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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 175
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
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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.
Editorials
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
![]() | | | Amazon.com | | With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, "flow," "mind like water,"
and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you'd
almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called
Zen... read full editorial |
![]() | | | From AudioFile | | Productivity trainer and consultant David Allen offers a crash course in
basic time management and personal organization. While Allen's reading is
a little stiff, his enthusiasm for the topic and his passion... read full editorial |
![]() | | | From Booklist | | Allen, a management consultant and executive coach, provides insights into
attaining maximum efficiency and at the same time relaxing whenever one
needs or wants to. Readers learn that there is no single means for
perfecting... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
![]() | | | Plain, simple and very helpful | | (Mill Creek, WA, USA) September 17, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars | | I was a "Franklinized" person for years. The focus was great and
all in one place. That was in the simple world of memo's and telephone
messages. Seems like a century ago!It no longer worked in the multiple
email,... read full review |
![]() | | | Good organizational concepts | | (Upstate NY, United States) February 1, 2005 - 3.0/5 stars | | Getting Things Done is hot right now and with good reason. We all have too
much on our minds and on our plates. This book will help you cut through
the clutter. (If you want to get a taste of the author's way... read full review |
![]() | | | Just another audio CD.. | | (Thousand Oaks, CA United States) March 20, 2002 - 2.0/5 stars | | I found this CD set to be somewhat of a dry, lengthy production with little
information we don't know already. He talks about how to arrange your
workstation for optimal productivity- which is a process we all go through... read full review |
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