When it was first released in January of 2001, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity was highly acclaimed and became a regular guide for working people, students, managers, and even homemakers. And even after 5 years, this book remained a national bestseller because of its relevant topic and immense following.
Written by David Allen who has been a productivity coach, teacher, and management consultant for over 20 years, Getting Things Done teaches working people the secrets and tips about how to get to the top of your game, and how to stay at the top of your game. Dubbed as “the guru of personal productivity”, David Allen has been featured in Fortune magazine because of the success of his self-help guide for those who want to get things done without all the accompanying stress.
With his book, David Allen shares the productivity strategies that he developed and perfected by being a consultant to top companies and organizations suc as Ford Foundation, World Bank, Microsoft, New York Life, and even the U.S. Navy! In Getting Things Done he teaches readers how to get the utmost efficiency and results in personal goals while minimizing the stress that is encountered along the way. He gives advice on how to get flexibility into your life instead of running a strict schedule that causes constant worry and tension.
Divided into 2 parts, Getting Things Done approaches the solution through a system that is described in Part 1; the system put into action in Part 2; and discovering a deeper reason for approaching your life and handling it in a more caring manner that integrates and enhances core values and principles in the way you live and make decisions in Part 3. Basically, David Allen’s message is “You need to do something about what you are thinking and you need to think about the things that you are doing.”
“The personal productivity guru” (Fast Company) delivers powerful methods that vastly increase your efficiency and creative results at work and in life. 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 across the country. Allen’s premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional.