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Average rating: 4/5

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

Penguin Group USA, Inc | January 1, 2003 | Trade Paperback

In today''s world, yesterday''s methods just don''t work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen''s premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve effective productivity and unleash our creative potential. In Getting Things Done Allen shows how to:

? Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box to empty
? Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
? Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
? 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 can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Gift of Organization

    Mary Beth Denholme

    14 months ago

    I have always thought of myself as an organized person. There are time that I do feel scatterbrained, wondering what I was supposed to do next, but that is rarely.
    After reading this book however, it brought my organization to a whole new level.
    Whether you are an organized person or not, this book will add to your life in ways that will enable you to be more productive. It's filled with tibdits of ideas and tools that can be applied to either home or professional lives. if you want to attempt to clear up one area, focus on that and then roll over to the next as you can. This book is amazing and I highly recommend it to anyone! Even those that feel they don't need it. The days will become longer as you apply the techniques he teaches into this book to give you a much richer life with the clutter of disorganization slowly disappearing and making way for the enjoyable moments. It truly is the Art of Stress Free Productivity.

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    I like how the book describes how to organize your "inbox" and makes good use of calenders.

    The part about being able to trust that everything important is recorded so you don't need to sweat or dwell on it , is in my opinion, the most important part of the book.

    The late chapters going to painful detail how to do things that are easily understood from summarizations in earlier chapters. I became rather bored at the very end, but the first 2/3 was well worth the read and pays off immediately.

    I still thing the book is worth picking up.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Good stuff!

    Howard Wood

    2 years ago

    It's a little convoluted, but all makes sense. You have to take the time to read and absorb this stuff - not to mention implementaion. But it all makes sense. It falls into the category of "I should have figgered that out"!!

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    Rating: 5/5

    Great Suggestion from Indigo MBA

    Karena

    • Chapters Employee

    3 years ago

    This was the first title in the Indigo MBA reading list, so I thought I would give it a go. I browsed quickly through the book, but I didn't necessarily want to wade through the text, so I got the audio book and listened to it on my way to and from work. I gotta tell you...I was inspired! David has excellent ideas to clarify your purpose in what you are doing, and tells you in small steps what you can do to get it all (even your home projects and ideas floating around in your head) down on paper and organized so that you take the next action: the little steps which lead to getting the big projects done.

    I highly recommend this book (and the audio book even more) to everyone.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Some good suggestions

    Ariel

    • Top Book Reviewer

    4 years ago

    I had high hopes when I started reading this book. There are some good suggestions for removing clutters and increase efficiency in our dealing with all the materials that comes in the in box of our lives. But the same with most self-help book, they drag on for quite a while before telling you the main point, and till then the expectation has built up so much that every suggestions sound be too commonsense to inspire awe.

    Comments on this review:
    Karena

    The audio book is much clearer, and great for busy business people.

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