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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
David Allen (Author, Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher)
4.5 out of 5 stars
David Allen reads an all-new version of his self-help bestseller to manage life balance at work in 21st Century. with a fresh update for the latest issues facing both organizations and individuals in today's fast-changing world.
Since its initial publication over 15 years in the past David Allen's GTD: Getting Things Done has grown into among the top and most popular business books of the past and is the definitive guide to personal organization. "GTD" is now shorthand for a complete method to approach personal and professional assignments and has created an entire web culture and tools for organizing, seminars and offshoots.
Allen has written the book from beginning to end, revising his classic text to include crucial perspectives on the changing workplace. He has also added new material that will keep the book current and relevant in the future. The new version of How to Get Things Done is greeted not just by its hundreds of thousands of current followers however also by a new generation of people eager to follow its proven methods.
LOVE this book! WOW! Life-changing.
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2018
This revolutionized my life. I have been well organized... but I didn't know how to organize the FLOW of paperwork in my life. How to keep my in-box empty. !! My desk was always a pile of paper that I didn't know where to put things... and I would actually lose things on my desk. Whew! NO MORE! I got the physical copy of this book as well as the CD version and listen to it going to sleep and waking up in the morning... when I'm driving, or exercising or doing something where I can just let the information flow through my brain again. The clarity and specific depth of insight and clear instructions have helped me to completely reorganize my office so that projects get completed and nothing backs up. I know EXACTLY what to do when I sit down... and then just go do it. I keep my in-box empty... (mostly... still working on it. At last my whole desk is no longer my in-box. LOL.) I'm blown away by this. I no longer feel the conflict of trying to focus on a project and at the same time thinking I should be doing something else. Everything is written down on my List. It's out of my field of concentration until I want to check my List and see all the random other little things I want to accomplish. Clear focus. Zen mind. Peaceful mind. Balance. Wow. I'm deeply grateful.
83 people found this helpful
This is the go-to book for the GTD methodology
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017
Self help is not a genre of books I read very often, but I made an exception for David Allen’s Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. One of my goals for 2017 was to become better organised and to be more productive. I first learned about the GTD methodology through Carl Pullein’s YouTube channel that I follow. I’ve been working on this for around six weeks now, so it’s too early to tell, but I’m happy with what I’ve learned so far.
Getting Things Done, or GTD, is a productivity methodology based on a few deceptively simple concepts. Now, I’m still very new to GTD, but this is how I see it. One of the fundamental ideas behind GTD is that the human brain is excellent at processing ideas and being creative, but not a great storage facility. A key part of GTD is getting all ideas, projects and commitments out of your brain and into a trusted system or external brain.
There are five activities to GDT: Capture, Clarify, Organise, Reflect and Engage. If I can take from the GTD website, this translates to:
Capture: Collect what has your attention. For me, this means adding all my ideas, commitments and to-dos in my list manager application of choice, Todoist. I really love this application and regret that I don’t have it at work. I try to capture everything from my doctor’s appointments, to buying cat food for Lushka to a reminder to ask my husband if we have picture hooks. I’m planning a trip to Europe this summer, so any time I think of something like oh, I must remember to get Swiss francs, into Todoist it goes.
Clarify: Process what it means. Here I can’t be any more concise than or as clear as the workflow diagram on the GTD website:
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Honestly, if I take away nothing more from my experience with GTD than the two minute rule (if you can do it in two minutes, do it now, otherwise delegate it or defer it) and the discipline to define the next physical action to move a task along it will have been worth it.
Organise: Put it where it belongs. This is probably the area of GTD that’s least intuitive for me – I’m not very organised! At the very least, I try to put any appointments on my calendar, any tasks in the appropriate section of Todoist, and potentially relevant non-actionable information in Evernote. One interesting aspect of GTD is the use of contexts. This means organising your tasks not by priority but by the tools, location, and/or person you need to be able to complete them successfully. So, for example, in my Taxes 2016 list I have an item; pick up tax receipt from pharmacy. I tagged that as “pharmacy” along with other items like pick up Polysporin and drop off new prescription. So when I go to the pharmacy I just check that tag to be reminded of all the things I have to accomplish while I’m there. Similarly, while planning my trip to Europe I have a context of Susanne, the friend I’m visiting. Any time I think of something I need to ask her, I add it to that list of things to discuss next time I call or email her.
Reflect: Review your to do list and calendar frequently. The idea here is to keep your “external brain” current with everything that you need to accomplish. If you don’t add to it or clear our stale items, your real brain will no longer trust your system and it will break down. Most GTDers do a review at least once a week.
Engage: Simply do. Pick the tasks that are available to you based on your contexts and get cracking!
The book itself is very well written and the edition I have was updated in 2015 to include discussion of new technology (not specific applications) and how it impacts the GTD workflow.
if you are interested in improving your productivity and generally getting things done you could do a whole lot worse than to check out this book.
I gave Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free productivity five stars out of five.
89 people found this helpful
I’ve read a lot of productivity books, but this one absolutely changed my life!
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
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In Getting Things Done, David Allen teaches that you must capture, clarify, and organize absolutely everything, even the seemingly insignificant tasks (i.e. change the lightbulb in the entryway).
From reading this book I learned how to properly capture all of my to-dos — all of those notes jotted down on Post-Its, items rolling around in my mind, requests sent to me via text message or Slack, emails that need follow up, etc. I learned how to properly categorize those tasks so that my mind can be clear when needed and I can be most productive during the times where it makes the most sense.
Learning how to capture and properly clarify and organize all of your to-do items can take a bit of work. I cover my own process in more detail on my blog. But it is well worth the effort and practice if you want to accomplish peace of mind and sleep better at night.
Creating (and following) this system has been a game-changer for me! Sure, I still wake up occasionally with that lingering item in my mind, but I capture it quickly in my Todoist app. Then I can rest easy knowing that due to the system I created based on the GTD methodology, I’ll be able to take care of it the next day when I’m back at work. I now accomplish Inbox Zero every morning by about 8 am, which is something I always thought was a myth among professionals, and I’m known for being a go-to person for getting things done!
If you’re interested in learning how to better organize your workload and be more productive, Getting Things Done is a must-read!
11 people found this helpful
Jam-packed full of ACTIONABLE insights
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2016
I hate books in this category that have one or two ideas and spend rest of the time trying to convince you they are right. This book was highly recommended by another business-skills author, but when I flipped through it, it looked like a lot of text and not much substance. I WAS WRONG. I skipped all of the intros and Chapter 1 and dove right in to Chapter 2. If after reading Chapter 2 and the first half of Chapter 3, you are not convinced this book will be full of great ideas, don't bother reading the rest and just return it. I, on the other hand, became convinced that reading the rest of the book, going back and reading the intros, and implementing the author's system in all aspects of life, would effect positive change. I was raving about it to a friend, but I refused to let them borrow it because I know I will be using this book as a reference for the rest of my life.
One part of the intro that is very important (but now you can skip it by reading this) is the idea that implementing the full system sounds like a daunting task. That's OK! In Chapter 2, add it to your projects list. In Chapter 3, the author describes how to break down a project of any size and scope. In Chapter 10, he goes through all the fine details of how to execute a project using all of the tools you learned in Chapters 4-10.
55 people found this helpful
Order this book right now, dammit. Do it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017
This is an excellent guide. It leads you gently yet firmly to quickly re-orient you to your chosen life or business goals. Think of it as
cleaning and fine-tuning your own inner automotive motor, with a re-calibrated carburator, all pistons whistling clean and lubed with racing oil,
the top speed governor ripped off, all systems go, and with your own fingers now on the pulse of the machine - knowing where you want to go, just how fast, and exactly which way, no matter what curveballs life throws at you. You be balanced, my friend. You ride the waves.
David Allen's revised edition is very very carefully written. Every line feels like it has been trialed, tested and proven before a loved and cherished
audience, with follow-up. This is a real meaty book, folks. It is David Allen welcoming you into his home, his honest, frank 30-40 years
of consulting wisdom: the hardest hard truths of what works where and how. Buy the book. Most of all DO IT.
I owe a special debt to David for being so humble and courteous to respond to a stranger's chance email from across the Pacific. And more, a brief heartfelt personal exchange. Who does that these days? He does. Get this book. Now. Before you type another key, right now. Order it.
Order your life.
23 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019
This book is more profound than Marx's "Capital". My ex-boss, co-founder of 50M+ startup once verbalized his reason to deny employment of otherwise perfect candidate. In short, he meant the following: "She is not scared". I personally had more than 1000+ phone interviews during my career and learned it the hard way: if you are not scared for your life each and every day at work, even if you faked the fear at the interview - you'll lose your job very quick.
The landscape changed way too quick for everybody during the last about 50-75 years, making us "knowledge workers". Capitalists, aristocrats and their kids, though didn't tell it to us, leaving most of the people unaware of the new way(s) they exploit everybody. NOT being scared to lose your job our days is rather exception that won't even get you hired. Ever.
I don't want to spoil the book, but consider the following example from my personal experience. I told my boss once: I want to keep working part-time for you, like 20 hours a week instead of 40, and you pay me half my salary. He agreed, doing me a "favor". About 6 month later I realized that I still working 80+ hours for him for half the money. There is no way most of us can stop working leaving the office. I wanted to do "my own projects" for the other half of the time, but I couldn't. It's plain impossible. I dare you to try it, if you are in denial.
The author claims that "it's possible" not to be scared. He teaches you how. This is a very quiet revolution, but this mentality is much more dangerous than what Marx, Gandhi, Kennedy, ML King did all together. This book is a revolution manifesto. Surprisingly, the author is still alive and nobody wants to kill him.
5 people found this helpful
Excellent to read as a team. Expect a change.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2019
I read this book about 10 years ago and it had a profound impact on my personal productivity. I reacently realized that my team needed help on the subject so we started reading & reviewing two chapters per week together. Everyone has implemented it in different ways, but productivity, transparency, and I’d say satisfaction has increased drastically. Also, re-reading and re-applying in new ways to my reality today has had the same magnitude of impact for me as it did 10 years ago.
I strongly recommend DOING the book as you read rather than reading it purely to understand in theory. I’ve done both and helped others that have done both. In doing, you’ll find there isn’t a perfect system or implementation to figure out before you ‘really’ do it. Rather, you need to do it and continue tweaking for at least a few weeks to find how to apply which principles to your needs, personality, and habits.
If you do, you’ll find that you almost always know what you need to, want to, can, and should be doing at any time and place. With that empowerment, you will do much more of it and feel better about both what you accomplish AND what you don’t.
4 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2019
I'm so much more organized now.
And I know what I'm *not* doing.
Which doesn't make sense if you haven't implemented GTD, but it's important to know when you choose to work on, say Project A for the rest of the day, that you know you're also not working on Projects B, C, D.... And that's OK, *if* you know what you're not doing, and you know that none of that is on fire.
Highly reccommended. The audiobook is good too.
You have to be patient with yourself, though, this is a lot of habit changes all at once, and it's hard.
Basically it boils down to:
1. write everything down that you think of.
2. look at everything you've written down - are you going to do it now, do it later, does it mean you have a 'project' to do, or is it something you'd like to do... maybe... or someday...
3. review your list of projects regularly, to make sure you aren't dropping the ball on anything
4. repeat.
There's more to it than that, but that's the short version.
6 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
I love this book. I read it many years ago when I decided to go off of my ADD medication and try to manage my life without drugs. Please note, I'm NOT anti-medication! Use it if you need it! I just happen to be high-functioning and wanted to see if it was right for me. With GTD I found that I was able to live an organized life, even without medication.
I incorporated many of its principles into my daily life and I've been using variations of it ever since. That's one thing that's so helpful for me: it's super flexible, so I can change it to work with my life as my life has evolved. In fact, that's pretty much what he recommends: try everything and keep what works.
Everything I do is in some sort of system, both work and personal. In fact, it has helped me so much that I've had people tell me that I'm their most reliable contractor. I even had one guy try to hire me as his project manager!
I bought this copy for my best friend. I hope it helps her as much as it has me.
3 people found this helpful
Phenomenal System - Revolutionized my life & Business!
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2020
I first read this book a few years ago, which completely revolutionized my world. I subsequently & immediately adopted this methodology - & ultimately improved my procedure for systematically getting things done by mastering these principals the best I could, & also by upgrading to “OmniFocus” software. OmniFocus software is based entirely on David Allen’s GTD system & principals. By integrating GDT & OmniFocus, my computers, iPads & iPhones are now all synced. And, capturing fleeting ideas, & simultaneously getting them into my GTD system, is now effortless - even while driving (with Siri’s help). By utilizing “Getting Things Done” & OmniFocus, I have eliminated paper from my everyday life - & completely revolutionized my existence - with a more simple & automated, relaxed “GTD Lifestyle”. David Allen continually adapts to our fast-ever changing world (by providing new revised editions whenever appropriate). So, I bought his latest hard cover book, Kindle & Audible - & thoroughly studied his newest edition, which he has completely rewritten in it’s entirety - to now take advantage of the computer & Information Age! David is an amazing teacher, writer & communicator. I highly recommend David Allen, the GTD system & this amazing book to anyone serious about improving their ability to organize their projects, tasks & priorities ... & to ultimately get things done in an organized, systematic & non-stressful way.
2 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
I was in desperate need of a time management overhaul. I was overwhelmed with my to do list and was tired of feeling that way. I wasn't looking for a self-help mind shift book. I needed a process. This book was recommended to me by two different people that I admire.
If you are looking for a practical step by step method, this is the book for you. It's a heavy read. I read through it quickly. Then I bought the workbook which breaks the process down into workable chunks.
I also suggest listening to a few GTD podcasts while you're getting started. Highly recommend this book!
One person found this helpful
Get it OFF your MIND and you can get it DONE
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020
I haven’t finished this yet, but after having read the sample and comparing it to other things I’ve read, I decided to buy the (rather pricey) ebook. The main thing I have gotten out of it so far is that to be effective and reduce your stress you MUST have a system OUTSIDE your MIND that you can TRUST COMPLETELY to keep track of a EVERYTHING that crosses your mind. Otherwise you be constantly allowing random thoughts to distract you, or concerns about succeeding at a DIFFERENT project than the one you need to work on NOW. This seems to be the heart of the book. It DOES make sense and has worked for me, that as I entrust more of my info to my phone and my iCloud my brain is freer to creatively think about a current problem. Otherwise I DO find myself worrying about whether I will forget to do this or that. I am about halfway through this so far. Apparently a lot of people from a lot of different cultures from around the world have also found his approach to time management helpful.
It's earth-quake making, legendary, it helps you focus, what more do you want?
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2019
Getting Things Done is in that short list of must read self-help books that articulate the habits and practices of wisdom for getting through ordinary life in Western culture/society/community. It brings both a microcosmic view of things, expressed in aphorisms, "Only handle things once", and macrocosmic view of knowing the purpose of all the things you do and how the parts fit into the whole. GTD is, in my view, in a class with 7 Habits, in the short list of most important books of wisdom literature for these times.
3 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019
I've always had trouble being on time, staying organized, building habits, etc. Stuff just crept up on me all the time, and I felt like I was constantly playing catch up.
This book has changed my life. It took a few tries before I was really able to adopt it completely, but when I did, it was like night and day. This methodology touches on every aspect of life, from the big pie-in-the-sky hairbrained ideas all the way down to remembering to buy catfood on your way home from work.
You can use anything you want to implement this; all you need is a calendar, a way to make lists, and a little bit of storage space. I swear, you will not regret it.
6 people found this helpful
Great productivity gains and peace of mind.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2016
This is really THE book of task management.
I used Mr. Allen's approach, setting up a spreadsheet with tabs to record everything, from stuff to do, to projects, to reminders, to calendars, and even longer range planning.
The basis of his approach is to write everything down, so that you're not trying to remember anything in your head. It's like cleaning up your attic (except the attic is your brain). I found that my productivity has probably doubled. I have also become a more jealous guard of tasks I'm willing to take on (unless their easy 2 minute jobs, then no worries!)
I did have to customize my approach a bit so that it works for me. I could see that for some people it might be a little difficult to put his system in practice. But if your willing to take his approach at face value, I'm sure you'll get great productivity gains and peace of mind.
4 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019
A lot of people are complaining about how redundant this edition is (I haven't read the past one). While I agree with them, I also encourage you to push through it and put the book down when you feel that get to you.
At first I was reading this and thinking "aw man, this is kinda dry and it's going to take me forever to finish" but kept going because I really needed some sort of methodology to help me organize my thoughts and how I could find a better balance in life between work and my hobbies / social life.
By reading the book slower, the concepts that are repeated will be easier to remember. Also a few pages in I was afraid this book was going to be only for cooperate minded slaves but David Allen throws in a few spiritual gems. You will understand that his methodology is sturdy and defined but also light weight and not robotic. It can be used as a great tool in many situations.
Whether you are trying to build your career and become a better leader, or trying to clean up some stress creating habits in your personal life, or need a system to help you deal with some of the unique challenges of being self-employed this is a great book.
One person found this helpful
Don't be fooled by online summaries, get this book
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2017
I've tried to get into GTD in the past using tools like Omnifocus but failing with its adoption. Realizing that my failed adoption rate was because I truly didn't understood the system and decided to get and read the book. The online summaries that you can read on blogs and websites fail to convey the nuisance and importance of some of the important elements of the system. I never quite got the contexts concept until I read this book.
Now I can safely say that I can't imagine my life without GTD and that I'm using Omnifocus effectively and that I truly understand the system.
The book can be a hard read at times but it is definitely worth your time and money.
13 people found this helpful
Lauren Williams, the Casual Unclutterer
WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN AND DATE THE NOTES!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017
Mr. Allen’s system is incredibly simple. But it is also powerful and takes discipline. He makes a very persuasive argument for his technique, which pared down to its absolute essentials is: “WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN AND DATE THE NOTES!!!” Which, did I mention, takes discipline? And practice. What makes Mr. Allen’s command unique is his process for taking that piece of copier paper, torn-out journal page, restaurant napkin or whatever other “container” came to hand and making sure it doesn’t get lost, literally or figuratively. And that’s also where the discipline comes in. And practice, practice, practice. Did I mention it isn’t easy at first? Don’t just start writing things down and hoping for the best. Especially if you like to write things down anyway, read this book, more than once if you need to, and slowly and carefully start building Mr. Allen’s advice into your already-begun habits. If you don’t like to write things down, Mr. Allen might change your mind.
Lauren Williams, Certified Professional Organizer(R), Owner, Casual Uncluttering LLC, Woodinville, WA USA
7 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017
Getting Things Done is definitely a lot to dig into. Upon first getting into it, seem pretty overwhelming. However, after using this system to some degree (sometimes implementing a lot of the tactics, sometimes not as many), I've come to realize that the approach to this book and resource should be framed as an ongoing study and periodically re-visiting the material.
I've had more success with the GTD tactics recently, when I approached the book from the mindset of consistently and regularly studying the material, and having regular check-ins to tweak how I implement the tactics.
In short, I believe Getting Things Done is most useful and effective when approaching this framework as an ongoing study and practice, rather than a "read it once" approach.
Getting Things Done can be tedious, but the key to it's effectiveness is in your mindset and approach - treat this book as reference material to regularly consult in your ongoing practice of daily professional and personal productivity.
8 people found this helpful
The productivity book I can’t stop referencing
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
I read this 4 years ago...then again 2 years ago, and most recently this past year. I’ve found that I tend to absorb his good ideas in layers of practice over time. It’s been helpful to master the most critical things for my context (like the 2 min. rule, waiting for list and someday maybe list), while slowly building better habits and tactics as I’m motivated by my progress. I catch myself referencing something about GTD any time I’m talking about client work or just how I project plan in general, and it’s my favorite book to recommend to overwhelmed friends and colleagues. The theoretical insight + practical guidance that he provides is matchless and applicable to any kind of knowledge worker!