Audiobook Review: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Finished listening to abridged audiobook: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen (2002). Straight forward and to the point. Get your to-do's organized and update daily. Systematically control and close all open loops and free your mind. Focus on outcomes and ask always what is the next required step. There are many more wise words (3 hours-worth in the abridged version). Fortunately for me, the YMCA sent me to a time-management workshop early in my career and I learned the TimeText system which is similar to Dave Allen's framework only it was pre-computer era and entirely paper-based. This book is valuable learning and reinforcement. Warning: The book will appeal to left-brain individuals and make right-brain people want to tear their hair out :) Next on my list of listening pleasures is: The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be (2006) by Jack Canfield.