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Loading... Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (original 2001; edition 2002)by David Allen
Work detailsGetting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen (2001)
 castiron | May 10, 2013 |  This book includes many solid tips on how to stay on top of things if you're someone who feels overwhelmed with "stuff." Part of the book focuses on the corporate lifestyle of productivity, but the majority of the tips can be applied to anyone's life. Definitely recommend as I'm already utilizing some of the tips which include: if it can be done in 2 minutes or less, do it. The breakdown may be overwhelming for some people, but since I'm someone who loves organizing, I found everything very helpful. I think others will too. (  ) mawls | Apr 4, 2013 | Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen (?)  journeyguy | Apr 2, 2013 | This is ...not a cure-all. It is, however, pretty useful; it falls in line with some of my quirks (my total and complete inability to multitask, my need to have things written down), and I did appreciate the sort of templatey design to it, the emphasis laid on getting a system that actually works within one's life. (Tickler files are a big fat no for me, for example.) It's clearly designed for businesspeople, not artists, or at least people whose tasks are definable (I suspect that it will be even more useful for me once I return to school full-time), but that doesn't invalidate the use of the thought process in here. (  ) cricketbats | Apr 1, 2013 | I read this book several years ago, and it truly changed my life. I have been practicing the methods presented here for over 5 years. By implementing the full program, I have become much more efficient and organized. I've been able to use all of this new free time to do more enjoyable things with my life including reading! It also gave me the time to do more volunteer work. I introduced the concepts to over 60 people in my office and watched several of them see significant improvements in their productivity. Each person is given a copy of the book, and we read it over a period of a few months. We also review the methods in practice using Outlook. My goal is to have everybody around me become equally organized so that we all work more efficiently. I truly think this is a game changer for both an individual and an organization. I really wish I could have implemented this when I first starting working. I encourage everybody to take a look at these principles and incorporate them in their lives as soon as possible. They apply equally at home and at work. I also suggest that you take a look at his website which has a lot of free articles. LinkedIn also has a great group of people who share best practices. ( ) KindleRomance | Mar 31, 2013 |
 It is simply the best personal productivity book I’ve ever read, and there’s material in this book that can apply to anyone’s life, whether you’re a manager or a writer or a professional or a stay-at-home parent.
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My main issue with this particular book is that it's really aimed toward businesses ("leverage" as a verb, etc.). I'd love to see Allen get together with a homemaker who's using his principles and write the version of GTD for someone whose Next Action list includes a lot of repeating actions (Monday: cook meals, do dishes, do laundry, clean toilet; Tuesday: cook meals, do dishes, do laundry, clean toilet, Wednesday: cook meals, etc....). (