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  • This book is very informative. It's all about getting all the things you need to do in your life out of your head and on to paper. Although it is written for middle aged businessmen, it has a lot of good ideas about how to make your life more organized. It was definitely a good read and helped both ... Continue

    This book is very informative. It's all about getting all the things you need to do in your life out of your head and on to paper. Although it is written for middle aged businessmen, it has a lot of good ideas about how to make your life more organized. It was definitely a good read and helped both my husband and I become much more productive.

    

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  • Well, this book has me torn. I think the productivity tips are really useful, offering guidance and structures for organizing one's workflow on multiple time horizons (daily, weekly, etc.). I subscribe to a number of RSS feeds regarding productivity "hacks" that use Allen's book as a foundation for ... Continue

    Well, this book has me torn. I think the productivity tips are really useful, offering guidance and structures for organizing one's workflow on multiple time horizons (daily, weekly, etc.). I subscribe to a number of RSS feeds regarding productivity "hacks" that use Allen's book as a foundation for their tips and tricks, and GTD delivered on providing my own framework for implementing those tips. In fact, I was able to arrange my Outlook and bust through my inbox right after reading the book.

    However, the two-bit moralizing about 'relaxed control' got in the way of otherwise useful information. The last two chapters are absolute malarkey, and should be disregarded. Additionally, and this might be a time-saving boon, much of the book can be skimmed for the juicier morsels.

    

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• ― mwanderson2 said on May 15, 2007 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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.

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