[−]
  • Search Digit-count Valid ISBN Invalid ISBN Valid Barcode Invalid Barcode
Share Organize Explore

has ALL you need!

A community for book lovers to create their own bookshelves, share and explore books.

Sign Up for FREE!
Blog this item

Getting Things Done

The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity

By David Allen

(144)

| Audio CD | 9780743520348

Book Description

In today's world of exponentially increased communication and responsibility, yesterday's methods for staying on top just don't work.

Veteran management consultant and trainer David Allen recognizes that "time management" is useless the minute your schedule is interrupted; "setting prContinue

In today's world of exponentially increased communication and responsibility, yesterday's methods for staying on top just don't work.

Veteran management consultant and trainer David Allen recognizes that "time management" is useless the minute your schedule is interrupted; "setting priorities" isn't relevant when your email is down; "procrastination solutions" won't help if your goals aren't clear.

Allen's premise is simple: our ability to be productive is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stress-free productivity and unleash our creative potential. He teaches us how to:

Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box empty
Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done has the potential to transform the way you work -- and the way you experience work. At any level of implementation, David Allen's entertaining and thought-provoking advice shows you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.

18 Reviews

  • 5 people find this helpful

    I read many books on effectiveness and efficiency, but most of them talk about theory with little practical method. When I read this book. Alas! Here it is, a book teaching how to organize your stuff so you won't feel a mess again.

    "Getting Things Done" is a system that requires you to keep tr ... (continue)

    I read many books on effectiveness and efficiency, but most of them talk about theory with little practical method. When I read this book. Alas! Here it is, a book teaching how to organize your stuff so you won't feel a mess again.

    "Getting Things Done" is a system that requires you to keep track of all your works, things and promise to others. So that you won't have to deal with things that "blow up". This book also provide good planning and review method.

    This is a book everyone should read in order to be more productive.

    Is this helpful?

    ― Chit said on Jul 7, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 2 people find this helpful

    About

    This book worked for me. That's all I can say. A self-help book that actually worked.

    Is this helpful?

    ― jclarey said on Mar 28, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    La lista delle cose da fare - spiegata in 261 pagine.

    Questo libro sancisce l'irreparabilità del divario che si è spalancato tra cultura americana e Resto Del Mondo. Esiste una specifica modalità della mente americana per cui conierei il neologismo di coazione tetratricotomica, col vostro permesso, ovvero l'irresistibile spinta a spaccare il capello i ... (continue)

    Questo libro sancisce l'irreparabilità del divario che si è spalancato tra cultura americana e Resto Del Mondo. Esiste una specifica modalità della mente americana per cui conierei il neologismo di coazione tetratricotomica, col vostro permesso, ovvero l'irresistibile spinta a spaccare il capello in quattro e che porta a scrivere un numero di pagine tipiche di un romanzo medio per inabissarsi in approfondite analisi di come gestire la vostra quotidiana lista di cose da fare. Delle due l'una: la cultura che mi ha cresciuto non mi ha preparato a capire la bellezza, la sottigliezza e l'efficacia di asserzioni del tipo: "paper based material...is best stored in efficient physical-retrieval systems" (mi verrebbe da dire: beh, sì, big deal); è del tutto possibile, forse ci siamo concentrati troppo sui reality e abbiamo cominciato a perdere il controllo della situazione. Oppure, altra possibilità, il fatto che il mercato americano sia affamato di opere che istruscono amorevolmente su come diventare una variante casalinga del supereroe, ovvero un mitico Uomo SuperOrganizzato (ce ne sono parecchi di libri così, come si evince facendosi un giretto su Amazon) denuncia la diffusione di una forma di nevrosi che richiede di essere curata con lo sviluppo di hobbies adeguati (esistono a questo proposito nicchie di eccellenza in molte regioni italiane: penso alle tante bocciofile che aspettano di essere riscoperte). In attesa del prossimo volume di 300 pagine su "Come fare la spesa al supermercato rientrando a casa in meno di mezz'ora e vivere felici". Sottotitolo: "Diventa padrone del tuo parcheggio!"

    Is this helpful?

    ― Cadetblue said on Sep 29, 2009 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

  • Un classico della letteratura sulla produttività personale. L'ho letto tre anni fa ma voglio riprenderlo "in pillole" nei prossimi mesi.
    In inglese!

    Is this helpful?

    ― Fefo said on Sep 1, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Book Details

  • Rating:
    (144)
    • 4 stars
    • 3 stars
    • 2 stars
    • 1 star
  • English Books
  • Audio CD
  • Edition: Abridged
  • ISBN-10: 0743520343
  • ISBN-13: 9780743520348
  • Publisher: Sound Ideas
  • Pub date: Jan 01, 2002
  • Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette and Others
  • In other languages:
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of '搞定! 2分鐘輕鬆管理工作與生活'</span>
      搞定! 2分鐘輕鬆管理工作與生活
      (繁體書)
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of '尽管去做'</span>
      尽管去做
      (简体书)
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Detto, fatto!'</span>
      Detto, fatto!
      (Libri Italiani)
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Få det gjort!'</span>
      Få det gjort!
      (Svenska böcker)
Improve data of this book

Prices Change currency & sellers

ISBN Edition List Sale Seller
9780743520348 Audio CD $25.00 $16.50 Amazon US
$27.99 $17.63 Amazon CA
¥2795.00 ¥2376.00 Amazon JP
Other editions →
+ 1 copy tradable: 1 in USA →
Added to Shelf Added to Wish List

Inline Translation Mode

Left click to navigate, right click to translate.

inline translation guide

or close

Inline translation is not ready for this page yet.

Inline translation mode.

Share this page with your friends.

The viewport has not loaded.

This is a preview for another version of this book.