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A review by lizbusby
Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World by David Allen
5.0
When I was 15 or so, I purchased a book on student organization from a college bookstore while at EFY. That book changed my perspective on schoolwork and revolutionized my system for accomplishing them. Later in college I learned about GTD from a friend who carried a little notebook in his pocket as a "capture" device.
Now I have a teenage son who is in desperate need of a wakeup call about being responsible. I picked up this book to see if it could be as lifechanging for him as my book was for me. I'm pleased to say that this is not only a great book for helping a teen be organized, it's a fantastic review of GTD principles for anyone. I already made a slight tweak to my productivity system since I read it.
I especially love section three, which consists of little experiments to run to test out whether GTD is helpful or not. Sometimes teens won't believe you unless they do it on their own, and these provide some great options for little challenges to give them. I will return and report back on how these go over with my specific teen. Pray to the parenting gods for me.
Now I have a teenage son who is in desperate need of a wakeup call about being responsible. I picked up this book to see if it could be as lifechanging for him as my book was for me. I'm pleased to say that this is not only a great book for helping a teen be organized, it's a fantastic review of GTD principles for anyone. I already made a slight tweak to my productivity system since I read it.
I especially love section three, which consists of little experiments to run to test out whether GTD is helpful or not. Sometimes teens won't believe you unless they do it on their own, and these provide some great options for little challenges to give them. I will return and report back on how these go over with my specific teen. Pray to the parenting gods for me.