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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (original 2001; edition 2002)

by David Allen

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Business. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML:The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity."
"A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"â??Fast Company

Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allenâ??s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. â??GTDâ?ť is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots.
 
Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven
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Title:Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
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I read this book many years ago and took away a few key concepts and ideas. After re-reading, those key concepts and ideas were strengthened, but I also found new ideas and concepts. I have a better understanding of the processes as a whole and have learned some new techniques for staying organized and productive. There's a reason this book is so well known, quoted, and respected.

Updated 2021: having re-re-read this book, I was able to pick out a few more ideas as well as brush up on things I've let fall by the wayside. I've never done 100% GTD system, but a good portion of my productivity process pulls from this book/method. ( )
  teejayhanton | Mar 22, 2024 |
The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity."

Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots.

Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.
  jennrashctfcu | Mar 11, 2024 |
NF
  vorefamily | Feb 22, 2024 |
A very inspiring and doable approach to personal productivity.
We all have open loops - things that we think we need to do something about. We spend our brain's energy trying to remember them and feel guilt about committing to them and not doing them. The proposed solution in the book looks something like that:
- write all open loops down
- review them
- give them structure (project, context and next action)
- manage your commitment to them (i will do it soon, someday, maybe)
- look at them at the right time by having a list of things to do in a specific context (ex. at home)
- review them weekly and daily
- do them

And all that workflow leads to relief, productivity and more energy.

P.S.
I am trying this system for myself and i can say that the initial writing down of all open loops was a very exciting thing that had it stress relieving effect! ( )
  rubyman | Feb 21, 2024 |
Excellent resource for organizing a fast-paced, busy life. Implementation of only one or two of the dozens of ideas is VERY helpful. ( )
  dlinnen | Feb 3, 2024 |
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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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Business. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML:The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity."
"A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"â??Fast Company

Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allenâ??s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. â??GTDâ?ť is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots.
 
Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven

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