Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. David Allen’s whole method starts from the observation that the brain is a lousy storage device but a relentless reminder service — it will interrupt you at 2 a.m. about an email you can’t send until Monday. Trying to keep everything up there wrecks your concentration and your calm. The fix isn’t a better memory or more willpower; it’s getting every commitment out of your head and into a system you trust so completely that your mind finally lets go. Getting Things Done is that system, built on a five-step workflow:

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity