Getting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity

Written by:
David Allen
Narrated by:
David Allen

Abridged Audiobook

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Book
257
Narrator
17
Release Date
January 2002
Duration
2 hours 47 minutes
Summary
In today's world of exponentially increased communication and responsibility, yesterday's methods for staying on top just don't work.

Veteran management consultant and trainer David Allen recognizes that 'time management' is useless the minute your schedule is interrupted; 'setting priorities' isn't relevant when your email is down; 'procrastination solutions' won't help if your goals aren't clear.

Allen's premise is simple: our ability to be productive is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stress-free productivity and unleash our creative potential. He teaches us how to:


- Apply the 'do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it' rule to get your in-box empty

- Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations

- 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 has the potential to transform the way you work -- and the way you experience work. At any level of implementation, David Allen's entertaining and thought-provoking advice shows you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.
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Anonymous

The four words that always make an audio reader break out into a sweat is when he hears the words "read by the author". Sometimes you are wrong, and an author can be a good reader. Often though you realize why writing and narration are two distinct fields. The book was so boring that I couldn't get through the CD's. It's a shame, because it covers a subject with which many of us could stand improvement.

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Anonymous

One of the worst CD books I've ever listened to. So boring that I couldn't even get through the whole thing. It only had information which is common sense. Wasn't helpful.

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Dave r Brown

Not bad, but not a lot of new ideas. db

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Dafnie Nacius

Love this book. I'm a young millennial so sometimes it's hard for me to accept the non-electronic tips but at the end of the day - the core advice from this books needs to be followed to be successful. Learn his way first and then decide what to do afterwards instead of nitpicking from the beginning. My home is more organized and my work and study plans are more clear.

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Becky Phillips

I found it to be helpful

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Silvester Gal

Great book, great narrator. Superb and universal time management manual for anyone, not just manager, usable both in personal and professional life.

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Anonymous

Excellent book. Helped me a lot to stay relaxed, and focused without getting overwhelmed.

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O Lee

listen at 1.25x speed. the beginning shoulds a little like self-gratulation.... it's unnecessary sales pitchy style for a chapter or something. it makes sense I think. but to really implement it, it really needs to be reread, repeat repeat. reread. it's hard to..... follow? or just really need to get your head around it.

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Sayata Gabriel

What an incredible resource. I can see how the methodology would be daunting for some, but it fits in very well with my existing processes, and the "tips" alone (such as a 2 minute rule, organizing next actions by context, establishing a "waiting for" list, etc) are gold nuggets of wisdom. I was surprised by how much deeper the book went than simple boring organizational theory. It's about mindfulness, being present in the moment, and finding clarity from the bottom up. Will definitely listen to it again!

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Russ Metge

Getting things done is not as important as simplifying life. I felt like this book was all about getting more done so you can do more which results in a complex less meaningful life. I was bored and didn't finish the book. Maybe the second half is better. Not sure if I will ever find out for myself.

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Anonymous

I enjoyed the ideas in this book/CD but think it would be good to read the printed version to actually be able to make notes in the book. As other suggest, maybe listening with a notebook handy is the way to treat this book because it is filled with actionable steps. I listen in the car during my commute so it's kind of tough. Regardless, I think I'll buy the book now and share it with my employees. I know I've just done two little things and my employees have noticed the change in my productivity!

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Anonymous

Good ideas but got a little bit boring. The third CD was damaged so I didn't get a chance to listen to it but after getting through the first two I didn't mind not hearing the 3rd. Who knows ... it could have been much more compelling.

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Prencis S

I found it very helpful. It had some sound suggestions for my problem with time-management. I'm convinced that if I execute even 1/2 of his suggestions, my quality of life will be be greatly improved.

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Anonymous

This book presents a very basic approach to productivity and management of personal work. The book is fast paced and mildly interesting. My guess is that it would work much better if one reads it. Listening to this book probably limits what one can get from it. I must admit I didn't finish all 4 CD's and probably recommend this book to someone looking for basic management information.

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Daniel Taibi

The only bad thing I have to say about this one is, you probably need to get the written version, or listen to this while you take notes. All of the advice is action oriented and you need to translate that to a written format for later review.

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Mark Blakey

This book is absolutely horrible!!! If you are competent at all, this book is not for you. If you don't have an ounce of organization, this would be a good book. I already do 90% of the things suggested, and the other 10% are a waste of time. Maybe good for an elementary school student??? DON'T RENT.

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Anthony

Very well done. Not preachy or pushy. The tips are essentially to extend what you probably already do. I have applied some of his ideas and it's worked quite well. And he's a good reader of his own material.

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Cynthia Schimpf

David Allen gave me lots to think about - I'm going to try his suggestions to help "clear my mind" to focus on the task at hand while setting up a structure to make sure that none of my other tasks get forgotten.

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Anonymous

David Allen and GTD helped me get control of my overwhelming workload. I have just as much work to do but am 'dealing with it' better than ever before.

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