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cyberbobcity's review against another edition
4.0
Another good book from David Allen, and if you haven't been to a seminar from DavidCo then I definitely recommend reading.
rebcamuse's review against another edition
3.0
For those who have read and/or familiar with Allen's Getting Things Done, this is a great follow-up. If you like Allen's strategies for organization and general productivity, but occasionally find yourself "falling off the wagon," this book will help.
The book elucidates the major mindsets crucial to GTD, but sometimes gets too wrapped up in its philosophical approach. The "horizons of focus" will cloud your system if you worry about implementing them as actual components, rather than a way to encapsulate the entire GTD process. If you are interested in GTD as a system, I recommend that you start with the book of the same title, rather than this one.
The book contains some very helpful appendices, including a "project planning trigger list" to make sure that your mind dumps are complete, leaving no stone unturned.
Allen uses this book to address his critics, and does an admirable job. Much of the criticism of GTD has been aimed at purists or those who take Allen's ideas to an extreme. Allen allows for a certain amount of flexibility and custom-tailoring (indeed, mandates it) and this book will help you do that.
The book elucidates the major mindsets crucial to GTD, but sometimes gets too wrapped up in its philosophical approach. The "horizons of focus" will cloud your system if you worry about implementing them as actual components, rather than a way to encapsulate the entire GTD process. If you are interested in GTD as a system, I recommend that you start with the book of the same title, rather than this one.
The book contains some very helpful appendices, including a "project planning trigger list" to make sure that your mind dumps are complete, leaving no stone unturned.
Allen uses this book to address his critics, and does an admirable job. Much of the criticism of GTD has been aimed at purists or those who take Allen's ideas to an extreme. Allen allows for a certain amount of flexibility and custom-tailoring (indeed, mandates it) and this book will help you do that.
mgmoore's review against another edition
4.0
A good complement to Getting Things Done. Read GTD first and if it's helpful spend some time implementing the process before reading this one. Otherwise you won't get the most out of it.
davemmett's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely not as transformative as [b:Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity|1633|Getting Things Done The Art of Stress-Free Productivity|David Allen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312474060s/1633.jpg|5759], but a useful discussion of how to incorporate the principles of GTD at a more abstract level. Finishing it has inspired me to get back into GTD more seriously, so I guess that's a pretty good outcome.
barkingstars's review against another edition
5.0
Getting Things Done changed my life, so I was glad to review GTD again with this book that reviews and expands on it.
Allen claims that those new to GTD could start here but I'm sceptical of that; I'd recommend new comers start with Getting Things Done as it's simpler and says more about the basics
For those of us already familiar then this great for expanding on and rethinking GTD. In particular I feel a better understanding of the higher, strategic levels. The appendices are a great reference tool and will be near my desk.
Allen claims that those new to GTD could start here but I'm sceptical of that; I'd recommend new comers start with Getting Things Done as it's simpler and says more about the basics
For those of us already familiar then this great for expanding on and rethinking GTD. In particular I feel a better understanding of the higher, strategic levels. The appendices are a great reference tool and will be near my desk.
slelswick's review against another edition
3.0
David Allen makes some valid points in his followup to his quintessential productivity hit Getting Things Done, which I've read twice. I swear by this method. However, the first ten chapters of Making It All Work are repeats of GTD but with less specificity. While I agree with his assertion that you need a way to control and manage the inputs to your brain (GTD) and that needs to be balanced against perspective, I thought this book was unnecessary. He could have included a few expanded chapters about control and perspective in his revised and updated edition of GTD, especially when a lot of the material he outlined in the "persepctive" portion of Making It All Work were highly repetitive. This book was just overkill about his GTD methodology.
hahawhat's review against another edition
3.0
I read the blinkist summary. It was a lighter rehash of getting things done.