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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity

David Allen

Capture commitments, decide the next action, and review what matters. David Allen shows how an external system can free attention for the work at hand.

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16 parts, about 23 minutes to read.

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Author
David Allen
Parts
16 parts
Reading time
about 23 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. A revised method for a changing world1 min
  2. Why work keeps claiming attention2 min
  3. The five stages of workflow3 min
  4. Planning a project naturally2 min
  5. Making room for the system1 min
  6. Collecting the unfinished1 min
  7. Emptying an inbox by deciding2 min
  8. Separate places for separate meanings2 min
  9. The Weekly Review1 min
  10. Choosing what to do now1 min
  11. Keeping project thinking moving1 min
  12. Commitments as agreements1 min
  13. The force of a next action1 min
  14. Outcomes guide attention1 min
  15. GTD and cognitive science1 min
  16. Mastery is ongoing practice2 min

Read it alongside

  • Puts it into practiceAlgorithms to Live By

    David Allen filters actions by context, time and energy before judging priority. Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths then offer different task orders for different scheduling goals.

  • Goes deeperSlow Productivity

    David Allen uses an inventory to reconsider commitments. Cal Newport adds that active projects still consume coordination time even when clearly tracked, slowing the work needed to finish them.

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