Getting Things Done: The art of stress-free productivity (ALLEN, David)

Discover David Allen’s powerful methods for stress-free performance at work and in life -now completely updated.

David Allen's Getting Things Done was hailed as 'the definitive business self-help book of the decade' (Time) when it was first published almost fifteen years ago, and 'GTD' has since become shorthand for an entire culture of personal organisation that offers to change the way people work and live. Now the veteran coach and management consultant has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with new perspectives on today's workplace and incorporating new data that validates his timeless admonition that 'your head is for having ideas - not for holding them!'

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 organised can we achieve effective results and unleash our creative potential. From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done will teach you to:

• Apply the 'do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it' rule to get your in-box empty
• Re-assess goals and stay focused in changing situations
• Plan and unstick projects
• Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety and being overwhelmed
• Feel fine about what you're not doing

Praise for the previous edition of Getting Things Done and the GTD method:

'Getting Things Done offers help building the new mental skills needed in an age of multitasking and overload' - The Wall Street Journal

'I am a devout, card-carrying GTD true believer . . . The entire approach has boosted not only my productivity but also my wider well-being. But what amazes me just as much is how deeply GTD has taken hold around the world . . . This is a genuine movement' - Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive

Cover design Jason Ramirez.

Cover photograph Courtesy of the author.