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| Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity | 
 enlarge | Author: David Allen
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (487 reviews)
Sales Rank: 50
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 267
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0142000280
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.7
EAN: 9780142000281
ASIN: 0142000280
Publication Date: December 31, 2002
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 I am organized and this even helped me December 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been told that I am really organized, at work - not at home!
Introduction
This is a great book and gives anyone who needs to be better organized practical advice on how to do it. Even though I am fairly organized I found several tips that helped. Specifically having "one in box" instead of having Voicemail, email. cell phone voice mail, to do lists, etc. Create 1 list that you live by. Great advice that I can't give justice to so go read the book
The Good
1. Excellent pragmatic advice
2. Step by step approaches to organize your life - not just work
3. Simple ways to determine if you can be more organized and is it worth the extra work - sometimes it's not.
4. The organization of the book was very helpful so that you could skip chapters that might not apply to you
5. For me his writting style made it easy to read and reference over and over.
The Bad
1. Some things were like "Duh"
2. He did not cover how to get others to get organized - I have several staff that I would like to be better at this but reading a book on it won't work.
Overall
If you want to get better organized buy the book it will help - and heck it's only 10 bucks!
Worth reading not matter how organisted you are December 24, 2008
I have tried a number of time management / productivity systems in the past (TMI, Covey, ABC) and reviewed a couple of others (4HWW, No email in the morning, etc). The book is worth your money and more importantly your time to read.
Although a little dry in style it is excellent and I highly recommend you review it even if you have a system you like.
This is my 3rd pass as it is only a framework and you have to come up with your implementation. You will find that you need a refresher after about 6-12 months.
It may appear to be repetitive in but I have found that this is necessary as some points are subtle but very important (e.g. regular review or breaking things down to an atomic action)
 Lots of details December 10, 2008
I think this book has too many details that might get heavy for some people. But overall a good book for those who are patient.
Fire-fighting Vaccination December 8, 2008
News flash! Everyone is overwhelmed at work and home. Too much to do. Not enough time. Emails flood the inbox. Interruptions are interrupted by interruptions. Constant pressure. The office has become the ER. Do you need a time management workshop--or a sabbatical? Neither says David Allen, who quotes Kerry Gleeson, "This constant, unproductive preoccupation with all the things we have to do is the single largest consumer of time and energy."
Warning---this book has a radical answer, but it's not for the timid. The author writes, "No software, seminar, cool personal planner, or personal mission statement will simplify your workday or make your choices for you as you move through your day, week, and life. What's more, just when you learn how to enhance your productivity and decision-making at one level, you'll graduate to the next accepted batch of responsibilities and creative goals, whose new challenges will defy the ability of any simple formula or buzzword-du-jour to get you what you want, the way you want to get it."
Allen adds, "I can attest that there is no single, once-and-for-all-solution" to the goal of stress-free productivity. But...he does have an antidote "for the imbalance many people bring onto themselves." The book, he promises, is "a vaccination against day-to-day fire-fighting (the so-called urgent and crisis demands of any given workday)."
Part of his solution is getting it off your mind (so you can live stress-free) and into a system. Next it's understanding that it's not about time management. "The real issue is how we manage action." Example: Will a task take less than two minutes? Do it. If more than two minutes: delegate it or defer it. (Allen has a helpful yes/no flowchart for handling "stuff.") He uses "buckets" terminology. (I like this guy because his system fits perfectly with my book, Mastering The Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies for Leading Your Business or Non-profit.) He says you must master the five functions of collection, processing, organizing, reviewing and doing.
You'll get the most value out of it when you link up with two or three others on your team and hold yourselves accountable to implement the very practical principles. If you've tried everything else, but are still hopelessly overwhelmed with work--what have you got to lose? This book might help you reduce the stress sooner than you think.
Great Book December 2, 2008
GTD is a great book. I've read it cover to cover. Now, I'm re-reading it slower and implementing many of David Allen's tips. I highly recommend the book for anyone struggling to keep up with their busy lives. This book will pay off for you. Buy it, read it, do it.
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