "the pressure of time" in the age of FOMO, and the importance of clearing the ... Show More
Oct 29
S15 E5 Craig Robinson on Why Success Is the World's Most Convincing Happiness Trap
In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick McGinnis sits down with Craig M. Robinson, former Chief Growth Officer of Industrious, CEO of Global Corporate Services at Newmark, and President of the U.S. Region at Colliers International, to talk about the book he wrote after decades a ... Show More
36m 8s
Oct 22
S15 E4 DJ DiDonna: A Sabbatical Might Be the Most Strategic Career Move You'll Ever Make
In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick McGinnis sits down with DJ DiDonna, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, founder of The Sabbatical Project, and author of Big Time Off: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals and How to Take One (Simon & Schuster, July 2026). DJ sp ... Show More
37m 8s
Oct 15
S15 E3 What Drives Every Human Decision You've Ever Made, with MacArthur Genius Rebecca Goldstein
In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick McGinnis sits down with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, MacArthur Fellow, National Medal of the Humanities recipient, and author of the new book The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us (Liveright, 2026), for o ... Show More
36m 29s
Jul 2020
Getting Things Done: Outcome and Action Thinking for Creatives with David Allen
David Allen is the originator of GTD. GTD is the shorthand brand for “Getting Things Done“. GTD enables greater performance, capacity, and innovation. It alleviates the feeling of overwhelm—instilling focus, clarity, and confidence.In this conversation David talks about the new G ... Show More
40m 47s
Aug 2018
David Allen: Getting Sh*t Done & Improving Your Productivity | Productivity | E5
Hear best practices from the GOAT of productivity, David Allen, best-selling author and inventor of the famed Getting Things Done system. David’s framework helps you keep track of tasks, ideas and projects, and focuses on getting this type of information out of your head and into ... Show More
41m 58s