Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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Enhanceyourpurchase Intoday'sworld,yesterday'smethodsjustdon'twork.InGettingThingsDone,veterancoachandmanagementconsultantDavidAllensharesthebreakthroughmethodsforstress-freeperformancethathehasintroducedtotensofthousandsofpeopleacrossthecountry.Allen'spremiseissimple:ourproductivityisdirectlyproportionaltoourabilitytorelax.Onlywhenourmindsareclearandourthoughtsareorganizedcanweachieveeffectiveproductivityandunleashourcreativepotential.InGettingThingsDoneAllenshowshowto:*Applythe"doit,delegateit,deferit,dropit"ruletogetyourin-boxtoempty*Reassessgoalsandstayfocusedinchangingsituations*Planprojectsaswellasgetthemunstuck*Overcomefeelingsofconfusion,anxiety,andbeingoverwhelmed*Feelfineaboutwhatyou'renotdoingFromcoreprinciplestoproventricks,GettingThingsDonecantransformthewayyouwork,showingyouhowtopickupthepacewithoutwearingyourselfdown.Readmore PreviouspagePrintlength288pagesLanguageEnglishPublisherPenguinBooksPublicationdateDecember31,2002Dimensions5.28x0.6x8inchesISBN-109780142000281ISBN-13978-0142000281SeealldetailsNextpage TheAmazonBookReview Bookrecommendations,authorinterviews,editors'picks,andmore. 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EditorialReviewsAbouttheAuthorDavidAllenispresidentofTheDavidAllenCompanyandhasmorethantwentyyearsexperienceasaconsultantandexecutivecoachforsuchorganizationsasMicrosoft,theFordFoundation,L.L.Bean,andtheWorldBank.HisworkhasbeenfeaturedinFastCompany,Fortune,AtlanticMonthly,O,andmanyotherpublications.Excerpt.©Reprintedbypermission.Allrightsreserved.TableofContentsTitlePageCopyrightPageDedicationAcknowledgements part1-TheArtofGettingThingsDoneChapter1-ANewPracticeforaNewRealityChapter2-GettingControlofYourLife:TheFiveStagesofMasteringWorkflowChapter3-GettingProjectsCreativelyUnderWay:TheFivePhasesofProjectPlanning part2-PracticingStress-FreeProductivityChapter4-GettingStarted:SettingUptheTime,Space,andToolsChapter5-Collection:CorrallingYour“Stuff”Chapter6-Processing:Getting“In”toEmptyChapter7-Organizing:SettingUptheRightBucketsChapter8-Reviewing:KeepingYourSystemFunctionalChapter9-Doing:MakingtheBestActionChoicesChapter10-GettingProjectsUnderControl part3-ThePoweroftheKeyPrinciplesChapter11-ThePoweroftheCollectionHabitChapter12-ThePoweroftheNext-ActionDecisionChapter13-ThePowerofOutcomeFocusing ConclusionIndexPraiseforGettingThingsDone“TheSeason’sBestReadsforWork-LifeAdvice...myfavoriteonorganizingyourlife:GettingThingsDone...offershelpbuildingthenewmentalskillsneededinanageofmultitaskingandoverload.”—SueShellenbarger,TheWallStreetJournal “IrecentlyattendedDavid’sseminarongettingorganized,andafterseeinghiminactionIhavehope...DavidAllen’sseminarwasaneye-opener.”—StewartAlsop,Fortune “Allendropsdownfromhigh-levelphilosophizingtothefinedetailsoftimemanagement.Takeaminutetocheckthisoneout.”—MarkHenricks,Entrepreneur “DavidAllen’sproductivityprinciplesarerootedinbigideas...butthey’realsoeminentlypractical.”—KeithH.Hammonds,FastCompany “DavidAllenbringsnewclaritytothepowerofpurpose,theessentialnatureofrelaxation,anddeceptivelysimpleguidelinesforgettingthingsdone.Heemploysextensiveexperience,personalstories,andhisownrecipeforsimplicity,speed,andfun.”—FrancesHesselbein,chairman,boardofgovernors,TheDruckerFoundation “Anyonewhoreadsthisbookcanapplythisknowledgeandtheseskillsintheirlivesforimmediateresults.”—StephenP.Magee,chairedprofessorofbusinessandeconomics,UniversityofTexasatAustin “Atrueskepticofmostmanagementfixes,IhavetosayDavid’sprogramisawinner!”—JolineGodfrey,CEO,IndependentMeans,Inc.andauthorofOurWildestDreams “GettingThingsDonedescribesanincrediblypracticalprocessthatcanhelpbusypeopleregaincontroloftheirlives.Itcanhelpyoubemoresuccessful.Evenmoreimportant,itcanhelpyouhaveahappierlife!”—MarshallGoldsmith,coeditor,TheLeaderoftheFutureandCoachingforLeadership “WARNING:ReadingGettingThingsDonecanbehazardoustoyouroldhabitsofprocrastination.DavidAllen’sapproachisrefreshinglysimpleandintuitive.Heprovidesthesystems,tools,andtipstoachieveprofoundresults.”—CarolaEndicott,director,QualityResources,NewEnglandMedicalCenterPENGUINBOOKSGETTINGTHINGSDONEDavidAllenhasbeencalledoneoftheworld’smostinfluentialthinkersonproductivityandhasbeenakeynotespeakerandfacilitatorforsuchorganizationsasNewYorkLife,theWorldBank,theFordFoundation,L.L.Bean,andtheU.S.Navy,andheconductsworkshopsforindividualsandorganizationsacrossthecountry.HeisthepresidentofTheDavidAllenCompanyandhasmorethantwentyyearsexperienceasamanagementconsultantandexecutivecoach.HisworkhasbeenfeaturedinFastCompany,Fortune,theLosAngelesTimes,TheNewYorkTimes,TheWallStreetJournal,andmanyotherpublications.GettingThingsDonehasbeenpublishedintwelveforeigncountries.DavidAllenlivesinOjai,California.PENGUINBOOKSPublishedbythePenguinGroupPenguinPutnamInc.,375HudsonStreet,NewYork,NewYork10014,U.S.A.PenguinBooksLtd,80Strand,LondonWC2R0RL,EnglandPenguinBooksAustraliaLtd,250CamberwellRoad,Camberwell,Victoria3124,AustraliaPenguinBooksCanadaLtd,10AlcornAvenue,Toronto,Ontario,CanadaM4V3B2PenguinBooksIndia(P)Ltd,11CommunityCentre,PanchsheelPark,NewDelhi-110017,IndiaPenguinBooks(N.Z.)Ltd,CnrRosedaleandAirborneRoads,Albany,Auckland,NewZealandPenguinBooks(SouthAfrica)(Pty)Ltd,24SturdeeAvenue,Rosebank,Johannesburg2196,SouthAfrica PenguinBooksLtd,RegisteredOffices:Harmondsworth,Middlesex,England FirstpublishedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabyVikingPenguin,amemberofPenguinPutnamInc.2001PublishedinPenguinBooks2003  Copyright©DavidAllen,2001Allrightsreserved eISBN:978-1-101-12849-71.Timemanagement.2.Self-management(Psychology).I.Title.BF637.T5A452001646.7—dc2100-043757 Stemen ForKathryn,myextraordinarypartnerinlifeandworkAcknowledgmentsManymentors,partners,colleagues,staff,andfriendshavecontributedovertheyearstomyunderstandinganddevelopmentoftheprinciplesinGettingThingsDone.GeorgeMayer,MichaelBookbinder,TedDrake,DeanAcheson,andRussellBishopplayedkeyrolesalongmypathofpersonalandprofessionalgrowth.RonMedved,SallyMcGhee,LeslieBoyer,TomBoyer,PamTarrantine,andKellyForristercontributedintheirownwaystomyworkasitmatured.Inaddition,tensofthousandsofclientsandworkshopparticipantshavehelpedvalidateandfine-tunethesemodels.Particularthanksgototheseniorhumanresourcestrategistswhoearlyonrecognizedthesignificanceofthismaterialinchangingtheircorporatecultures,andwhogavemetheopportunitytodothat—inparticular:MichaelWinston,BenCannon,SusanValaskovic,PatriciaCarlyle,MannyBerger,CarolaEndicott,KlaraSztucinski,andElliottKellman.TheadministrativeandmoralsupportthatSharKananandAndraCarassogavemeovermanyyearswaspriceless.ThisbookitselfcouldnothavehappenedthewayithaswithouttheuniqueenergiesandperspectivesofTomHagan,JohnandLauraMcBride,SteveLewers,DoeCoover,GregStikeleather,SteveShull,andMarianBateman.Andmuchcreditisduemyeditor,JanetGoldstein,whohasbeenamarvelous(andpatient)instructorintheartandcraftofbookwriting.Finally,deepestthanksgotomyspiritualcoach,J-R,forbeingsuchanawesomeguideandconsistentreminderofmyrealpriorities;andtomyincrediblewife,Kathryn,forhertrust,love,hardwork,andthebeautyshehasbroughtintomylife.WelcometoGettingThingsDoneWELCOMETOAgoldmineofinsightsintostrategiesforhowtohavemoreenergy,bemorerelaxed,andgetalotmoreaccomplishedwithmuchlesseffort.Ifyou’relikeme,youlikegettingthingsdoneanddoingthemwell,andyetyoualsowanttosavorlifeinwaysthatseemincreasinglyelusiveifnotdownrightimpossibleifyou’reworkingtoohard.Thisdoesn’thavetobeaneither-orproposition.Itispossibletobeeffectivelydoingwhileyouaredelightfullybeing,inyourordinaryworkadayworld.Ithinkefficiencyisagoodthing.Maybewhatyou’redoingisimportant,interesting,oruseful;ormaybeitisn’tbutithastobedoneanyway.Inthefirstcaseyouwanttogetasmuchreturnasyoucanonyourinvestmentoftimeandenergy.Inthesecond,youwanttogetontootherthingsasfastasyoucan,withoutanynagginglooseends.Andwhateveryou’redoing,you’dprobablyliketobemorerelaxed,confidentthatwhateveryou’redoingatthemomentisjustwhatyouneedtobedoing—thathavingabeerwithyourstaffafterhours,gazingatyoursleepingchildinhisorhercribatmidnight,answeringthee-mailinfrontofyou,orspendingafewinformalminuteswiththepotentialnewclientafterthemeetingisexactlywhatyououghttobedoing,asyou’redoingit.------------------------------Theartofrestingthemindandthepowerofdismissingfromitallcareandworryisprobablyoneofthesecretsofourgreatmen.—CaptainJ.A.Hatfield------------------------------Teachingyouhowtobemaximallyefficientandrelaxed,wheneveryouneedorwanttobe,wasmymainpurposeinwritingthisbook.Ihavesearchedforalongtime,asyoumayhave,foranswerstothequestionsofwhattodo,whentodoit,andhowtodoit.Andaftertwenty-plusyearsofdevelopingandapplyingnewmethodsforpersonalandorganizationalproductivity,alongsideyearsofrigorousexplorationintheself-developmentarena,Icanattestthatthereisnosingle,once-and-for-allsolution.Nosoftware,seminar,coolpersonalplanner,orpersonalmissionstatementwillsimplifyyourworkdayormakeyourchoicesforyouasyoumovethroughyourday,week,andlife.What’smore,justwhenyoulearnhowtoenhanceyourproductivityanddecision-makingatonelevel,you’llgraduatetothenextacceptedbatchofresponsibilitiesandcreativegoals,whosenewchallengeswilldefytheabilityofanysimpleformulaorbuzzword-du-jourtogetyouwhatyouwant,thewayyouwanttogetit.Butifthere’snosinglemeansofperfectingpersonalorganizationandproductivity,therearethingswecandotofacilitatethem.AsIhavepersonallymatured,fromyeartoyear,I’vefounddeeperandmoremeaningful,moresignificantthingstofocusonandbeawareofanddo.AndI’veuncoveredsimpleprocessesthatwecanalllearntousethatwillvastlyimproveourabilitytodealproactivelyandconstructivelywiththemundanerealitiesoftheworld.Whatfollowsisacompilationofmorethantwodecades’worthofdiscoveriesaboutpersonalproductivity,aguidetomaximizingoutputandminimizinginput,andtodoingsoinaworldinwhichworkisincreasinglyvoluminousandambiguous.Ihavespentmanythousandsofhourscoachingpeople“inthetrenches”attheirdesks,helpingthemprocessandorganizealloftheirworkathand.ThemethodsIhaveuncoveredhaveprovedtobehighlyeffectiveinalltypesoforganizations,ateveryjoblevel,acrosscultures,andevenathomeandschool.Aftertwentyyearsofcoachingandtrainingsomeoftheworld’smostsophisticatedandproductiveprofessionals,Iknowtheworldishungryforthesemethods.Executivesatthetoparelookingtoinstill“ruthlessexecution”inthemselvesandtheirpeopleasabasicstandard.Theyknow,andIknow,thatbehindcloseddoors,afterhours,thereremainunansweredcalls,taskstobedelegated,unprocessedissuesfrommeetingsandconversations,personalresponsibilitiesunmanaged,anddozensofe-mailsstillnotdealtwith.Manyofthesebusinesspeoplearesuccessfulbecausethecrisestheysolveandtheopportunitiestheytakeadvantageofarebiggerthantheproblemstheyallowandcreateintheirownofficesandbriefcases.Butgiventhepaceofbusinessandlifetoday,theequationisinquestion.Ontheonehand,weneedproventoolsthatcanhelppeoplefocustheirenergiesstrategicallyandtacticallywithoutlettinganythingfallthroughthecracks.Ontheother,weneedtocreateworkenvironmentsandskillsthatwillkeepthemostinvestedpeoplefromburningoutduetostress.Weneedpositivework-stylestandardsthatwillattractandretainthebestandbrightest.Weknowthisinformationissorelyneededinorganizations.It’salsoneededinschools,whereourkidsarestillnotbeingtaughthowtoprocessinformation,howtofocusonoutcomes,orwhatactionstotaketomakethemhappen.Andforallofusindividually,it’sneededsowecantakeadvantageofalltheopportunitieswe’regiventoaddvaluetoourworldinasustainable,self-nurturingway. Thepower,simplicity,andeffectivenessofwhatI’mtalkingaboutinGettingThingsDonearebestexperiencedasexperiences,inrealtime,withrealsituationsinyourrealworld.Necessarily,thebookmustputtheessenceofthisdynamicartofworkflowmanagementandpersonalproductivityintoalinearformat.I’vetriedtoorganizeitinsuchawayastogiveyouboththeinspiringbig-pictureviewandatasteofimmediateresultsasyougoalong.Thebookisdividedintothreeparts.Part1describesthewholegame,providingabriefoverviewofthesystemandanexplanationofwhyit’suniqueandtimely,andthenpresentingthebasicmethodologiesthemselvesintheirmostcondensedandbasicform.Part2showsyouhowtoimplementthesystem.It’syourpersonalcoaching,stepbystep,onthenitty-grittyapplicationofthemodels.Part3goesevendeeper,describingthesubtlerandmoreprofoundresultsyoucanexpectwhenyouincorporatethemethodologiesandmodelsintoyourworkandyourlife.Iwantyoutohopin.Iwantyoutotestthisstuffout,evenchallengeit.IwantyoutofindoutforyourselfthatwhatIpromiseisnotonlypossiblebutinstantlyaccessibletoyoupersonally.AndIwantyoutoknowthateverythingIproposeiseasytodo.Itinvolvesnonewskillsatall.Youalreadyknowhowtofocus,howtowritethingsdown,howtodecideonoutcomesandactions,andhowtoreviewoptionsandmakechoices.You’llvalidatethatmanyofthethingsyou’vebeendoinginstinctivelyandintuitivelyallalongareright.I’llgiveyouwaystoleveragethosebasicskillsintonewplateausofeffectiveness.Iwanttoinspireyoutoputallthisintoanewbehaviorsetthatwillblowyourmind.ThroughoutthebookIrefertomycoachingandseminarsonthismaterial.I’veworkedasa“managementconsultant”forthelasttwodecades,aloneandinsmallpartnerships.Myworkhasconsistedprimarilyofdoingprivateproductivitycoachingandconductingseminarsbasedonthemethodspresentedhere.I(andmycolleagues)havecoachedmorethanathousandindividuals,trainedhundredsofthousandsofprofessionals,anddeliveredmanyhundredsofpublicseminars.ThisisthebackgroundfromwhichIhavedrawnmyexperienceandexamples.Thepromiseherewaswelldescribedbyaclientofminewhowrote,“WhenIhabituallyappliedthetenetsofthisprogramitsavedmylife...whenIfaithfullyappliedthem,itchangedmylife.Thisisavaccinationagainstday-to-dayfire-fighting(theso-calledurgentandcrisisdemandsofanygivenworkday)andanantidotefortheimbalancemanypeoplebringuponthemselves.”part1TheArtofGettingThingsDone1ANewPracticeforaNewRealityIT’SPOSSIBLEFORapersontohaveanoverwhelmingnumberofthingstodoandstillfunctionproductivelywithaclearheadandapositivesenseofrelaxedcontrol.That’sagreatwaytoliveandwork,atelevatedlevelsofeffectivenessandefficiency.It’salsobecomingacriticaloperationalstylerequiredofsuccessfulandhigh-performingprofessionals.Youalreadyknowhowtodoeverythingnecessarytoachievethishigh-performancestate.Ifyou’relikemostpeople,however,youneedtoapplytheseskillsinamoretimely,complete,andsystematicwaysoyoucangetontopofitallinsteadoffeelingburied.AndthoughthemethodandthetechniquesIdescribeinthisbookareimmenselypracticalandbasedoncommonsense,mostpeoplewillhavesomemajorworkhabitsthatmustbemodifiedbeforetheycanimplementthissystem.Thesmallchangesrequired—changesinthewayyouclarifyandorganizeallthethingsthatcommandyourattention—couldrepresentasignificantshiftinhowyouapproachsomekeyaspectsofyourday-to-daywork.Manyofmyclientshavereferredtothisasasignificantparadigmshift.------------------------------Anxietyiscausedbyalackofcontrol,organization,preparation,andaction.—DavidKekich------------------------------ThemethodsIpresenthereareallbasedontwokeyobjectives:(1)capturingallthethingsthatneedtogetdone—now,later,someday,big,little,orinbetween—intoalogicalandtrustedsystemoutsideofyourheadandoffyourmind;and(2)discipliningyourselftomakefront-enddecisionsaboutallofthe“inputs”youletintoyourlifesothatyouwillalwayshaveaplanfor“nextactions”thatyoucanimplementorrenegotiateatanymoment.Thisbookoffersaprovenmethodforthiskindofhigh-performanceworkflowmanagement.Itprovidesgoodtools,tips,techniques,andtricksforimplementation.Asyou’lldiscover,theprinciplesandmethodsareinstantlyusableandapplicabletoeverythingyouhavetodoinyourpersonalaswellasyourprofessionallife.1Youcanincorporate,asmanyothershavebeforeyou,whatIdescribeasanongoingdynamicstyleofoperatinginyourworkandinyourworld.Or,likestillothers,youcansimplyusethisasaguidetogettingbackintobettercontrolwhenyoufeelyouneedto.TheProblem:NewDemands,InsufficientResourcesAlmosteveryoneIencounterthesedaysfeelsheorshehastoomuchtohandleandnotenoughtimetogetitalldone.Inthecourseofasinglerecentweek,Iconsultedwithapartnerinamajorglobalinvestmentfirmwhowasconcernedthatthenewcorporate-managementresponsibilitieshewasbeingofferedwouldstresshisfamilycommitmentsbeyondthelimits;andwithamidlevelhuman-resourcesmanagertryingtostayontopofher150-pluse-mailrequestsperdayfueledbythegoalofdoublingthecompany’sregionalofficestafffromelevenhundredtotwothousandpeopleinoneyear,allasshetriedtoprotectasociallifeforherselfontheweekends.Aparadoxhasemergedinthisnewmillennium:peoplehaveenhancedqualityoflife,butatthesametimetheyareaddingtotheirstresslevelsbytakingonmorethantheyhaveresourcestohandle.It’sasthoughtheireyeswerebiggerthantheirstomachs.Andmostpeoplearetosomedegreefrustratedandperplexedabouthowtoimprovethesituation.WorkNoLongerHasClearBoundariesAmajorfactorinthemountingstresslevelisthattheactualnatureofourjobshaschangedmuchmoredramaticallyandrapidlythanhaveourtrainingforandourabilitytodealwithwork.Injustthelasthalfofthetwentiethcentury,whatconstituted“work”intheindustrializedworldwastransformedfromassembly-line,make-itandmove-itkindsofactivitytowhatPeterDruckerhassoaptlytermed“knowledgework.”Intheolddays,workwasself-evident.Fieldsweretobeplowed,machinestooled,boxespacked,cowsmilked,widgetscranked.Youknewwhatworkhadtobedone—youcouldseeit.Itwasclearwhentheworkwasfinished,ornotfinished.------------------------------Timeisthatqualityofnaturethatkeepseventsfromhappeningallatonce.Latelyitdoesn’tseemtobeworking.—Anonymous------------------------------Now,formanyofus,therearenoedgestomostofourprojects.MostpeopleIknowhaveatleasthalfadozenthingsthey’retryingtoachieverightnow,andeveniftheyhadtherestoftheirlivestotry,theywouldn’tbeabletofinishthesetoperfection.You’reprobablyfacedwiththesamedilemma.Howgoodcouldthatconferencepotentiallybe?Howeffectivecouldthetrainingprogrambe,orthestructureofyourexecutives’compensationpackage?Howinspiringistheessayyou’rewriting?Howmotivatingthestaffmeeting?Howfunctionalthereorganization?Andalastquestion:Howmuchavailabledatacouldberelevanttodoingthoseprojects“better”?Theansweris,aninfiniteamount,easilyaccessible,oratleastpotentiallyso,throughtheWeb.------------------------------Almosteveryprojectcouldbedonebetter,andaninfinitequantityofinformationisnowavailablethatcouldmakethathappen.------------------------------Onanotherfront,thelackofedgescancreatemoreworkforeveryone.Manyoftoday’sorganizationaloutcomesrequirecross-divisionalcommunication,cooperation,andengagement.Ourindividualofficesilosarecrumbling,andwiththemisgoingtheluxuryofnothavingtoreadcc’de-mailsfromthemarketingdepartment,orfromhumanresources,orfromsomeadhoc,deal-with-a-certain-issuecommittee.------------------------------Wecanneverreallybepreparedforthatwhichiswhollynew.Wehavetoadjustourselves,andeveryradicaladjustmentisacrisisinself-esteem:weundergoatest,wehavetoproveourselves.Itneedssubordinateself-confidencetofacedrasticchangewithoutinnertrembling.—EricHoffer------------------------------OurJobsKeepChangingThedisintegratingedgesofourprojectsandourworkingeneralwouldbechallengingenoughforanyone.Butnowwemustaddtothatequationtheconstantlyshiftingdefinitionofourjobs.Ioftenaskinmyseminars,“Whichofyouaredoingonlywhatyouwerehiredtodo?”SeldomdoIgetaraisedhand.Asamorphousasedgelessworkmaybe,ifyouhadthechancetostickwithsomespecificallydescribedjoblongenough,you’dprobablyfigureoutwhatyouneededtodo—howmuch,atwhatlevel—tostaysane.Butfewhavethatluxuryanymore,fortworeasons:1.|Theorganizationswe’reinvolvedwithseemtobeinconstantmorphmode,withever-changinggoals,products,partners,customers,markets,technologies,andowners.Theseall,bynecessity,shakeupstructures,forms,roles,andresponsibilities.2.|Theaverageprofessionalismoreofafreeagentthesedaysthaneverbefore,changingcareersasoftenashisorherparentsoncechangedjobs.Evenfortysomethingsandfiftysomethingsholdtostandardsofcontinualgrowth.Theiraimsarejustmoreintegratedintothemainstreamnow,coveredbythecatchall“professional,management,andexecutivedevelopment”—whichsimplymeanstheywon’tkeepdoingwhatthey’redoingforanyextendedperiodoftime.Littleseemsclearforverylonganymore,asfaraswhatourworkisandwhatorhowmuchinputmayberelevanttodoingitwell.We’reallowinginhugeamountsofinformationandcommunicationfromtheouterworldandgeneratinganequallylargevolumeofideasandagreementswithourselvesandothersfromourinnerworld.Andwehaven’tbeenwellequippedtodealwiththishugenumberofinternalandexternalcommitments.------------------------------ThehurrierIgo,thebehinderIget.—Anonymous------------------------------TheOldModelsandHabitsAreInsufficient 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I'dliketoreadthisbookonKindle Don'thaveaKindle?GetyourKindlehere,ordownloadaFREEKindleReadingApp. Productdetails ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0142000280Publisher ‏ : ‎ PenguinBooks;Reprintedition(December31,2002)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 288pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780142000281ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142000281ItemWeight ‏ : ‎ 8.1ouncesDimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.28x0.6x8inches BestSellersRank:#58,071inBooks(SeeTop100inBooks)#123inTimeManagement(Books)#657inSelf-Esteem(Books)#2,291inMotivationalSelf-Help(Books)CustomerReviews: 4.6outof5stars 4,334ratings AbouttheauthorFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.DavidAllenBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.DavidAlleniswidelyrecognizedastheworld’sleadingexpertonpersonalandorganizationalproductivity.Histhirty-yearpioneeringresearchandcoachingtocorporatemanagersandCEOsofsomeofAmerica’smostprestigiouscorporationsandinstitutionshasearnedhimForbes’recognitionasoneofthetopfiveexecutivecoachesintheU.S.andBusiness2.0magazine'sinclusionintheir2006listofthe"50WhoMatterNow."TimeMagazinecalledhisflagshipbook,"GettingThingsDone",“thedefinitivebusinessself-helpbookofthedecade.”FastCompanyMagazinecalledDavid“oneoftheworld’smostinfluentialthinkers”inthearenaofpersonalproductivity,forhisoutstandingprogramsandwritingontimeandstressmanagement,thepowerofalignedfocusandvision,andhisgroundbreakingmethodologiesinmanagementandexecutivepeakperformance.Davidistheinternationalbest-sellingauthorof"GettingThingsDone:theArtofStress-FreeProductivity";"ReadyforAnything:52ProductivityPrinciplesforWorkandLife";and"MakingItAllWork:WinningattheGameofWorkandtheBusinessofLife".HeistheengineerofGTD®,thepopularGettingThingsDone®methodologythathasshownmillionshowtotransformafast-paced,overwhelming,overcommittedlifeintoonethatisbalanced,integrated,relaxed,andhasmoresuccessfuloutcomes.GTD’sbroadappealisbasedonthefactthatitisapplicablefromtheboardroomtothelivingroomtotheclassroom.Itishailedas“lifechanging”bystudents,busyparents,entrepreneursandcorporateexecutives.DavidistheFounderandChairmanoftheDavidAllenCompany,whoseinspirationalseminars,coaching,educationalmaterialsandpracticalproductspresentindividualsandorganizationswithanewmodelfor“WinningattheGameofWorkandBusinessofLife.”Hecontinuestowritearticlesandessaysthataddresstoday’sever-changingissuesaboutlivingandworkinginafast-pacedworldwhilesustainingbalance,control,andmeaningfulfocus.ReadmoreReadless Customerreviews4.6outof5stars4.6outof5 4,334globalratings 5star 76% 4star 13% 3star 6% 2star 2% 1star 3% Howareratingscalculated?Tocalculatetheoverallstarratingandpercentagebreakdownbystar,wedon’tuseasimpleaverage.Instead,oursystemconsidersthingslikehowrecentareviewisandifthereviewerboughttheitemonAmazon.Italsoanalyzesreviewstoverifytrustworthiness. 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ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary9,2016VerifiedPurchase Thereisalotpeopleseemtomisswiththissystem.Maybethenameisjusttoeasytoreplicate.Therearemaybe2AppsI'veseenthatworkwellwithwhatDavidAllendescribesinhisbook.OneisThinkingRocktheotherIforgotbecauseIdidn'tlikeit.Idon'tknowhowmanypeoplereallyappreciatethenaturalwayideascometogetherthatAllenhighlights(Purpose,Outcome,Brainstorm,Organize,IdentifyNextAction).Allenshowshowpeopleeithergoagainstthegrainorwhentheybringsomeonealongonthethroughtheirthoughtprocess,thebroughtalongpersondoesn'tgettheessentialinformation(PurposesandOutcomes)andhastoworkbackwardsbeforetheycanworkforwards.Heshowswhymanymeetingsareawasteoftime.Etc.Etc.Etc.Ifyou'retiredofmakingtodolistsandneverfinishingthem,thisbookwilltellyouprettymucheverymistakeyou'vemadeandaregoingtomakeifyoukeepyourpattern.LearningtouseAllen'ssystemisworthitbutverydifficult.Ifyouwishyouweremoreefficient,thisbookwillgiveyouasystemthatyoucanbaseyoursfrom.Ifyouwish...stopwishingandgetthisbook. Readmore 45peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse MarkBGerstein5.0outof5stars ThoughtsonAllen'sGettingThingsDone-Buildastructurefortasks,useit&clearyourhead.Greatadvice! ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober10,2015VerifiedPurchase OverallIfoundthebookaverygoodread.Ithelpedmecrystallizeanumberofideasabouthowtoorganizetasksusingsimplelistsandstructures.TheoverarchingthemeItookawayisthatitisimportanttohaveagoodorganizedstructuredtoputideasimmediatelyintoandtotrustthestructuresothatonecanfreeone'smindfromconstantdistractions.Whatshouldbeputdowninthisstructureareimmediatethingsthatareactionable,whatonecandonext--asopposedtogeneralities,whichrequiremorethought.Akeyaspectofcourseisbreakingdownalargertaskintothesesmalleractions.Allendescribesastructureofimmediateliststolookat,calendars,todolists,referencelistsandsoforth.Otherbinsincludeanincubatorlistforlongtermtasksanda“waitingfor”list,whichhastasksthatarependingfromotherpeopletobecompleted.ThisseemslikeasensiblearrangementbutIsuspectthatotherpeoplewillhavesomewhatdifferentstructures.Myimpressionisthattheimportantideaisnotlettingimmediateshorttermdistractionscloudone'sfocusonatask,andtacklingthingssequentiallyinlittlechunks.Allentalksalotaboutavoidinginfiniteloops.Hementionsthatalongtermplanisnotsomethingthatgoesonsomeone'sticklerlistbutrathersomethingthatisbrokenupintomanyactionsasopposedtoonlyafew.Practicallyhediscusseshowinmeetings,beforetheendofthemeetingonereallyshouldbringupthequestionofwhatistheimmediatenextactionthatisafollowupfromthemeetingratherthanjusttalkingingeneralities.InthebookAllentalksabouttheimportanceofhavingfewdistractionstoreallyconcentrateonthetaskathandandonewayofachievingfewerdistractionsisbydesigningasystemtocaptureallofone'sdailyinputintoawell-designedinboxformat.Hetalksabouthowifthisiswelldoneonedoesnothavetheguiltofconstantlythinkingaboutthingsthathavetobedonenordoesonehavetohavethementalloadofthingsconstantlypoppingintoone'smind--givenonesassurancethateverythingiscapturedinthisuniversalinbox.Hecontrastsacompanythathasawayofcapturingday-to-daytasksassmoothlyrunningwithoutpeoplebeinginterruptedwithonethatisconstantlycrisisandeventdriven.Ireadthisbookbeforethenew2015editioncameout.Thisneweditionofcourseneedstobemuchupdatedforthenewdigitalreality.The2001editionseemsquaint,withitsdiscussionofthecorrectfilefolderstouseandhowtoorganizethingscorrectlyinaclosebyfilecabinet.ItmakesreferencetoaPalmPilotbutthisseemsalmostprehistoricintoday'sage.Thatsaid,Ireallyfeltthatthelessonsintheoriginal2001editionwerequitetimeless.OnecouldeasilyseehowtheymorphedintousingemailprogramssuchasGmailandperhapseveninfluencedthedesignofthesesystems.Infact,itisfascinatingtryingtoconnectalotoftheconceptsinthisbookwiththemodernworldofcloudcomputing,gmailandvariousonlinetasksites.ManyoftheseonlineproductivitytoolsmimicverycloselyalotoftheideasinAllen'swork,particularlygmail'simmediatefunctionforarchivingthingsfromyourinboxandputtingvarioustagsandstarsonthem.Itfitsverywellintoasystemofde-clutteringyourinboxquicklybutthencomingbacktoselectedbits.OverallIwouldhighlyrecommendthisbook,Ithinkitisagoodread. Readmore 81peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse AmazonCustomer1.0outof5stars Thisbookisalltheragewithmyfriends ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober6,2018VerifiedPurchase ButIdon'tnowwhy.Saveyourmoneymakeatodolistattheendofeachdayforthenextdayanddoyourbesttogetitalldone.Ifnotstarttherethenext.ThatisthebookandIhavebeendoingthatforyears. Readmore 18peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse DavidRubenstein4.0outof5stars verygoodsystem,butwaytoolongforthecontent ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonDecember26,2014VerifiedPurchase DavidAllen’sGettingThingsDonedescribesaverypowerfulsystemforcontrollingthelonglistofto-doitemsweallcarryaroundinourheads.Ihavebeenusingpartsofthissystemsince1985.Thebasicprincipleisstraightforward–writedowneverythingyouwanttodo–ormightwanttodo–andkeepthoselistsorderlyandaccessible.Geteverythingoutofyourmindandintothissystemandclearyourmind,which,intheory,shouldmakeyoumorepeacefulandconsequentlymoreeffective.Yourincreasedeffectiveness,intheory,shouldmakeyoumorepeaceful.Andsoon.Also,tobecomemorepeacefulandclear,getEVERYTHINGoffyourdesk.Unclutteryouroffice,too.Youmightwonderwhyanentirebookwouldbenecessarytolearnhowtodothis.Youwouldberighttowonder,asmostofthebookis,infact,anexplanationofwhyitisbettertonotbeanxiousandwhathappenswhenyourofficeandlifearemessy.Thenmuchofthatisrestatedindifferentwords.Nonetheless,Iencourageyoutobuythebook,becauseitwillincreaseyourcommitmenttousingasystem,perhapsthisone.Afterall,youhaveknownsinceyouwere14yearsoldthatisitbettertobeorganized,anditmaybepossiblethatyouhaven’tlivedthatway.Herearethebasicsfromthebook:Geteverypossibleitemoffofyourdeskandoutofthepileonyourwindowsillandfromthetopofthefilingcabinet.Everything.Writedowneverysinglepossiblethingyoumighteverwanttodo,see,lookup,accomplish,plant,complete,giveaway,orbuild.Hereisthekeyprincipleoftheentirebookandtheentiresystem(itmayactuallybethekeytolife,thethingtheguruonthetopofthemountainshouldtellyou):FOREVERYSINGLETHINGYOUTHINKYOUNEEDTODO,DEFINETHENEXTSPECIFIC,SINGLEACTIONSTEPNEEDEDTOACCOMPLISHIT.Not“buyacar.”Not“lookatConsumerReportsforcarreviews.”Not“keepyoureyesopenforgoodlookingcars.”Instead,“goonlinetoConsumerReportstolearnwhichissuehasthelatestcarreviews.”That’sit.Ifyoucandothat,everythingelseiseasy.Writeeachofthesenextactionstepsononeoftheselists:nextaction,projects,calendar,waitingfor,someday/maybe.Except,iftheitemwouldtakelessthantwominutes,doitrightnow.Puteverythinginanaccessibleandobviousplace.(RuleofJenny:Everythinghasaplace,andit’snot“out.”)Buyalabelmakerandlabelyourfilesatthemomentyoucreatethem.Onyourdesk,youarefreetokeeponlythesethings:supplies,equipment,decoration,andreference.That’sit.Gothroughyourlistsregularly.Weeklyreviewsworkformostpeople.Monthlymaybebetterforyou.Torecap,foreverysinglethingyouthinkyouneedtodo,definethenextspecific,singleactionstepneededtoaccomplishit.Therestisicingonthecake.Buythebook.Butfeelfreetoskipoveranysentence,paragraph,orchapterthatseemstobeexplainingthebenefitsofgettingorganized.Therearemanysuchparagraphs.Ifyouwanttosavesometime,herearethemostvaluablesections(pagenumbersfromthePenguinpaperbackeditionof2001):ThePrinciple:DealingEffectivelywithInternalCommitments(p.12-18)TheMajorChange:GettingItAllOutofYourHead(p.21-23)GettingControlofYourLife:TheFiveStagesofMasteringWorkflow(p.24-53)Brainstorming(p.70-74)GettingStarted:SettingUptheTime,Space,andTools(p.85-103)Processing:Getting"In"toEmpty(p.119-137)Organizing:SettingUptheRightBuckets(p.138-180)AsInoted,Ihavebeenusingsomeofthesetoolssince1985,whenIattendedaDavidAllentimemanagementseminar.Thetoolshavebeenhelpful.Iamcommittedtogettingtherestofmytimeorganized,thanks,inlargepart,tothisbook.Ihopeithelpsyou. Readmore 87peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries RossAndertahl1.0outof5stars Notenoughmaterialforafullbook.Golookupasummaryinstead! ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonAugust7,2017VerifiedPurchase WhiletheoverallconceptofGTDisassolidandusefulasanyonecouldaskfor,theresimplyisnoamountofmoneyyoucanpaymetofinishthisbook:theconceptisrepeatedadnauseumchapterafterchapter,givingthereaderminuteinstructionsonhowtoimplementGTDindailylife.It'smainproblemisalsothatitcompletelyignoresthemultitudeofdigitaltoolsandsmartphoneappswehavebeenusingthelast10+years.Instead,theauthormeticulouslyinstructsyouhowtoputpentopaperandkeeptrackofallyourprojectsandto-dos.Nothanks!Thebookalsolacksanyabstractreflectiononhowtorealizewhatactuallyneedstogetdone.ItshouldbeprettyobviousthatGTDisnearlyworthlessifyouplaceequalimportanceoneverythinglifethrowsatyouandifyoudon'tknowwhyyouwanttogetthingsdoneinthefirstplace.Ihopeyoudon'tfallforthenicelayoutandthepromisingtitleandwasteanytimereadingabookthatcouldeasilybewrittenandexplainedononeortwopages. Readmore 11peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse Peter-TheReadingDesk5.0outof5stars Buyacopyandkeepitonyourdesk ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonFebruary12,2018VerifiedPurchase ThisisthebestSelf-HelpProductivitybookeverwritten.Well,IthinksoandI’vebeenusingitfor13years.Ithashadsuchaprofoundimpactonmyworkinglifethattothisday,itisapartofmydailypractice.IhavetheGTDappsonmyphonesandtablets,anditisadefaultwebpageIloadautomaticallyinmybrowser.Thegreatestfearwehavewhenwe’redealingwithsomanyprojectsorissuesorpeopleisthatitemthatweforgetbecausewe’remaxedoutwitheverythingelsethat’sflyingatus.Weneedtogetitoutofourheadsandintoatrustedsystemsowecanfunctionclearly–today’smoderntechnologymakesthiseasier.PlugforToodledo.IhavereadthetypicaltimemanagementbooksandifIhearthe‘bigrocksfirst’storyonemoretimeI’llhurloneofthematsomeone.Whatstruckhomewithmeinthisbookwastherecognitionofthingsconstantlycomingourwaythroughoutthedayandmorethanprobablyfromourbosses,orcustomerswhodon’ttakekindlytobeingconsideredasmallrockanddeferred.Thisbook,therefore,dealswithaverypragmaticanddefinedworkflowformanagingthingsweneedtogetdoneandunderstandingthepriority.Theworkflowprofferedhereis1.Collect2.Process3.Organise4.Review.Whichhecoversingreatdetail.Thebookiswellwrittenwithastylethatiseasytoreadandprovidesmarginnotesandimageswhereappropriate.Hetendstousebulletpointsandflowchartswhichhelpillustrateimportantconcepts.Ifyoucantakeon-boardjustsomeofhisconceptsyou’llnoticethedifferenceimmediately. Readmore 4peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse VassilisProtonotarios4.0outof5stars Agreatresourceforthedisorganizedones ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonNovember14,2019VerifiedPurchase ItisoneofthebooksthatIreadquitefrequently-infact,ithelpedmealotinorganizingmyworkbothattheofficeandathomesoItendtogobacktoittofinetunemyworkflowseverynowandthen.Thebookaimsathelpingreaderstobemoreorganized,makingbetteruseofresources(especiallytime)andfocusingonwhatreallymatters.Iespeciallyliketheclassificationofprintedmaterialintocategories/foldersproposedbytheauthor,asIusedtocollectlotsofhardcopiesandprintedmaterialingeneral.Asexpected,somepartsmaysoundobsoleteafteralltheseyears(e.g.thepartsonPDAsandfaxmachines)butthemainideaandproposedorganizationoftheworkstillremainvalidsoIstillfindituseful.Overall,itisagreatbookthatyoucanusuallyfinditatadiscountsoyoucansafelyinvestinit:-) Readmore Reportabuse CJ5.0outof5stars Reallyhelps ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonAugust12,2010VerifiedPurchase HavingstudiedalotofreviewsbeforepurchasingIwasslightlyscepticalthatthisbookwassimplygoingtopointouttheblindingobvious.Inparts,itdoes-butsometimesifyouarestuckinoldroutinesandhabits,thereisatendancytoignorewhatisobviousandrepeatthepattern.Ihavebeenoverwhelmedinparticularwithemailmanagementandfoundmanyofthetipsusefulsuchasorganisingyourinboxintothethreecomponentsof@ACTION,@[email protected]'empty'inboxattheendoftheday.Beingproperlyorganisedisarealstressreliever.Asaresultofthisbook,InowhaveputinplacesystemsthatIknowandtrustandthatreallyhelpsto"switchoff"whenyouneedto.I'mfeelthatthisbookhasmadeadifferenceintermsofmyefficiencyandhelpedinnothavingtostorethingsinmyheadandconstantlycycleoverwhatneedstobedone.Recommended. Readmore 8peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse J.Rincon4.0outof5stars Averygoodmethodology ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonAugust25,2009VerifiedPurchase Well,alothavebeensaidaboutthisbook,theauthorandthemethodology(GTD).Ithinkitisimportanttohavethebooktoseeallthedetailsbehindtheideas,thewebsorthetoolsavailableaboutGTDcannotprovideyouthewholebackground.IboughtthebookaftertryingsometoolsandIfounditveryinterestingandit'seasytoread.Therearenomiracleshere,ifyouarenotanorganizedpersonyou'llfailtofollowanymethodology,buteveninthatcasesomeoftherecommendationsofthebookcanbeuseful.IfyoucanputenoughwilltofollowthemethodologyIreallythinkitcanbealifechangerandyoucanactuallyreleaseyourselffromthehorriblestressofhavingtorelyinyourmindforallyourpendingtask.Iconsidermyselfaveryproductiveperson,involvedinalotofactivities,andsofarI'vebeenabletorelyoninformalwaysofmanagingthe"stuff"(asit'scalledinthebook),buteitherbecauseIhavemoreandmoreorbecauseI'mgettingoldI'mdecidedtofollowthemethodologyandIalreadyhavethefeelingthatthiscanimprovemyproductiveinanimpressiveway.IalsofoundGTDmuchmoreactionableandusefulthatsomeothertechniquesthatI'veseenintimemanagementcourses.Soaverygoodbookthatdescribesaverygoodmethodology,but,again,youstillhavetomakedecisionsandprioritizeyour"stuff".Nobodycandoitforyou. 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