• Author: David Allen

David Allen, a productivity consultant, makes a fantastic case for increasing productivity by learning the value of relaxing. To put this principle into practice, GETTING THINGS DONE offers a host of tips and techniques designed to maximize efficiency and minimize procrastination by effectively using down time. This phenomenal bestseller is the go-to guide for organizing in the office and the home.

The corporate time-management guru shows readers how to get the job done efficiently in a world of technology glitches, constant interruptions, and fuzzy goals, sharing advice on how to reassess goals, plan projects, cope with change, and more. Reprint.

Based on the premise that productivity is directly proportional to one's ability to handle tasks in a relaxed manner, the author offers strategies for self-management that minimize stress and enhance one's focus and efficiency.

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve effective productivity and unleash our creative potential. In Getting Things Done Allen shows how to:

Â? Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box to empty
Â? Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
Â? Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
Â? Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
Â? Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.