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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
I'm on a quest for a productivity system that works for me. I have my ways of doing things, but I'm doing more than ever before. I have projects from three distinct areas of my life going at all times, and multiple projects from each area much of the time. Getting Things Done has helped me think about what flaws my current system includes. I'm not sure I'll implement the entire program, but it was useful to read about it and see what I might use. Who knows. Maybe I'll get ambitious and try it whole hog. In any case, the book is easy to understand and contains excellent advice.
informative
slow-paced
The tone reminds me a bit of a tv seller, and it is clear that the book was written when you could be in a management position without living glued to your laptop screen. This said, it's a useful guide to time and task management, quite valid still today. I took a few good ideas about inbox management and organisation principles that I had never encountered in my online research on the subject. Definitely worth reading, even if you end not applying the method from start to finish.
The author didn't invent most of the concepts he presents, but he has organized and presents them very clearly and in a way that makes me feel like I can take control of my life clutter. May change rating as I get farther into the book. Am reading it in small pieces as I have time.
Solid, sage advice for those trying to get things done
Great book for people looking to truly get organized and not just wish about it. Tim Allen gives readers a framework that they can customize to build their own organizational and tracking systems to fit their needs and lifestyles. Highly recommended.
I may have to come back and change this rating after I've implemented (or failed) his system. I almost quit into the first chapter thinking it was really for more corporate or busier people than me. But since I was listening on audio and walking, I hung in there and am very glad I did. The system seems very practical and thorough and he quit after he'd explained it rather than drag it out for a bigger book. Listening to a book makes it harder to stop and take notes so I immediately checked out a hard copy from my library and proceeding through the chapters slowly. This book was recommended in an internet article that also recommended Marie Kondo's book so that may help you to know if you would like it.
The specific systems in this book are a little OTT but the concepts are invaluable. Free your mind by capturing your ideas and intentions but then ruthlessly prioritize. I use a list app (Listomni) on my iPhone to do exactly this. Life is less overwhelming and I can see what I'm doing with it.
In the interest of productivity, I had to put this book down and fold some laundry. There were some helpful tips, but the repetition got to me and I gave up around page 65.
medium-paced
This book has been updated since it's original publication and lightly covers the changing technology landscape, but still skews heavily toward a paper-based system. There are good principles in here, but ultimately it will require a lot of trial and error on an individual basis to figure out how to make the system work.
Also heavily skewed towards a business environment, despite attempts to incorporate other kinds of work (and the author's claim in the forward that this works across all cultures and situations).
Also heavily skewed towards a business environment, despite attempts to incorporate other kinds of work (and the author's claim in the forward that this works across all cultures and situations