Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

Dec 2002 · Penguin

About this ebook

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. Veteran coach and management consultant David Allen recognizes that time management is useless the minute your schedule is interrupted; setting priorities isn't relevant when your e-mail is down; procrastination solutions won't help if your goals aren't clear. Instead, Allen shares with readers the proven methods he has already introduced in seminars and at top organizations across the country. The key to Getting Things Done? Relaxation.

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. His seamless system teaches us how to identify, track, and-most important-choose the next action on all our tasks, commitments, and projects and thus master all the demands on our time while unleashing our creative potential. The book's stylish, dynamic design makes it easy to follow Allen's tips, examples, and inspiration to achieve what we all seek-energy, focus, and relaxed control.

Ratings and reviews

This book details a bottom-up system for organizing the ever increasing cascade of stuff that creeps into our lives--and by "stuff" I mean responsibilities, expectations, and hopes. I started getting into GTD as an IT support person drowning in issues and desperate for tools and techniques to capture, organize, and ultimately complete all the problems I had to squash. Now it helps me keep track of all my work and personal obligations and goals. This book is imminently practical and low on fluff, making it easy and quick to read and then start applying.

No the best read, but easy and well worth it. I'm so much more productive and relaxed at work after putting the GTD principles into place. I highly recommend reading GTD and using it.

The book has many great tips but it is not well organized. The authors ideas are everywhere and they are random. I found YouTube videos more helpful than this book.