GETTING THINGS DONE – THE ART OF STRESS FREE PRODUCTIVITY – BY DAVID ALLEN
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. 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
* 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.
Major lessons from the book are.
– 2 minute rule: if you remember to do something and it takes you less than two minutes to do it, just go ahead and do it.
– write things down in lists so that they don’t float around your head and nag at you all of the time.
– check your lists frequently and often, actually doing the things on the list (or delegating them, or archiving the info), otherwise you will lose faith in the system and it will never work.
– get a filing cabinet, label-maker, and shredder; create a simple filing system and use your filing system often.
– “tickler system” is a series of files for each day of the year. You file stuff away to be reminded or “tickled” on that specific day (i.e. magazine subscription renewal, buying tickets to a play, etc) .
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.
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