Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen is a book that will potentially change your life

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Getting Things Done or GTD is a time management technique that will help you get your life organised, and this book walks you through the mindset step by step.

I first read this book nearly four years ago, and it is one that I revisit regularly. I first picked it up because I was struggling with time management and prioritisation and I was searching for the holy grail; I can’t remember how many of these self-help books I’ve read but Getting Things Done is the first one that really clicked.

I’m not the only person who has discovered that the GTD system can actually help keep your life on track either. Just ask Google. A search for Getting Things Done will deliver over 136 million results! You’ll find books and articles by David Allen, books and articles about David Allen, software that helps you implement the GTD strategy and people talking about how they use software to implement the GTD strategy. It’s a worldwide phenomenon!

The best thing about this strategy is that its easy to remember and easy to put into action -- you just need to remember to Do it, Delegate it, Defer it or Drop it. Those four simple rules will help you take control of your inbox, instead of letting it control you.

In Getting Things Done, Allen walks you through the strategy and shows how you can get your life under control using a five-step planning model that you can apply to anything from planning a dinner out to managing a major project.

He helps you set up the tools that you need to use the GTD strategy, and you don’t need to spend any money to do so. He then helps you collect, process and organise everything that you have buzzing around in your head right now. Once you have your projects back on track he then shows you how to stay organised.

If one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to be more productive, or more organised or less stressed then this is a great book for you to start the year with.

If you want to know more about the strategy before you buy the book then check out this video of a presentation David Allen delivered to Google a couple of years back:

More Getting Things Done Resources

• Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity Buy the book
• Free articles by David Allen
• End of Year Review Questions Want to review your accomplishments in 2009 or set your goals for 2010?
• Zen to Done ebook Another take on the GTD strategy

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity   Review Date: August 30, 2010 Reviewer: Rebecca L. Williams, This book fills in the gaps that I have found missing in the past. It has a specific "how to" to implement the process into my life. Great book! Makes being on top of it all seem possible   Review Date: August 25, 2010 Reviewer: Sharon McCauley, Bentonville, AR David sets out a great system to really get your arms around all that is currently buzzing around in your head. Still it all requires discipline, unfortunately not something you can get from a book. Fantastic Resource   Review Date: August 12, 2010 Reviewer: B. Taxy, Los Angeles, CA USA Other reviews have sung the praises of this book, so I'll just add that the key for me in accessing the material was actually throwing away the half that I didn't need. Allen's designed his system to have interlocking parts, but the basic ideas work well separately as well. His folder structure and the way he configures his lists is super helpful. His 10K, 20K etc. review plan and such, not so much. Great book, though, and I recommend it to everyone. For me an old book was much better.   Review Date: August 7, 2010 Reviewer: Dr. Don Malnati, LBK, Florida 34228 Had some significant success in business and in my community. Felt I should do more. Never took a business class or read a business book. In 2003 Allen's book was my first on time management. I had no knowledge on the subject, however this had nothing new at all. His thoughts were all obvious. For my first time I searched Amazon for the right book. From YOUR reviews I selected: [{ASIN:B000LNIG02 How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life]], by Alan Lakein. He walked me through to decide where I should go and what to do. He took me through human nature. A simple approach with steps that felt natural. It was published in 1973, but it works. The sections I marked I will read again. Over each of the last 7 years I read 70 more books than I normally had time for, work with a volunteer group and do more with my family. Good book for me. getting things done   Review Date: August 5, 2010 Reviewer: Richard Owen, Maui Environmental Cleanup Coalition and The Gyre Cleanup Project would like to thank David for his amazing insight and concise way of expressing in print. This will dove tail nicely into our philosophy of getting the oceans cleaned up and restored back to optimal health. [...] Our deepest gratitude, Aloha Richard Sundance Owen
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