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Home Blog Login Register Home Forum Login Register GettingThingsDone:TheArtofStress-FreeProductivity[RevisedEdition] DavidAllen,JamesFallows 2016•210Pages•1.42MB•English +davidallen+gettingthingsdone PostedMarch03,2021•Submitted bybud23 Report VisitPDFdownload Todownloadpage ViewonAmazon FreeonPerlego PREVIEWPDF Embedcode Summary ofGettingThingsDone:TheArtofStress-FreeProductivity[RevisedEdition] Page1 TableofContents TitlePage CopyrightPage Dedication Acknowledgements part1-TheArtofGettingThingsDone Chapter1-ANewPracticeforaNewReality Chapter2-GettingControlofYourLife:TheFiveStagesofMasteringWorkflow Chapter3-GettingProjectsCreativelyUnderWay:TheFivePhasesofProjectPlanning part2-PracticingStress-FreeProductivity Chapter4-GettingStarted:SettingUptheTime,Space,andTools Chapter5-Collection:CorrallingYour“Stuff” Chapter6-Processing:Getting“In”toEmpty Chapter7-Organizing:SettingUptheRightBuckets Chapter8-Reviewing:KeepingYourSystemFunctional Chapter9-Doing:MakingtheBestActionChoices Chapter10-GettingProjectsUnderControl part3-ThePoweroftheKeyPrinciples Chapter11-ThePoweroftheCollectionHabit Chapter12-ThePoweroftheNext-ActionDecision Chapter13-ThePowerofOutcomeFocusing Conclusion Index PraiseforGettingThingsDone “TheSeason’sBestReadsforWork-LifeAdvice...myfavoriteonorganizingyourlife:Getting ThingsDone...offershelpbuildingthenewmentalskillsneededinanageofmultitaskingand overload.” —SueShellenbarger,TheWallStreetJournal “IrecentlyattendedDavid’sseminarongettingorganized,andafterseeinghiminactionIhavehope. ..DavidAllen’sseminarwasaneye-opener.” —StewartAlsop,Fortune “Allendropsdownfromhigh-levelphilosophizingtothefinedetailsoftimemanagement.Takea minutetocheckthisoneout.” —MarkHenricks,Entrepreneur “DavidAllen’sproductivityprinciplesarerootedinbigideas...butthey’realsoeminently practical.” —KeithH.Hammonds,FastCompany “DavidAllenbringsnewclaritytothepowerofpurpose,theessentialnatureofrelaxation,and deceptivelysimpleguidelinesforgettingthingsdone.Heemploysextensiveexperience,personal stories,andhisownrecipeforsimplicity,speed,andfun.” —FrancesHesselbein,chairman,boardofgovernors,TheDruckerFoundation “Anyonewhoreadsthisbookcanapplythisknowledgeandtheseskillsintheirlivesforimmediate results.” —StephenP.Magee,chairedprofessorofbusinessandeconomics,UniversityofTexasatAustin “Atrueskepticofmostmanagementfixes,IhavetosayDavid’sprogramisawinner!” —JolineGodfrey,CEO,IndependentMeans,Inc.andauthorofOurWildestDreams “GettingThingsDonedescribesanincrediblypracticalprocessthatcanhelpbusypeopleregain controloftheirlives.Itcanhelpyoubemoresuccessful.Evenmoreimportant,itcanhelpyouhavea happierlife!” —MarshallGoldsmith,coeditor,TheLeaderoftheFutureandCoachingforLeadership “WARNING:ReadingGettingThingsDonecanbehazardoustoyouroldhabitsofprocrastination. DavidAllen’sapproachisrefreshinglysimpleandintuitive.Heprovidesthesystems,tools,andtips toachieveprofoundresults.” —CarolaEndicott,director,QualityResources,NewEnglandMedicalCenter PENGUINBOOKS GETTINGTHINGSDONE DavidAllenhasbeencalledoneoftheworld’smostinfluentialthinkersonproductivityandhasbeen akeynotespeakerandfacilitatorforsuchorganizationsasNewYorkLife,theWorldBank,theFord Foundation,L.L.Bean,andtheU.S.Navy,andheconductsworkshopsforindividualsand organizationsacrossthecountry.HeisthepresidentofTheDavidAllenCompanyandhasmorethan twentyyearsexperienceasamanagementconsultantandexecutivecoach.Hisworkhasbeenfeatured inFastCompany,Fortune,theLosAngelesTimes,TheNewYorkTimes,TheWallStreetJournal, andmanyotherpublications.GettingThingsDonehasbeenpublishedintwelveforeigncountries. DavidAllenlivesinOjai,California. PENGUINBOOKS PublishedbythePenguinGroup PenguinPutnamInc.,375HudsonStreet, NewYork,NewYork10014,U.S.A. PenguinBooksLtd,80Strand,LondonWC2R0RL,England PenguinBooksAustraliaLtd,250CamberwellRoad, Camberwell,Victoria3124,Australia PenguinBooksCanadaLtd,10AlcornAvenue, Toronto,Ontario,CanadaM4V3B2 PenguinBooksIndia(P)Ltd,11CommunityCentre, PanchsheelPark,NewDelhi-110017,India PenguinBooks(N.Z.)Ltd,CnrRosedaleandAirborneRoads, Albany,Auckland,NewZealand PenguinBooks(SouthAfrica)(Pty)Ltd,24SturdeeAvenue, Rosebank,Johannesburg2196,SouthAfrica PenguinBooksLtd,RegisteredOffices: Harmondsworth,Middlesex,England FirstpublishedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabyVikingPenguin, amemberofPenguinPutnamInc.2001 PublishedinPenguinBooks2003 Copyright©DavidAllen,2001 Allrightsreserved eISBN:978-1-101-12849-7 1.Timemanagement.2.Self-management(Psychology).I.Title. BF637.T5A452001 646.7—dc2100-043757 Stemen http://us.penguingroup.com ForKathryn,myextraordinarypartnerinlifeandwork Acknowledgments Manymentors,partners,colleagues,staff,andfriendshavecontributedovertheyearstomy understandinganddevelopmentoftheprinciplesinGettingThingsDone.GeorgeMayer,Michael Bookbinder,TedDrake,DeanAcheson,andRussellBishopplayedkeyrolesalongmypathof personalandprofessionalgrowth.RonMedved,SallyMcGhee,LeslieBoyer,TomBoyer,Pam Tarrantine,andKellyForristercontributedintheirownwaystomyworkasitmatured. Inaddition,tensofthousandsofclientsandworkshopparticipantshavehelpedvalidateandfine- tunethesemodels.Particularthanksgototheseniorhumanresourcestrategistswhoearlyon recognizedthesignificanceofthismaterialinchangingtheircorporatecultures,andwhogavemethe opportunitytodothat—inparticular:MichaelWinston,BenCannon,SusanValaskovic,Patricia Carlyle,MannyBerger,CarolaEndicott,KlaraSztucinski,andElliottKellman.Theadministrative andmoralsupportthatSharKananandAndraCarassogavemeovermanyyearswaspriceless. Thisbookitselfcouldnothavehappenedthewayithaswithouttheuniqueenergiesand perspectivesofTomHagan,JohnandLauraMcBride,SteveLewers,DoeCoover,GregStikeleather, SteveShull,andMarianBateman.Andmuchcreditisduemyeditor,JanetGoldstein,whohasbeena marvelous(andpatient)instructorintheartandcraftofbookwriting. Finally,deepestthanksgotomyspiritualcoach,J-R,forbeingsuchanawesomeguideand consistentreminderofmyrealpriorities;andtomyincrediblewife,Kathryn,forhertrust,love,hard work,andthebeautyshehasbroughtintomylife. WelcometoGettingThingsDone WELCOMETOAgoldmineofinsightsintostrategiesforhowtohavemoreenergy,bemore relaxed,andgetalotmoreaccomplishedwithmuchlesseffort.Ifyou’relikeme,youlikegetting thingsdoneanddoingthemwell,andyetyoualsowanttosavorlifeinwaysthatseemincreasingly elusiveifnotdownrightimpossibleifyou’reworkingtoohard.Thisdoesn’thavetobeaneither-or proposition.Itispossibletobeeffectivelydoingwhileyouaredelightfullybeing,inyourordinary workadayworld. Ithinkefficiencyisagoodthing.Maybewhatyou’redoingisimportant,interesting,oruseful;or maybeitisn’tbutithastobedoneanyway.Inthefirstcaseyouwanttogetasmuchreturnasyoucan onyourinvestmentoftimeandenergy.Inthesecond,youwanttogetontootherthingsasfastasyou can,withoutanynagginglooseends. Andwhateveryou’redoing,you’dprobablyliketobemorerelaxed,confidentthatwhatever you’redoingatthemomentisjustwhatyouneedtobedoing—thathavingabeerwithyourstaffafter hours,gazingatyoursleepingchildinhisorhercribatmidnight,answeringthee-mailinfrontofyou, orspendingafewinformalminuteswiththepotentialnewclientafterthemeetingisexactlywhatyou oughttobedoing,asyou’redoingit. Theartofrestingthemindandthepowerofdismissingfromitallcareandworryisprobablyoneofthesecrets ofourgreatmen. —CaptainJ.A.Hatfield Teachingyouhowtobemaximallyefficientandrelaxed,wheneveryouneedorwanttobe,wasmy mainpurposeinwritingthisbook. Ihavesearchedforalongtime,asyoumayhave,foranswerstothequestionsofwhattodo,when todoit,andhowtodoit.Andaftertwenty-plusyearsofdevelopingandapplyingnewmethodsfor personalandorganizationalproductivity,alongsideyearsofrigorousexplorationintheself- developmentarena,Icanattestthatthereisnosingle,once-and-for-allsolution.Nosoftware, seminar,coolpersonalplanner,orpersonalmissionstatementwillsimplifyyourworkdayormake yourchoicesforyouasyoumovethroughyourday,week,andlife.What’smore,justwhenyoulearn howtoenhanceyourproductivityanddecision-makingatonelevel,you’llgraduatetothenext acceptedbatchofresponsibilitiesandcreativegoals,whosenewchallengeswilldefytheabilityof anysimpleformulaorbuzzword-du-jourtogetyouwhatyouwant,thewayyouwanttogetit. Butifthere’snosinglemeansofperfectingpersonalorganizationandproductivity,therearethings wecandotofacilitatethem.AsIhavepersonallymatured,fromyeartoyear,I’vefounddeeperand moremeaningful,moresignificantthingstofocusonandbeawareofanddo.AndI’veuncovered simpleprocessesthatwecanalllearntousethatwillvastlyimproveourabilitytodealproactively andconstructivelywiththemundanerealitiesoftheworld. 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