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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
The value you'll get out of Getting Things Done is relative to how familiar you already are with its principles. For myself, I've already gotten most of this information elsewhere, often in a form more suited to me and conducive to my lifestyle. Ultimately I think there are better, more contemporary books to read in this vein that are a little more knowledgeable of the digital tools we have at our disposal in 2024.
With that said, these principles are still sound, and there can be a lot of value here if you're new to the ideas or really hurting for some semblance of structure or organization in your life. Zoom out, get things out of your head and get them done. The principle of "what is the next action?" is worth the price of admission alone.
With that said, these principles are still sound, and there can be a lot of value here if you're new to the ideas or really hurting for some semblance of structure or organization in your life. Zoom out, get things out of your head and get them done. The principle of "what is the next action?" is worth the price of admission alone.
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It's well written, and it is the original GTD-book, but I feel that there are books better suited for today's work environment. This one has far too many sections that aren't that relevant, or are simply anecdotes. It also describes methods of doings things that aren't relevant at all in the digital age - at least for most people.
I recommend "How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do" by Graham Allcott which I feel describes most of the same processes in a more direct way.
I recommend "How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do" by Graham Allcott which I feel describes most of the same processes in a more direct way.
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inspiring
reflective
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Very useful book, but the last third is mostly rehashing information.
A life changing book! It totally helped me get organized and get things out of my head and into my Outlook. Now I have no doubts about all the things I have to do, both personally and professionally. A big stress reliever!!
I've tried to read this book a few times over the years. This is the first time I've actually finished it (or even came close). I think two changes made that possible. First, I listened to it as an audiobook (extremely sped up) and have the paperback version to refer to when I want to look at specifics for implementation. Second, the previous times I've tried to read it, I tried to start the capture phase before finishing the book, making me overwhelmed and bogged down and I quit reading. This time, instead, I read the whole book and then started refreshing my workspace and doing the - still quite daunting - thorough capture process. I recommend reading the whole thing first and not starting the process until after you finish reading. This is contrary to the advice from the author in the introduction.
Lots of people told me to just have AI summarize the book for me instead of reading it myself. That's terrible advice. I already knew the basic outline of the method from having consumed plenty of productivity content of various kinds. The book is meaningful because of the details he goes in to about how to implement this system for the first time, including a very long list of trigger words to help the reader truly empty out all the things your carrying around in your head to do. The previous times I've tried to do this system I put everything on one giant list. Instead he recommends putting each item on its own full size sheet of paper, to then consider each thing on its own in the clarifying and organizing steps. This difference is enormous. One long list of everything is a horrible, overwhelming thing to create and it makes it impossible to move forward. Picking up one whole piece of paper and deciding on that item alone is possible, and then that action is repeated until you're finished. It is the details and warnings and more specific instruction that makes this more meaningful. Just having consumed the general framework for a long time was not enough.
I'm excited to be implementing this system. I need it so badly! I found this book extremely helpful.
He recommends rereading this book in 3-6 months to refine the reader's first implementation of this system. I plan to do exactly that.
Lots of people told me to just have AI summarize the book for me instead of reading it myself. That's terrible advice. I already knew the basic outline of the method from having consumed plenty of productivity content of various kinds. The book is meaningful because of the details he goes in to about how to implement this system for the first time, including a very long list of trigger words to help the reader truly empty out all the things your carrying around in your head to do. The previous times I've tried to do this system I put everything on one giant list. Instead he recommends putting each item on its own full size sheet of paper, to then consider each thing on its own in the clarifying and organizing steps. This difference is enormous. One long list of everything is a horrible, overwhelming thing to create and it makes it impossible to move forward. Picking up one whole piece of paper and deciding on that item alone is possible, and then that action is repeated until you're finished. It is the details and warnings and more specific instruction that makes this more meaningful. Just having consumed the general framework for a long time was not enough.
I'm excited to be implementing this system. I need it so badly! I found this book extremely helpful.
He recommends rereading this book in 3-6 months to refine the reader's first implementation of this system. I plan to do exactly that.
Got distracted 😅 seems like you should only pick this one up when you have the time to implement
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I really like the system of GTD. The idea of downloading everything that you have to do out of your brain and on paper, and then deciding the next step actions of all your projects is great. The only problem I had with the book, though, is that it is very repetitive. Especially the last few chapters. He repeatedly goes on and on about how closing your loops and having next actions can make you feel better and be more productive, so I found myself skimming a lot of information that I already knew. However, while you can easily learn the fundamentals of the GTD system by reading one of the numerous summaries online, I still think the book is worthwhile, especially for the first few chapters, in that it explains really well the philosophy behind the system.