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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
A really great book, offering precise methods to manage "stuff" from your work and personal life.
It's a bit dry and preachy at times, but the principles are really good and I think the author explains them well. I have already implemented a lot of the things and I think my life is made better. This might be a new life-long practice for me, let's see! I feel like I'm already a bit more on control of all my tasks and I'm interested in continue improving my GTD system.
Highly recommended to read if you are into personal productivity and external systems for tasks!
Highly recommended to read if you are into personal productivity and external systems for tasks!
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I just couldn't get into this right now, although a friend highly recommended it. I'll probably come back to it at some point.
A fantastic book that may change how you work. The methods are simple but effective in helping "getting things done".
If I ever fully implement this system, I will rule the world. So many simple, obvious, things that make *such* a big difference when you do them! Write everything down - do things according to context - "What's the next action?"
A little repetitive but full of ways to reorganize your life. I consider myself a very organized person when it comes to work, but this completely changed my organizational system in a positive way!
Recommended to me by my mentor. Had some good tips on better organizing my brain, especially as someone who tends to mentally carry tasks and to-dos til they're done (which is exhausting!) I don't know that I'll use this whole system, but the biggest takeaway I got is to never end a meeting without asking "what is the next action?"
I really enjoyed reading this, and I see the logic behind the organizational systems outlined here. However, it is a bit dated at this point, making implementing the strategies require a bit of creativity to work with our more current tools.
slow-paced
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⭐️💫 1.5/5: Warning: This is the salty review of someone whose corporate responsibility was basically to be digitally organized and well-documented. This book started as a solid 4 ⭐️s, then consistently declined as it went on and on and on...
First, this should be called "Getting Things Organized" because really the only advice for getting things done was to do the things you need to do. Yes, there was the 2-minute rule and the do/defer/delegate/delete of time management. The rest of the book was pretty much a drawn out explanation of how to intake, organize, and review your tasks.
Second, if your job requires the level of organization and task management outlined here, you should already be on top of 90% of what's in this book -- or have an assistant that does all that for you. Maybe I'm just crazy and the average person doesn't know how to properly use a calendar, CRM, or note-taking app, even if required to do so for their job.
Third, the long lists of examples and repetitiveness throughout were almost enough to drive me crazy. Having flashbacks of headset-wearing tech bros shouting "GTD!" was.
⭐️💫 1.5/5: Warning: This is the salty review of someone whose corporate responsibility was basically to be digitally organized and well-documented. This book started as a solid 4 ⭐️s, then consistently declined as it went on and on and on...
First, this should be called "Getting Things Organized" because really the only advice for getting things done was to do the things you need to do. Yes, there was the 2-minute rule and the do/defer/delegate/delete of time management. The rest of the book was pretty much a drawn out explanation of how to intake, organize, and review your tasks.
Second, if your job requires the level of organization and task management outlined here, you should already be on top of 90% of what's in this book -- or have an assistant that does all that for you. Maybe I'm just crazy and the average person doesn't know how to properly use a calendar, CRM, or note-taking app, even if required to do so for their job.
Third, the long lists of examples and repetitiveness throughout were almost enough to drive me crazy. Having flashbacks of headset-wearing tech bros shouting "GTD!" was.