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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:  (444 reviews)
Sales Rank: 83
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 267
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0142000280
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.7
EAN: 9780142000281
ASIN: 0142000280
Publication Date: December 31, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 good time management ideas August 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
GTD called it right when it identified broken agreements with self as a source of negative feeling, anxiety, guilt and "disintegrated self-trust". And one cannot be wholly productive when they are nagged by worries of open loops. GTD presents a methodology for remedying this and achieving a "mind like water".
While I still believe in traditional time management principles such as task prioritization, GTD offers some excellent concepts and takeaways: Corralling all your stuff is critical - you can only feel good about what you're not doing ONLY when you know what you're not doing; the notion of Next Actions is simple but invaluable; separating reference and support material from actionable items will keep the system less clogged; the Someday/Maybe list as an outlet for off-the-wall and future tasks; and the four criteria model for choosing actions in the moment works, among others.
GTD makes a strong case for some type of time management or personal organization system. This was my second time through the book and while it was worth the revisit, I wish it gave more specifics on tools; and the lack of mention of Blackerrys and iPhones nearly make the book dated. GTD doesn't offer a panacea; but as David Allen himself states, no system is perfect for tracking projects and tasks, you just need to know you have them and where to find more information. I am looking forward to his upcoming sequel.
Great encouraging and motivating content, but redundant... August 11, 2008
The methods in this book were extremely helpful to me. They are very plain and written in simple, totally understandable, language. The information and advice in the book can be applied to almost any situation, even for optimizing my productivity as a high school student. However after I was about halfway done with this book I literally just stopped reading and through my head went "Have I already read this page? Did I loose track of where I left off?" I hadnt! The book is simply so redundant its hard to keep reading. It tells you about the methods (In pretty decent depth) and then in the next section tells you how to apply them, and in the third section tells you how to actually use them and put them to action. About half of the information in the sections overlaps and the information is simply not well structured.
 Absurd August 9, 2008
Useless. Tortured analogies that only illustrate the author's total lack of substance. It's like porn for the anal-retentive. The illustration of 43 file folders on page 175 of the paperback is one of the most absurd things I've ever seen in a business book. Don't bother unless you're a robotic control-freak.
Sorry I Bought It August 2, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
The presentation is dull and boring. I have to force myself to continue listening to it. I never played the 2nd CD. I think I will do that today and probably return it
 Changed My Day-to-Day Life July 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the only book I've read that has changed my day-to-day life every day in visible ways. I say that having read it over a year ago, not just last week. My desk was cluttered and piled with papers; it's now clear every day. My inbox had over 6,000 emails; there are four unread in my inbox as I write this. My folders are all uniformly labeled. Administravia that would barely get done is efficiently processed in a timely manner unless I've consciously decided to do it later. This is a must read for everyone.
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