David Allen (1) (1945–)

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.… (more)

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.… (more)