{"id":21720,"date":"2022-10-18T11:52:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T18:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/?p=21720"},"modified":"2022-10-25T13:01:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:01:13","slug":"david-allen-talks-with-sharad-mathur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2022\/10\/david-allen-talks-with-sharad-mathur\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode #177: David Allen talks with Sharad Mathur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where you work affects how you work. Listen as David Allen talks with Sharad Mathur, the founder of Lewis Office, about how environmental design affects our productivity.<\/p>\n<p>To enhance productivity and provide good ergonomics, Sharad believes that an office needs to be flexible. It should also be easy to set up, so he designs furniture that can be assembled quickly, without tools.<\/p>\n<p>GTD quote: &#8220;It helps in having a better life!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can find Sharad on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sharad-mathur-525809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>. And you can learn more about his innovative approach to office design at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lewisoffice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewis Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Originally published in January of 2019 on <a href=\"https:\/\/gtdconnect.com\/\">GTD Connect\u00ae<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24726729\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe to our GTD\u00ae Podcast<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/getthing-things-done\/id999098861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=66868&amp;refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libsyn<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/21mSaFgOhfR7TT8MKxF41n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-697578497\/tracks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundCloud<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where you work affects how you work. 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